CLINTON, Conn., Sept. 07, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Connecticut Water Service, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTWS) today announced that Eric W. Thornburg, Chairman, President and CEO of Connecticut Water Service, Inc., is participating in a panel discussion at the MoneyShow Toronto, Ontario, on September 9, 2017. Connecticut Water Service, Inc. has the largest publicly-traded regulated water and wastewater utility operations in New England.

Mr. Thornburg will be sharing his perspective on the panel “Growth Opportunities In and Outside of the US.”  Connecticut Water has paid a dividend without interruption or reduction since its founding in 1956. Further, the company has increased its dividend payments in each of the past 48 years.

Meetings with the management team at the MoneyShow Toronto can be arranged by contacting CTWS Investor Relations at 215-901-0426, or visiting the CTWS Exhibition Show Booth #204.

Through its regulated water utility subsidiaries, CTWS serves more than 134,000 water customers, or more than 425,000 people, in 80 communities across the states of Connecticut and Maine, and 3,000 wastewater customers in Southbury, Connecticut. It is New England’s largest publicly-traded U.S. based water utility. Since January 2012, CTWS has grown its customer base by more than 45%, or more than 44,000 customers, primarily through large acquisitions in Maine in 2012 and Heritage Village Water Company and Avon Water Company in Connecticut in 2017.

Additional information on Connecticut Water can be found at www.ctwater.com. Additional information on the MoneyShow Toronto can be found at www.moneyshow.com.