Home
Parade in South Dakota a chance to ‘greenlight’ veterans
veterans

When Rapid City, South Dakota, brought back its Veterans Day parade this year after cancelling last year’s event due to the pandemic, Black Hills Energy employees were there to recognize the sacrifice our veterans make.

Five local employees took part in the parade, which started at 11:11 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 11. They drove Black Hills Energy’s electric Ford Mustang through downtown Rapid City and handed out green lightbulbs to the crowd.

The lightbulbs are part of the Greenlight a Vet program, which asks people to change one of their outside lights to green. Wal-Mart started the program to spark a national conversation about recognizing our veterans and “greenlighting” them forward as valued members of the community when they return from military service.

The color green is also meant to symbolize hope, renewal and well-being.

Thank you to all veterans and their families!

We partner with our communities and customers, providing the kind of energy that fuels those areas and the lives of those we serve. Feel free to share the stories and photos. Make sure to tag us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.

Positive Energy

vaccination
Kicking COVID-19 in Council Bluffs, Iowa
When a pandemic strikes no one has to be more prepared than the local county health department. Besides navigating all the regular public health initiatives they oversee, the recent COVID-19 crisis added another full-time coordination effort to their responsibilities. Black Hills Energy is proud…
ia
Black Hills Energy donation provides emergency meals to Iowans in need
The Elderbridge Agency on Aging received a $1,500 grant from our team in Spencer, Iowa to provide 187 meals to those in need in Clay County.  These emergency meals allowed the recipients to maintain their nutritional status and routine while also allowing them to remain at home and avoid the…
sculpture
Team helps art museum’s snow sculpting competition
Do you want to build a snowman? Or how about an entire art exhibit? Black Hills Energy employees spent the day helping the Dubuque Museum of Art prepare for the 2021 Winter Arts Snow Sculpting Competition. Volunteers worked to create 6’x6’ wide and 8’ tall blocks of compact snow that sculptors…
donation
Spreading the love in Colorado
Jasmine, an Operations Support Specialist for the Colorado Palmer Lake and Woodland Park communities, saw a way to help those in need with some simple jars of peanut butter and jelly, and decided to gather donations from our Black Hills Energy employees. The team donated 206 jars during the PB…