Mike Duke Among Top 50 Highest-Paid CEOs As Ranked by AP
Mike Duke, CEO of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville, is ranked among The Associated Press' 50 highest-paid CEOs of 2012, as calculated by executive pay research firm Equilar. He is the only CEO of an Arkansas-based public company to rank in the top 50.
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Median Pay for US CEOs Rises to $9.7M in 2012
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UA, ASU Boards Approve Tuition Hikes
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Update: Intruder Arrested at Arkansas Governor's Mansion
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