| SWX Description: Southwest Gas Corporation purchases, distributes, and transports natural gas in Arizona, Nevada, and California. The company operates in two segments, Natural Gas Operations and Construction Services. As of December 31, 2015, it had 1,956,000 residential, commercial, and industrial natural gas customers. The company, through its subsidiaries, operates as an underground piping contractor that provides utility companies with trenching and installation, replacement, and maintenance services for energy distribution systems, and industrial construction solutions. It contracts primarily with local distribution companies to install, repair, and maintain energy distribution systems from the town border station to the end-user. The company also serves customers in the provinces of British Columbia and Ontario in Canada. Southwest Gas Corporation was founded in 1931 and is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada. |
