UNITED CITIES GAS TO RELOCATE LOCAL OFFICE

2370 N. High - Jackson, MO 

United Cites Gas Company will relocate their operations office in Jackson to 2370 N. High Street. The new space is in a multi-tenant building owned by Oak Enterprises, located along Highway 61 North.

Tom Kelsey, commercial real estate broker with Lorimont Place, Ltd. who handled the transaction said the Franklin, Tennessee based natural gas provider will relocate their local customer service and operations facility to the new 2,500 square foot space.  They anticipate being in their new offices sometime in early March.

United Cites is a business unit of Atmos Energy that serves 1.3 million customers.  Atmos reported $20.3 million in net profit for the year 2001.  The United Cities division employees over 500, serves over 308,000 customers in 266 communities primarily in the Midwest and Southeast including several in Missouri.