-Energy and Utilities
Montana Leadership: Brian Bird, CEO; Rick Edwards, Community Connections
Year Founded: 1916
Location: Corporate Headquarters – Sioux Falls, SD; Operational Headquarters – Butte, MT & Huron, SD
Full-time Employees: 1600+
For over 100 years, NorthWestern Energy has served more than 795,000 customers across Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. NorthWestern Energy focuses on providing safe, reliable, and innovative service that creates value for its customers, communities, employees, and investors for years to come through superb customer service and diverse energy solutions. NorthWestern Energy’s projects address aging infrastructure, system reliability and capacity, and compliance requirements.
NorthWestern Energy was named one of Newsweek’s Best Places to Work for Job Starters in 2024 and America's Greatest Workplaces for the second consecutive year. Through environmental restoration, renewable energy, and community impact and education projects, NorthWestern Energy helps deliver a bright future to every area it serves.
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