Planting trees in Iowa

The city parks and recreation department in Webster, Iowa, utilized their Power of Trees grant from our company to purchase 20 trees of various species to replace trees lost due to the emerald ash bore and the derecho of 2020.

Team members Pete Hamell, Michael Wright, Elree Canty, Chris Bengtson and Lynn Porter provided their personal energy to help plant trees alongside the mayor, city administrator and parks personnel in the Kendall Young Park.

In April, Webster City was among 73 Iowa communities that earned the Tree City USA Award as part of the Urban Forestry Awards.

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Nebraska team piles up pounds for pantries

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During the month of June, Nebraska employees partnered with regional news outlet KOLN/KGIN and local food pantries for a statewide food drive. The Can Care-A-Van celebrated its 36th year of collecting food items throughout Nebraska, with an enormous total collection statewide of 132,618 pounds. Our…

Montrose, Colorado office donation benefits community, students

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The plotter printer at our office in Montrose, Colorado, was nearing the end of its useful life, needed repairs and was slated to be replaced. But instead of simply tossing away the large and expensive printer used to create construction documents and technical drawings, materials manager Chase…

Building community relationships in South Dakota

Jul 14, 2023

Black Hills Energy was recently recognized by the Rapid City Community Relations Commission as a Founding Partner. The commission is committed to building positive relationships in the community and creating a safe space where all people feel heard. Over the past year, several Black Hills Energy…