SIOUX FALLS, S.D., April 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NorthWestern Corporation d/b/a NorthWestern Energy today announced that Standard & Poor's (S&P) has added NorthWestern Energy to its SmallCap 600 group of stocks effective at the close of trading April 9. This announcement created a larger volume on NorthWestern's common stock throughout last week.
"NorthWestern Energy is pleased to be included in the index because index investors are just the type of long-term investors that are most appropriate for a company such as NorthWestern," said Brian Bird, Chief Financial Officer.
About NorthWestern EnergyNorthWestern Energy is one of the largest providers of electricity and natural gas in the Upper Midwest and Northwest, serving approximately 661,000 customers in Montana, South Dakota and Nebraska. More information on NorthWestern Energy is available on the Company's Web site at http://www.northwesternenergy.com/.
NorthWestern Corporation
CONTACT: Media , Claudia Rapkoch, 1-866-622-8081,
claudia.rapkoch@northwestern.com, or Investor Relations, Dan Rausch,
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Corporation
Web Site: http://www.northwesternenergy.com/
