NW Energy breaks ground on new state headquarters

BUTTE, Mont. -

NorthWestern Energy's new office building is being built on the corner of Park and Main, and will replace the company's current offices made up of five different structures at 40 East Broadway.

NorthWestern Energy officials and city leaders broke ground on a 100,000-sq. ft. office building in Uptown Butte Thursday morning.

"This has been a hard project, a complicated project, a challenging project, but a really, really fun project," NorthWestern Energy CEO and President Bob Rowe said to the audience.

Rowe said construction of the $25 million building proves his business's long term commitment to customers.

"Building something that is efficient, not extravagant, but does fit this neighborhood that we think will help meet our needs for the next 100 years," said Rowe.

According to NorthWestern Energy, the new five-story building will provide a modern working space for 220 workers, many of whom now work out the company's oldest building.

"We've gone from the boardrooms to the planning tables, to reality. This thing is happening and we couldn't be more pleased," said Butte-Silver Bow Chief Executive Matt Vincent.

He said he has already seen more development interest in the Uptown area, and he has NorthWestern Energy to thank for it.

"Hopefully they'll like it enough to call it their home, and we can start that upward trend again," said Vincent.

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NW Energy breaks ground on new state headquarters