: Campaign Update: Open a Modern Classic

NiSource Charitable Foundation Makes Contribution to Open a Modern Classic Campaign

"We are grateful to NiSource Charitable Foundation for their generous donation and for their recognition of the value of this project to the community," said Cindy Miller, Marketing and Development manager.

Victor Gaglio, senior vice president of Operations and Engineering for Columbia Gas Transmission, presents NiSource Charitable Foundation's donation to Thomas Heywood, president of The Library Foundation of Kanawha County, Inc.

The Library Foundation's Open a Modern Classic campaign continues to gain momentum, with a recent contribution from NiSource Charitable Foundation for $40,000. Presented by Victor Gaglio, senior vice president of Operations and Engineering for Columbia Gas Transmission, the donation was made on behalf of Columbia Gas Transmission.

Meet our donors:

NiSource Inc. (NYSE: NI), based in Merrillville, Ind., is a Fortune 500 company engaged in natural gas transmission, storage and distribution, as well as electric generation, transmission and distribution. NiSource operating companies deliver energy to 3.8 million customers located within the high-demand energy corridor stretching from the Gulf Coast through the Midwest to New England. Information about NiSource and its subsidiaries is available via the Internet at www.nisource.com.

The NiSource Charitable Foundation partners with NiSource's operating companies to seek community investment initiatives that have a direct impact in the communities served by NiSource companies and that focus on education, the environment, economic development, human services and/or public safety.

Columbia Gas Transmission Corp. is an interstate pipeline company, operating a 12,750-mile network of natural gas pipelines in 10 Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern and Southern states, transporting approximately 1 trillion cubic feet of gas per year to 72 local gas distribution companies.