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Black Hills Energy employees receive company's highest honor

RAPID CITY, S.D., Nov. 2, 2023 – Two local Black Hills Energy employees recently received the company’s highest employee recognition from company CEO Linn Evans.

Among those receiving this year’s CEO Summit Award are Ken Meirose, electric operations manager in Sturgis, and Scott Livingston, security awareness program manager in Rapid City.

The distinction acknowledges superior professional achievement and community service while supporting the development of a culture that recognizes performance, reinforces company values and standards, and promotes teamwork.

“The CEO Award recognizes coworkers who exemplify our mission, vision and values,” Evans said. “This year’s recipients exhibit the attributes we hope to cultivate throughout our organization: They’re values-driven, generous with their time, strong in character and focused on making life better for our customers and our communities.”

Evans presented the award this year and selected this year’s five honorees from 62 peer-nominated employees throughout the company’s 3,000 employees. The other honorees this year are Russell Tucker, a business development account manager from Mountain Home, Arkansas; Tiffany Pusateri, customer experience program manager from Lincoln, Nebraska; and Yaneth Nunez, field resources team lead in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

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