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Black Hills Energy employees in the Mountain Home area helped feed schoolchildren, assembled holiday shoeboxes for kids overseas and volunteered at the Coulter Celebration of Lights over the past year, part of the community service the natural gas company detailed in its annual impact report.
The company, which serves Baxter County communities, released the report July 10. It reported nearly $120 million in total economic impact across Arkansas in 2025 through charitable giving, employee pay and taxes.
Locally, employees packed food weekly during the school year through the Backpack Food 4 Kids program. They also supported the Mountain Home Area Chamber of Commerce, including its golf tournament and annual gala, and helped Operation Christmas Child put together more than 500 shoeboxes, returning another Saturday to pack them.
Team members coached for Top Flight Academy and volunteered with Arkansas State University’s Board of Visitors, the Baker District Association, the Mountain Home Symphony, Mountain Home High School, Mountain Home Parks and Recreation 8U softball, area churches and other local nonprofits.
Russell Tucker, a company ambassador who received a Black Hills Energy CEO Summit Award in 2023, has been active in many of those Mountain Home efforts.
Statewide, the report credits the company with $293,000 in charitable giving and more than 2,600 employee volunteer hours. It also raised $85,000 for Black Hills Cares, its energy assistance program, to help Arkansas families pay their bills.
Joey Msall, general manager of Arkansas natural gas operations for Black Hills Energy, said being a good neighbor means “investing in the people and organizations that make these places thrive.”
Across the eight states it serves, Black Hills Energy reported $1.65 billion in direct economic impact. The company is based in Rapid City, South Dakota, and serves customers in Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wyoming.
