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Exhibit 1
Joint Filing Agreement
In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, each of the persons named below agrees to the joint filing of a
Statement on Schedule 13D (including amendments thereto) with respect to the
common stock, $1.00 par value per share, of Black Hills Corporation, a South
Dakota corporation, and further agrees that this Joint Filing Agreement be
included as an exhibit to such filings provided that, as contemplated by Section
13d-1(k)(1)(ii), no person shall be responsible for the completeness or accuracy
of the information concerning the other persons making the filing, unless such
person knows or has reason to believe that such information is inaccurate. This
Joint Filing may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which
together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
/s/ Gerald R. Forsythe
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Name: Gerald R. Forsythe
/s/ Michelle R. Fawcett
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Name: Michelle R. Fawcett
/s/ Marsha Fournier
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Name: Marsha Fournier
/s/ Monica Breslow
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Name: Monica Breslow
/s/ Melissa S. Forsythe
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Name: Melissa S. Forsythe
/s/ John W. Salyer, Jr.
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Name: John W. Salyer, Jr.
