Corporate Profile for Providence Energy, dated March 29, 1996.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The following Corporate Profile is available for inclusion in your files. News releases for this client are distributed by Business Wire and also become part of the leading databases and information services See Information Systems. . These include Dow Jones Dow Jones the best known of several U.S. indexes of movements in price on Wall Street. [Am. Hist.: Payton, 202] See : Finance News/Retrieval, Bloomberg Financial Markets, Reuter Company Newsyear, Reuter Business Briefing, DataTimes, Nexis, Dialog, NewsNet, America OnLine See AOL. , CompuServe, Delphi, Individual's HeadsUp and First!, Desktop Data's NewsEdge, UMI UMI University Microfilms International UMI United States Minor Outlying Islands (ISO Country code) UMI University of Miami UMI Universal Management Infrastructure (IBM) Data Courier, NewsBank, Information Access Company, Prodigy, Comtex, and many others. -0- Published date: March 29, 1996 Company name: Providence Energy Corp.
Address: 100 Weybosset St.
Providence, RI 02903
Telephone No.: 401/272-9191 Chief Executive Officer, Chairman & President: James H. Dodge Chief Financial Officer & Senior Vice President: Gary S. Gillheeney Investor Relations Contact: Linda S. Lennox Business number: 401/272-5040 x2469 Public Relations Contact: Barbara Hamilton-Trainor Business number: 401/272-5040 x2411 E-mail address: provgas@ URL address: http://www.naturalgas.com/provgas/ Trading symbol: PVY Industry: Utility Company description: A public utility holding company, Providence Energy Corp., owns Providence Gas Company, the oldest and largest natural gas distribution company in Rhode Island Rhode Island, island, United States Rhode Island, island, 15 mi (24 km) long and 5 mi (8 km) wide, S R.I., at the entrance to Narragansett Bay. It is the largest island in the state, with steep cliffs and excellent beaches. , and North Attleboro North Attleboro (ă`təlbərə), industrial town (1990 pop. 25,038), Bristol co., SE Mass., near the R.I. line; settled 1669, set off from Attleboro and inc. 1887. Jewelry has been made there since 1807. Gas Company in nearby Massachusetts. In all, Providence Energy serves about 164,000 homes and businesses in 27 cities and towns. The service territory covers 410 square miles and has a population of about 850,000. Providence Energy has paid cash dividends for 147 consecutive years. No company on the American Stock Exchange American Stock Exchange (AMEX) Stock exchange in the U.S. Originally known as “the Curb,” it began as an outdoor marketplace in New York City c. 1850. It moved indoors to its present location in the Wall Street area in 1921. or any other natural gas distribution company in the United States has equaled this record. Fiscal year 1995 figures are as follows: Total operating revenues: $106,387,000 Net income: 6,127,000 Common stock high/low: $17.50/ $14.625 CONTACT: Providence Energy Corp. |
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