RAPID CITY, S.D., July 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Black Hills Corp. (NYSE: BKH) will announce its 2024 second quarter earnings after the market closes Wednesday, July 31, 2024, and will host a live conference call and webcast at 11 a.m. EDT on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, to discuss the company's financial results. To participate by phone and ask a question during the live broadcast, participants can access the event directly at https://register.vevent.com/register/BI127d514d8e3a423191cc495600c59aa6 until the ...

RAPID CITY, S.D., July 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Black Hills Corp. (NYSE: BKH) today announced that Salvador (Sal) Diaz has been named the new director of investor relations reporting to Kimberly Nooney, senior vice president and chief financial officer, effective immediately. Diaz will replace Jerome Nichols who is retiring on Aug. 5, 2024, after 20 years of service with the company and the last 13 years in the investor relations role. Since 2010, Diaz has focused on investor relations and has represent ...

Diaz has more than 20 years of combined investor relations and broad capital markets experience, including equity research and investment banking. He began his career on Wall Street as an investment banking associate at Prudential Securities in New York, with primary responsibility for valuation and financial modeling and analysis. He later served in both analytical and editorial capacities for sell-side equity research teams at Canadian investment banks CIBC World Markets and National Bank Financial in Tor ...

Black Hills is a well-positioned Dividend King Compared to Dominion, Black Hills is really just a boring natural gas and electric utility. It serves roughly 1.3 million customers in parts of Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming. There is nothing exciting about its business. The problem today is that Black Hills tends to carry a bit more leverage than its peers, so higher interest rates are likely to be a near-term headwind to its earnings. If you are looking to add ...

Making strides in sustainability Black Hills Corp. reported a 27% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from its natural gas distribution system since 2022. This marks meaningful progress towards its goal to achieve net zero emissions by 2035. Additionally, the company has reduced its electric utility greenhouse gas emissions by nearly one third since 2005 and is on track to achieve its goal to reduce electric emissions intensity 40% by 2030 and 70% by 2040 compared to 2005. "We're committed to creating a c ...

RAPID CITY, S.D., June 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Black Hills Corp. (NYSE: BKH) today announced the release of its 2023 Corporate Sustainability Report, highlighting the company's environmental, social and governance impacts and its progress on major projects and climate goals. "Our mission of improving life with energy means we must be ready to make tomorrow even better than today," said Linn Evans, president and CEO of Black Hills Corp. "I'm proud of the progress our team has made over the past year to ...

NextEra Energy is a well-run utility, but those interested in maximizing their passive income will probably prefer this utility Dividend King. NextEra Energy: Credit where credit is due In no way should investors think that NextEra Energy is a bad company. Quite the contrary, it is probably one of the best-run utilities you can buy. The problem is that this fact is fairly well known. For years, NextEra Energy has grown its business rapidly using a two-pronged approach, mixing a regulated utility (Florida Po ...

RAPID CITY, S.D., June 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Black Hills Corp. (NYSE: BKH) today announced that Todd Jacobs, senior vice president of growth and strategy, has accepted a role with another company. July 8 is planned as his last day with Black Hills Corp. Since joining the company in 2014, Mr. Jacobs has held a variety of roles, including state leader of Kansas and Arkansas operations, vice president of natural gas utilities and vice president of growth and strategy. Strong organizational leadership wi ...

"Todd is a valued leader who has made a lasting impact on our organization," said Linn Evans, Black Hills Corp. president and chief executive officer. "I wish him the very best and thank him for his ten years of service to our company and our customers." Black Hills Corp. 24-Hour Media Relations Line 888-242-3969 RAPID CITY, S.D., June 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Black Hills Corp. (NYSE: BKH) today announced that Todd Jacobs, senior vice president of growth and strategy, has accepted a role with another co ...

"We are very mindful of the impacts of inflation and rising supply chain costs on our customers and our business, and we have worked diligently to manage cost increases," said Campbell Hawkins, Black Hills Energy's vice president of Colorado Utilities. "That's why the company has avoided seeking a rate update for eight years. We are taking action to minimize the customer impact and have redoubled our efforts to provide support for customers who need it, including launching a new Energy Assistance Team with ...