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Top NorthWestern earners take home nearly $6 million

August 16, 2007 /

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NorthWestern Energy’s http://www.northwesternenergy.com/ top five executives received salary, stock awards and other benefits worth more than $4 million last year, including compensation for President Mike Hanson valued at about $1.7 million.

The six-member board of directors of NorthWestern, the largest electric-and-gas utility in Montana, also approved ample compensation for its own members, totaling more than $1.6 million in cash and stock.

By MIKE DENNISON – IR State Bureau

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