When crew members work together, they become more than just plant workers, they become like a family. On May 30, Ray Turman, Dry Fork Station shift … [Read more...]
Operation Ice Machine brings a salad bar to the Soup Café
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Since March, Basin Electric employees have been using their lunch hours to chop vegetables, wait tables, serve food, wash dishes, and clean – doing … [Read more...]
Greta’s story of persistence
July 26, 2018 by Leave a Comment
It was 1975. Greta (Johnson) Weisser, a single parent and former schoolteacher, was waiting tables at what is now 40 Steak + Seafood in Bismarck, … [Read more...]
Basin Electric’s vice president of government relations, Dale Niezwaag, patches up 1954 Dodge Power Wagon
July 23, 2018 by Leave a Comment
The following was published by RE Magazine on July 2, 2018. An excerpt is published here, with permission. Please visit RE Magazine’s website for the … [Read more...]
Instagram post provides a peek into Basin Electric history
July 19, 2018 by 1 Comment
A recent Instagram post that caught our eye led to an interesting story about a former Basin Electric employee. Kate Kruse, who lives in … [Read more...]
Basin Electric employee runs in the Black Hills 100
July 9, 2018 by 3 Comments
Most people hear 50k and think, “Man, I could never do that.” One Basin Electric employee is the exception. Sarah Feist, Leland Olds Station … [Read more...]
Mike Risan, Basin Electric senior vice president of Transmission, retires after 40 years
July 5, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Mike Risan, Basin Electric senior vice president of Transmission, has dedicated his career to making sure co-op members at the end of the line have … [Read more...]
Leland Olds Station employees honored by the ESGR
July 2, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Employees of Basin Electric’s Leland Olds Station were presented two awards from the Employer Support for the Guard and Reserve June 4 in recognition … [Read more...]
Basin Electric employee takes tree planting to the next level
June 25, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Nearly 35,000 trees, neatly arranged in rows, outline the landscape south of Menoken. If lined up in a single row, these trees would stretch … [Read more...]
Basin Electric’s Kevin Solie spends time on the east coast presenting his engineering skills
June 20, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Kevin Solie, Basin Electric senior environmental compliance administrator, had a busy month in May. From Washington D.C. to Clemson, South Carolina, … [Read more...]
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