Despite financial woes, Aquila execs received big bonuses

Monday, July 8, 2002

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A month before Aquila Inc. announced plans to fire 500 employees to save about $35 million a year, five top executives were paid a total of $30 million in bonuses.

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