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Utility Stocks Fare Well LONDON, March 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Markets ended the day lower despite early hours' gains. Owing to disappointing Q4 data showing slow economic growth, The Dow Jones ended the day 0.15 percent lower at 14,054.49, while the S&P 500 closed at 1,514.68, down 0.09 percent. NASDAQ also followed the suit to end the day at 3,160.19, down 0.07 percent. Our research team took a look at utility sector including major companies like Northeast Utilities...

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ: CLMT) ("Calumet") announced today that it has entered into a joint venture agreement with MDU Resources Group, Inc. (NYSE: MDU) ("MDU") to develop, build and operate a diesel refinery in southwestern North Dakota. The joint venture will be called Dakota Prairie Refining, LLC. Calumet's participation in the joint venture will be through a wholly-owned subsidiary, Calumet North Dakota, LLC....

MINOT, N.D., March 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2nd Annual Bakken Investor Conference connects energy sector and real estate investors with opportunities in the Bakken Shale Play. The 2012 Bakken Investor Conference will be held April 2-4, 2012 in Minot, North Dakota. Terry Hildestad, President & Chief Executive Officer, MDU Resources Group, Inc. The conference kicks off with a keynote address Monday evening from Terry Hildestad, MDU Resources Group, Inc. MDU has a far-reaching...

WBI Holdings, Inc. Energy Division Will Roll Out System Initially Littleton, MA (PRWEB) January 5, 2011 Perillon Software Inc., a leading provider of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) Sustainability Performance Management (SPM) solutions, today announced that MDU Resources Group Inc. has selected Perillon's SPM platform for initial rollout across its WBI Holdings Inc. energy division. MDU Resources, a Fortune 500 provider of natural resource products and services essential to energy and...

NOVI, Mich., July 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In the first of several anticipated strategic alliances, ITC Holdings Corp. (NYSE: ITC) today announced it has entered into an agreement with MDU Resources Group, Inc. (MDU) to participate in ITC's Green Power Express transmission project. The agreement represents another important milestone in ITC's efforts to bring the Green Power Express project to fruition. The Green Power Express transmission network project will provide grid access for...

The MDU Resources Group (NYSE: MDU) board of directors today declared quarterly dividends on the company's common stock and preferred stock. The dividend for common stock is 15.5 cents per share, unchanged from the previous quarter. Dividends for preferred stock are: -- $1.12-1/2 per share on 4.50 percent Series Preferred -- $1.17-1/2 per share on 4.70 percent Series Preferred -- $1.27-1/2 per share on 5.10 percent Series Preferred The dividends are payable Jan. 1, 2009...

MDU Resources Group, Inc. (NYSE:MDU) announced record third quarter financial results, with consolidated earnings from continuing operations of $118.2 million, compared to $104.3 million for the third quarter of 2007. Earnings per common share from continuing operations were 64 cents, compared to 57 cents in the third quarter of 2007. Highlights for Third Quarter 2008 -- Record consolidated earnings from continuing operations of $118.2 million. -- Earnings per common share from...

By Hagadone, Zach MDU Resources Group Inc., a North Dakota-based diversified natural resources company, announced today it had finalized a $328 million deal to acquire Boise-based natural gas firm Intermountain Gas Co. The deal, which was made public in early July, makes Intermountain Gas an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of publicly- traded MDU and adds more than 300,000 southern Idaho customers to the North Dakota company's approximate 630,000 customers in Minnesota, the Dakotas,...

MDU Resources Group, Inc. (NYSE:MDU) will webcast its third quarter 2008 earnings release conference call October 31 following the release of its results. Presenting the earnings results and guidance will be MDU Resources' Chief Executive Officer and President Terry D. Hildestad and Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer Vernon A. Raile. The webcast will begin at 1 p.m. EDT and can be accessed at www.mdu.com. A webcast replay and audio replay will be available....

MDU Resources Group, Inc. (NYSE:MDU) announced today that its acquisition of Intermountain Gas Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of privately held Intermountain Industries, Inc., has been finalized. The enterprise value of the transaction, including indebtedness, is approximately $328 million. Intermountain Gas, headquartered in Boise, Idaho, serves more than 300,000 customers in 74 communities in Idaho, including the Boise metropolitan area, Twin Falls, Sun Valley, Pocatello and Idaho...