Black Hills to Buy Utility Firm NorthWestern Energy
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Miners want to return to the treasured landscape, promising an economic boost while raising fears of how modern gold extraction could forever change the region.
Energy President and CEO Linn Evans has announced that the Rapid City-headquartered utility company intends to merge with NorthWestern Energy.
Utility company Black Hills said it would buy peer NorthWestern Energy for US$3.6 billion, creating a larger regulated utility with greater scale to invest.