Black Hills Corp. Announces Analyst Day Presentati

RAPID CITY, S.D. - Oct. 4, 2017 - Black Hills Corp. (NYSE: BKH) today announced topics that leadership will cover at its upcoming Analyst Day, which it will be hosting Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017, from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. EDT at the hotel Warwick New York.

Presenters at the analyst day event will include David R. Emery, Chairman and CEO; Linn Evans, President and COO; Brian Iverson, Senior Vice President and General Counsel; and Rich Kinzley, Senior Vice President and CFO. They will cover the following topics during their presentations:

• Long-term strategic initiatives
• Capital expenditures forecast for 2017 through 2019 and forecasted range for 2020 through 2022
• Dividend policy
• Oil and gas non-core property divestiture status
• Reaffirm earnings guidance

A live webcast of the event and slide presentation will be available under the Investor Relations heading at www.blackhillscorp.com . Select "Events & Presentations" and click on the "2017 BKH Analyst Day" link. Listeners should allow at least five minutes to register for access to the webcast.

Additional information regarding the company's earnings guidance and presentation topics will be available in the analyst day presentation at www.blackhillscorp.com. Following the event, a transcript and a replay will be available at the corporate website.

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Black Hills Corporation Black Hills Corp. (NYSE: BKH) is a customer focused, growth-oriented utility company with a tradition of improving life with energy and a vision to be the energy partner of choice. Based in Rapid City, South Dakota, the company serves 1.2 million natural gas and electric utility customers in eight states: Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wyoming. The company also generates wholesale electricity and produces natural gas, oil and coal. More information is available at www.blackhillscorp.com.

Investor Relations Jerome E. Nichols 605-721-1171 investorrelations@blackhillscorp.com

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