Black Hills Corporation (BKH)

Due to their continuous 24/7/365 operations, data centers consume electricity constantly.

RAPID CITY, S.D., Sept. 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Black Hills Corp. (NYSE: BKH) announced that it executed a block equity trade through its at-the-market (“ATM”) equity offering program to satisfy its remaining 2025 equity needs.

RAPID CITY, S.D., Sept. 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Black Hills Corp. (NYSE: BKH) today announced the pricing of a registered public debt offering of $450 million aggregate principal amount of 4.550% senior unsecured notes due Jan. 31, 2031. The company expects the offering to close on Oct. 2, 2025, subject to customary closing conditions.

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NEW YORK & NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Former Attorney General of Louisiana Charles C. Foti, Jr., Esq. and the law firm of Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC (“KSF”) are investigating the proposed sale of NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. (NasdaqGS: NWE) to Black Hills Corp. (NYSE: BKH). Under the terms of the proposed transaction, shareholders of NorthWestern will receive 0.98 shares of Black Hills for each share of NorthWestern that they own. KSF is seeking to determine whether this consideration and.

NEW YORK , Aug. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Halper Sadeh LLC, an investor rights law firm, is investigating the following companies for potential violations of the federal securities laws and/or breaches of fiduciary duties to shareholders relating to: Dayforce, Inc. (NYSE: DAY)'s  sale to Thoma Bravo for $70.00 per share in cash. If you are a Dayforce shareholder,  click here to learn more about your rights and options.

NEW YORK , Aug. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Rowley Law PLLC is investigating potential securities law violations by NorthWestern Energy (NASDAQ: NWE) and its board of directors concerning the proposed acquisition of the company by Black Hills Corp. (NYSE: BKH). Stockholders will receive 0.98 shares of Black Hills common stock for each share of NorthWestern Energy stock that they hold.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Halper Sadeh LLC, an investor rights law firm, is investigating whether the merger of Black Hills Corp. (NYSE: BKH) and NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. is fair to Black Hills shareholders. Upon completion of the proposed transaction, Black Hills shareholders will own approximately 56% of the combined company. Halper Sadeh encourages Black Hills shareholders to click here to learn more about their legal rights and options or contact Daniel Sadeh or Zachary Halper at (2.

Black Hills and NorthWestern Energy Group on Tuesday announced an all-stock merger with an enterprise value of $15.4 billion.

Increased scale and business line diversity to result in a stronger, more resilient platform to safely, reliably, and cost-effectively meet customers' rising energy needs

Black Hills Corp. remains a solid value and income play with 55 years of dividend growth and a 4.4% yield. Strong regulatory wins and growing data center demand from Microsoft and Meta underpin management's 5-7% annual EPS growth guidance. BKH's forward PE of 15.06 is below its historical average, supporting the case for steady, market-level total returns around 10% annually.

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