Area execs’ compensation tops at $8 million

Top executives of publicly traded companies based in the Boulder Valley and Northern Colorado received annual compensation packages in 2013 that ranged from a half-million dollars at the low end to a little more than $8 million for the top earner.

Jeffrey K. Storey, chief executive and president of Broomfield-based Level 3 Communications Inc. (NYSE: LVLT), received a compensation package of a little more than $8 million to top BizWest’s list of highest-paid executives of publicly traded companies in a four-county region of Colorado. The list is based on data compiled by BizWest’s research department from Securities and Exchange Commission documents.

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