

RAPID CITY, S.D. and BUTTE, Mont. and SIOUX FALLS, S.D., Oct. 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Black Hills Corp. (NYSE: BKH) and NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. d/b/a NorthWestern Energy (Nasdaq: NWE) today announced plans for the name and ticker symbol of the combined company in the event their proposed merger receives final, satisfactory regulatory approval and is completed. If the proposed merger is approved and completed, Black Hills Corp. will be renamed Bright Horizon Energy Corporation (“Bright Horizon Energy”), its common stock will trade on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol “HZN,” and NorthWestern Energy will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Bright Horizon Energy.


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Black Hills Corporation (NYSE: BKH - Get Free Report) shares passed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Wednesday. The stock has a 200-day moving average of $73.17 and traded as high as $77.48. Black Hills shares last traded at $76.35, with a volume of 1,362,786 shares traded. Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades BKH has been

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RAPID CITY, S.D., Oct. 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Black Hills Corp. (NYSE: BKH) today announced that its natural gas utility subsidiary in Arkansas received approval from the Arkansas Public Service Commission of new rates. The new rates will provide recovery of approximately $147 million of system investments since the utility's last general rate filing in 2023 and operational costs required to deliver safe, reliable natural gas service for over 189,000 Arkansas customers in more than 100 communities in Arkansas.

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