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11 Jan 2019
BRYN MAWR, Pa. --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 11, 2019-- Aqua America Inc. (NYSE: WTR) expects to report earnings for the full year 2018 and the quarter ending Dec. 31, 2018 following market close Feb. 18, 2019 . The company’s conference call with financial analysts will take place Feb.
13 Dec 2018
BRYN MAWR, Pa. --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 13, 2018-- Aqua America Inc. (NYSE: WTR) announced today that its Pennsylvania subsidiary acquired the nearly 1,250-connection wastewater assets of East Bradford Township , Chester County for $5 million , marking Aqua Pennsylvania’s second acquisition to close
05 Nov 2018
Earnings per share increased to $0.44 vs. $0.43 in Q3 2017 Following quarter end, announced the acquisition of Peoples, a Pittsburgh -based natural gas utility with more than 740,000 customers that provides significant opportunities for infrastructure investment and growth Completed the acquisition
02 Nov 2018
BRYN MAWR, Pa. --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 2, 2018-- The Board of Directors of Aqua America (NYSE: WTR) today declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.2190 per share, payable on Dec. 1, 2018 to all shareholders of record on Nov. 16, 2018 . Aqua America has paid consecutive quarterly cash dividends for