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Black Hills Corp. and NorthWestern Energy to Combine in All-Stock Merger to Create a Premier Regional Regulated Electric and Natural Gas Utility Company
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 Merger expected to be accretive to each company’s EPS in the first year following the close of transaction Combined company supports an increased long-term EPS target growth rate of 5% to 7% Contiguous service territory with attractive growth profile expected to provide additional investment opportunities beyond each company’s
About this update from Black Hills Corporation
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