| J.D. Power and Associates 2010 Gas Utility Business Customer Satisfaction Study Ranks NW Natural the Highest in the West Region |
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NW Natural (NYSE: NWN) ranked highest in the West region in the J.D. Power and Associates 2010 Gas Utility Business Customer Satisfaction Study. Now in its 5th year, the study ranks business customer satisfaction with their gas utility company in 4 regions: East, Midwest, South and West. There are 6 factors included when ranking the businesses, which are; billing and payment, corporate citizenship; price; communications; customer service; and field service. Gas utility companies which provide payment assistance to business customers that ask for it achieve a large lift in overall satisfaction, especially when the company initially contacts the business. NW Natural is headquartered in Portland, Ore., and serves more than 667,000 residential and business customers in Oregon and Southwest Washington. It is the largest independent natural gas utility in the Pacific Northwest. Orofino Gold Corp. - Major Gold Find To Be Verified HONG KONG, China, March 25 - Orofino Gold Corp. (ORFG) ("Orofino Gold" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the initial results from the first Qualified Persons, NI 43-101 Compliant, review of existing exploration and field data as well as a recent field visit were considered to be exceptional and due to this development, Orofino Gold Corp's Managing Director has taken the initiative to consult additional independent geologists to validate and verify the findings. The verification of the results is to take place on or before April 15, 2010. All shareholders will be kept abreast of the process and will be informed upon completion of this verification. When the findings are confirmed by independent geologists, shareholders will be extremely pleased. As the price of gold today is nearing $1100 USD/OZ this could be a very rich discovery. About Orofino Gold Corp. (ORFG) Orofino Gold is a precious metals acquisition, exploration, and development company. The Company acquires and explores strategically-located precious metals properties in the historically rich gold bearing jurisdictions of Colombia and Mexico. To this end OROFINO has signed an option agreement to acquire several properties in Colombia. The Company is listed on the Pink Sheets under the symbol ORFG. |
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