South Jersey Transportation Authority (SJTA) and AirTran (AAI) to Ring The NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell


ADVISORY, July 23, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --



 What:
 South Jersey Transportation Authority will visit the NASDAQ
 MarketSite in New York City's Times Square to mark the arrival of a
 new low cost carrier, AirTran, providing national connectivity to and
 from the Atlantic City region.

 In honor of the occasion, representatives from South Jersey
 Transportation Authority, AirTran (AAI) and Harrah's Entertainment,
 Inc. will preside over the Opening Bell.

 Who:
   * Bart Mueller, Executive Director of South Jersey Transportation
      Authority
   * John Kirby, Senior Director of Strategic Planning, AirTran (AAI)
   * Maureen Adams, Regional Vice President of National Casino
      Marketing and Sales, Harrah's Entertainment, Inc.

 Where:
 NASDAQ MarketSite - 4 Times Square - 43rd & Broadway - Broadcast Studio

 When:
 Friday, July 24th, 2009 at 9:15 - 9:30 a.m. ET

 Contacts:
 Sharon Gordon
 (609) 432-0164
 sgordon@sjta.com

 NASDAQ MarketSite:
 Robert Madden
 (646) 441-5045
 Robert.Madden@NASDAQOMX.com

Feed Information:

The Opening Bell is available from 9:20 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. on Galaxy 19 C/15, downlink frequency 4000 vertical. The feed can also be found on Ascent fiber 1623. If you have any questions, please contact Robert Madden at (646) 441-5045.

Radio Feed:

An audio transmission of the Opening Bell is also available from 9:20 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. on uplink IA6 C band / transponder 24, downlink frequency 4180 horizontal. The feed can be found on Ascent fiber 1623 as well.

Webcast:

A live webcast of the NASDAQ Opening Bell will be available at: http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_about.stm.

Photos:

To obtain a hi-resolution photograph of the Market Open, please go to http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_events.stm and click on the market open of your choice.

About South Jersey Transit Authority (SJTA):

Established through an act of New Jersey Legislation in 1991, The South Jersey Transportation Authority (SJTA) owns and operates both the Atlantic City International Airport (ACY) and the Atlantic City Expressway (ACE). The Authority is responsible for South Jersey's economic development through transportation infrastructure, including addressing the region's highway network, aviation facility and transportation services. In addition to providing safe and efficient travel to more than 66 million travelers using the Atlantic City Expressway annually, the Airport (ACY) now provides national connectivity to more than 50 U.S. domestic cities, Canada, as well as Latin America and the Caribbean.

About NASDAQ OMX:

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. is the world's largest exchange company. It delivers trading, exchange technology and public company services across six continents, with over 3,800 listed companies. NASDAQ OMX Group offers multiple capital raising solutions to companies around the globe, including its U.S. listings market; NASDAQ OMX Nordic, NASDAQ OMX Baltic, NASDAQ OMX First North; and the U.S. 144A sector. The company offers trading across multiple asset classes including equities, derivatives, debt, commodities, structured products and ETFs. NASDAQ OMX Group technology supports the operations of over 70 exchanges, clearing organizations and central securities depositories in more than 50 countries. NASDAQ OMX Nordic and NASDAQ OMX Baltic are not legal entities but describe the common offering from NASDAQ OMX Group exchanges in Helsinki, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Iceland, Tallinn, Riga, and Vilnius. For more information about NASDAQ OMX, visit http://www.nasdaqomx.com.

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