Elizabethtown Gas today officially dedicated its new Customer Care Call Center with a ribbon cutting ceremony and tour of the facility. The Center, located on Green Lane, in Union, N.J., brings more than 50 jobs to the area.

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"Our new call center will allow us to provide the best customer service possible," said Jodi Gidley, president, Elizabethtown Gas. "It reinforces our commitment to the community by adding jobs to the local economy."

The new Customer Care Center will serve the utility's more than 273,000 residential, commercial and industrial natural gas customers and helps support New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine's economic stimulus plan.

State and local officials, including the governor, attended the ceremony.

In addition to the new Customer Care Call Center, Elizabethtown Gas announced the donation of $120,000 to energy assistance programs. The money will be available through various social service agencies to help qualified customers pay their winter heating bills.

About Elizabethtown Gas

Elizabethtown Gas, a wholly owned subsidiary of AGL Resources , provides natural gas delivery service to approximately 273,000 residential, business and industrial natural gas customers in New Jersey. In operation since 1855, the company serves parts of Union, Middlesex, Sussex, Warren, Hunterdon, Morris and Mercer counties. For more information, visit www.elizabethtowngas.com

About AGL Resources

AGL Resources , an Atlanta-based energy services company, serves approximately 2.3 million customers in six states. The company also owns Houston-based Sequent Energy Management, an asset manager serving natural gas wholesale customers throughout North America. As a current 70 percent owner in the SouthStar partnership, AGL Resources markets natural gas to consumers in Georgia under the Georgia Natural Gas brand. The company also owns and operates Jefferson Island Storage & Hub, a high-deliverability natural gas storage facility near the Henry Hub in Louisiana. For more information, visit www.aglresources.com.

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