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Piedmont Elects Phillip D. Wright to Board of Directors
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5/1/2012
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CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 1, 2012 - The Board of Directors of Piedmont Natural Gas (NYSE: PNY) has elected Mr. Phillip D. Wright to the Board of the Company effective June 1, 2012.
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Piedmont is first founding partner for Knights’ proposed stadium
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4/30/2012
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (April 30, 2012) – Piedmont Natural Gas and the Charlotte Knights have signed a long-term agreement for Piedmont to become the first founding partner of the Triple-A baseball club’s proposed new stadium in uptown Charlotte.
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Piedmont presents $9K in scholarships to poster contest winners
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4/19/2012
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (April 19, 2012) – Piedmont Natural Gas will award $1,000 scholarships to nine Charlotte-Mecklenburg School (CMS) students Friday, April 20, for their winning entries in a poster design contest promoting energy efficiency. The contest was part of the school district’s Environmental Stewardship Initiative.
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Piedmont presents $9K in scholarships to poster contest winners
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4/19/2012
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (April 19, 2012) – Piedmont Natural Gas will award $1,000 scholarships to nine Charlotte-Mecklenburg School (CMS) students Friday, April 20, for their winning entries in a poster design contest promoting energy efficiency. The contest was part of the school district’s Environmental Stewardship Initiative.
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Piedmont Encourages Customers to Call 811 Before They Dig
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4/17/2012
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (April 17, 2012) – April is National Safe Digging Month, and Piedmont Natural Gas is reminding all customers to call 811 before they dig to avoid damage to natural gas and other utility lines as well as possible service disruptions, potential fines and repair costs.
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Homecoming Celebration to Honor Vietnam Veterans
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3/30/2012
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CHARLOTTE, N.C., March 30 - Piedmont Natural Gas is proud to be a sponsor of this Saturday’s Vietnam Veterans Homecoming Celebration at the Charlotte Motor Speedway in Charlotte, North Carolina. Along with the USO of North Carolina, Charlotte Motor Speedway, and the North Carolina Association of Broadcasters, Piedmont Natural Gas will help honor the service of Vietnam Veterans in a long overdue tribute to the more than 216,000 North Carolina residents who served in Vietnam and to the some 1,600 military members who made the ultimate sacrifice there.
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Harris poll: Americans believe in benefits of natural gas
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3/23/2012
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The public remain in support of natural gas as an energy source, according to the results of a poll released by Harris Interactive on March 21. The poll reveals two-thirds of Americans (66 percent) credit the benefits of natural gas - its decreasing price and its reputation as a clean source of energy - as strong factors in their support. To read more about the Harris poll, visit the Harris Interactive website here.
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Piedmont Natural Gas Reports First Quarter 2012 Results
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3/9/2012
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CHARLOTTE, N.C., March 9, 2012 - Piedmont Natural Gas (NYSE: PNY) today announced results for its first fiscal quarter ended January 31, 2012. For the quarter, the Company reported net income of $76.2 million, or $1.05 per diluted share, compared to net income of $84.4 million, or $1.16 per diluted share for the same period in 2011.
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Piedmont Increases Dividend for 34th Consecutive Year
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3/8/2012
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CHARLOTTE, N.C., March 8, 2012 - The Board of Directors of Piedmont Natural Gas (NYSE: PNY) today approved an increase in the Company's dividend for the 34th consecutive year. At its regularly scheduled meeting, the Board declared a quarterly dividend on Common Stock of 30 cents per share, a 3.4 percent increase over the previous quarterly dividend of 29 cents per share. The increased dividend is payable April 13, 2012, to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 23, 2012. Also, at today's Annual Meeting of Shareholders, four members of the Board of Directors were re-elected: E. James Burton, John W. Harris, Aubrey B. Harwell, Jr., and David E. Shi.
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Charlotte Observer: Piedmont ready for more natural gas vehicles
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3/7/2012
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Charlotte-based Piedmont Natural Gas is preparing for greater consumer use of natural gas-fueled vehicles as U.S. automakers respond to low fuel prices.
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Piedmont working to restore service after pipeline damaged
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2/7/2012
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For the second time in 24 hours, a non-Piedmont construction crew has caused damage to a Piedmont Natural Gas distribution line in Hickory, North Carolina. Natural gas service was partially restored overnight after the first incident, but has now again been interrupted for approximately 200 Piedmont customers in the Rock Barn Road area.
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Businessweek: Shale Gas $100B Savings to U.S. Exceed Tax Cuts
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1/26/2012
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Jan. 26 (Bloomberg) - Natural gas prices that slumped to a 10-year low this month could save U.S. consumers $16.5 billion on home energy bills over the course of a year, according to a senior economist at the U.S. Federal Reserve.
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Charlotte Observer: Falling prices fuel natural gas demand
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1/23/2012
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Natural gas prices have been in a freefall as electricity prices are pushing upward, prompting some residents to make retrofits so they can switch to natural gas to heat their homes this winter. The state's two biggest natural gas utilities - Piedmont Natural Gas and PSNC Energy - are both planning rate cuts next month in response to the falling global price of natural gas.
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Piedmont Files for Further Reductions in Rates in the Carolinas
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1/18/2012
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Proposed reductions would drop current residential billing rates another 5 to 7 percent
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