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WBI employees help ready popular lake for summer visitors

WBI employees help ready popular lake for summer visitors

  WBI Energy employees in Glendive, Montana, recently helped prepare a nearby fishing pond and swimming area for upcoming summer…
Employees recognized with corporate award for workplace spirit

Employees recognized with corporate award for workplace spirit

  Advocating for other employees and their career growth. Having a positive attitude. Coordinating events that foster camaraderie. These are…
Granting an impact: MDU Resources Foundation celebrates 40 years of giving

Granting an impact: MDU Resources Foundation celebrates 40 years of giving

  This year marks the 40th anniversary of the MDU Resources Foundation. For the past four decades, the foundation has…
Employees recognized with corporate award for volunteerism, community involvement

Employees recognized with corporate award for volunteerism, community involvement

  Four employees within the MDU Resources family of companies recently received the Community Spirit Award for 2022. This annual…
MDU Resources Foundation commits $50,000 to outdoor pool in Williston, North Dakota

MDU Resources Foundation commits $50,000 to outdoor pool in Williston, North Dakota

  The MDU Resources Foundation, in partnership with Montana-Dakota Utilities, committed $50,000 to Williston Community Builders to help construct an…
MDU Resources Foundation donates $100,000 to Early Learning & Youth Development Center expansion in South Sioux City, Nebraska

MDU Resources Foundation donates $100,000 to Early Learning & Youth Development Center expansion in South Sioux City, Nebraska

    A project that will provide increased access to high-quality childcare in the South Sioux City, Nebraska, area got…
Women’s History Month Highlight: helping others is the framework of tech career

Women’s History Month Highlight: helping others is the framework of tech career

  Whether she’s creating code to replace a manual process or helping her team reach their goals, Danielle Rapley’s IT…
Electric pickups added to MDU Resources' corporate fleet

Electric pickups added to MDU Resources' corporate fleet

  Feb. 21 was a day six months in the making. OEG, part of the MDU Resources family of companies,…
Women's History Month highlight: accounting serves as blueprint to career in construction industry

Women's History Month highlight: accounting serves as blueprint to career in construction industry

  Accounting is the foundation upon which Michelle Harris, president of Rocky Mountain Contractors, built her career. Ultimately, it became…
Women's History Month highlight: farm upbringing provides know-how for a career in trades

Women's History Month highlight: farm upbringing provides know-how for a career in trades

        Georgiann Hersch, chief operator with WBI Energy, credits her upbringing on a dairy farm near New…
Women's History Month highlight: numbers and family experience attract Nygard to the energy industry

Women's History Month highlight: numbers and family experience attract Nygard to the energy industry

  Throughout the MDU Resources family of companies, women fill many roles in the field and in the office. March…
Behnken named to national Innovation Institute

Behnken named to national Innovation Institute

    ESI Senior Project Manager Nick Behnken has been selected for the 2023 National Electrical Contractors Association’s Innovation Institute,…
Loy Clark employee named Hoffman GUTS Champion for identifying safety hazard, stopping work

Loy Clark employee named Hoffman GUTS Champion for identifying safety hazard, stopping work

  Hoffman Construction recently honored Brett Jerome with its GUTS Champion award for actions he took at a Corvallis, Oregon,…
MDU Resources Foundation contributes more than $2.3 million in 2022

MDU Resources Foundation contributes more than $2.3 million in 2022

  Through the MDU Resources Foundation, we share our success and help our neighbors make our communities better places to…
Employees purchase gifts for 57 families

Employees purchase gifts for 57 families

For the 18th year, employees in Bismarck and Mandan, North Dakota, gave generously in hopes of making the holidays a…
Bringing the joy of two wheels into the school

Bringing the joy of two wheels into the school

                          Learning to ride a bike is a…
MDU Resources utility companies earn high satisfaction rankings

MDU Resources utility companies earn high satisfaction rankings

Three of MDU Resources’ utility companies earned high satisfaction rankings in the J.D. Power 2021 Gas Utility Residential Customer Satisfaction…
MDU Construction Services Group ranks No. 12 on list of top 600 specialty contractors

MDU Construction Services Group ranks No. 12 on list of top 600 specialty contractors

MDU Construction Services Group is No. 12 on a list of the nation’s top specialty contractors. Engineering News Record, a leading…
Loy Clark Construction celebrates 65 years in business

Loy Clark Construction celebrates 65 years in business

Loy Clark Construction recently celebrated its 65th year in business. In honor of this milestone, the company held an open house…

ESI earns elite Voluntary Protection Program recertification

ESI, Inc. was recently recertified as a Voluntary Protection Program Star Mobile Workforce contractor through the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.…
Employees raise almost $5,000 for poverty awareness campaign benefitting women and children

Employees raise almost $5,000 for poverty awareness campaign benefitting women and children

Sixteen employees raised almost $5,000 for poverty programs in the Bismarck, North Dakota, area by each wearing a black dress…
Montana-Dakota Utilities employees’ elbow grease benefits The Club for Boys in Rapid City, South Dakota

Montana-Dakota Utilities employees’ elbow grease benefits The Club for Boys in Rapid City, South Dakota

Montana-Dakota Utilities Black Hills Region employees recently volunteered at The Club for Boys in Rapid City, South Dakota, during the…

28 students receive scholarships from MDU Resources Foundation’s Employee Scholarship Program

The MDU Resources Foundation recently awarded 28 scholarships worth $2,000 each to students who are family members of employees from…
Going to great lengths to help kids with cancer

Going to great lengths to help kids with cancer

  For many of us, our moms are the inspiration for who we are and what we do. This is…
MDU Resources releases 2021 Sustainability Report

MDU Resources releases 2021 Sustainability Report

MDU Resources has released its newest Sustainability Report. Find it at: www.mdu.com/sustainability.
MDU Resources Foundation awards grants totaling almost $1 million in second quarter of 2022

MDU Resources Foundation awards grants totaling almost $1 million in second quarter of 2022

During second quarter of 2022, the MDU Resources Foundation awarded grants totaling almost $1 million to 235 organizations where MDU…
MDU Resources-sponsored STEM Expo attracts more than 350 kids

MDU Resources-sponsored STEM Expo attracts more than 350 kids

Montana-Dakota Utilities line techs brought a bucket truck and some of their tools they use on the job (left). Many…
MDU Resources Foundation commits $50,000 to South Dakota “farm to table” educational plaza

MDU Resources Foundation commits $50,000 to South Dakota “farm to table” educational plaza

The MDU Resources Foundation committed $50,000 to the Stockyards Plaza in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, for its outdoor experience plaza…
ESI, Inc. honored with industry Safety Achievement Award for outstanding injury and illness statistics

ESI, Inc. honored with industry Safety Achievement Award for outstanding injury and illness statistics

ESI, Inc., was recently honored by Builders Exchange of Central Ohio with a 2022 Safety Achievement Award for having outstanding…
MDU Resources Foundation donates to Montana flood recovery

MDU Resources Foundation donates to Montana flood recovery

Recent historic flooding of the Yellowstone River impacted many residents of Carbon County in Montana. The MDU Resources Foundation, in…

Intermountain Gas earns 2022 ENERGY STAR® Market Leader Award

Intermountain Gas, one of MDU Resources’ utility subsidiaries, received the 2022 ENERGY STAR® Market Leader Award from the U.S. Environmental…
Montana-Dakota Utilities receives Emergency Response Award from Edison Electric Institute

Montana-Dakota Utilities receives Emergency Response Award from Edison Electric Institute

  Montana-Dakota Utilities was announced as an Edison Electric Institute (EEI) Emergency Response Award recipient. Presented to EEI member companies,…
From office admin to apprentice: DeLong finds a bright future in the field

From office admin to apprentice: DeLong finds a bright future in the field

Taylor DeLong used to be the first person you saw as you walked through the front door at Bombard Electric in Las…
Jebro, Inc. celebrates 50 years in business

Jebro, Inc. celebrates 50 years in business

Jebro, Inc. celebrated its 50th year in business with an open house May 19 at its Sioux City, Iowa, terminal.…
Knife River opens new training center

Knife River opens new training center

The Knife River Training Center in Albany, Oregon, is officially open for business. Knife River held the grand opening in…
MDU Resources Foundation commits $100,000 to new nonprofit center serving low-income population

MDU Resources Foundation commits $100,000 to new nonprofit center serving low-income population

The MDU Resources Foundation committed $100,000 to the Dream Center Bismarck to purchase kitchen equipment for the new facility. Located in…
MDU Resources Foundation commits $50,000 to Washington food bank to curb childhood hunger

MDU Resources Foundation commits $50,000 to Washington food bank to curb childhood hunger

One out of six children in eastern Washington and northern Idaho faces hunger, according to Second Harvest, a nonprofit dedicated…

MDU Resources recognized as top contributor to United Way 2021 campaign

Bismarck and Mandan, North Dakota-based employees of MDU Resources Group, Montana-Dakota Utilities, Knife River Corporation, WBI Energy and MDU Construction…
MDU Resources Foundation commits $100,000 to new children’s museum, science center in Minot, North Dakota

MDU Resources Foundation commits $100,000 to new children’s museum, science center in Minot, North Dakota

The MDU Resources Foundation, in partnership with Montana-Dakota Utilities, committed $100,000 to the new Magic City Discovery Center in Minot, North…

Duro Electric named to 2022 Top Performers list by Associated Builders and Contractors

Duro Electric, part of the MDU Resources family of companies, was named to the 2022 Top Performers list compiled by…
Home sweet home: Knife River — Texas Division supports Habitat for Humanity, presents keys to homeowners

Home sweet home: Knife River — Texas Division supports Habitat for Humanity, presents keys to homeowners

A family in Bryan, Texas, now has a place to call their own, thanks in part to Knife River —…

Keep Kids Warm campaign collects 2,570 coats for kids in need

More than 2,500 kids in need living near the Boise, Idaho, area will have a warm jacket to keep them…

Liberty Mutual recognizes MDU Resources companies for 2021 safety achievements

Several MDU Resources Group companies were recognized by Liberty Mutual Insurance for outstanding, excellent and commendable safety performance in 2021.…
MDU Resources Foundation's 2021 contributions total over $2 million

MDU Resources Foundation's 2021 contributions total over $2 million

In 2021, the MDU Resources Foundation contributed more than $2,091,000 in grants to 610 organizations in 23 states. In addition…
Bombard Electric employees raise almost $4,000 for Las Vegas-area toy drive

Bombard Electric employees raise almost $4,000 for Las Vegas-area toy drive

  Employees at Bombard Electric in Las Vegas, Nevada, opened their hearts and their wallets to raise almost $4,000 to…
Bismarck, North Dakota, employees provide gifts for 67 families

Bismarck, North Dakota, employees provide gifts for 67 families

The holiday season got a little brighter for 67 Bismarck-area families, thanks to the generosity of employees at MDU Resources,…
Lone Mountain wins prestigious safe digging award

Lone Mountain wins prestigious safe digging award

  Lone Mountain Excavation recently received the 2021 Silver Shovel Award from the Nevada Regional Common Ground Alliance. From left…

Duro Electric named 2021 Accredited Quality Contractor

Duro Electric recently was named a 2021 Accredited Quality Contractor by Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. The AQC program documents…