Jerome Nichols | Director of Investor Relations |
Linn Evans | President and Chief Executive Officer |
Rich Kinzley | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Michael Weinstein | Credit Suisse |
Ryan Greenwald | Bank of America |
Andrew Weisel | Scotiabank |
Brandon Lee | Mizuho |
Brian Russo | Sidoti |
Good day, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Black Hills Corporation First Quarter 2021 Earnings Conference Call. My name is Peter and I'll be your conference coordinator for today. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, this conference is being recorded for replay purposes. I would now like to turn the presentation over to Mr. Jerome Nichols, Director of Investor Relations of Black Hills Corporation.