American Water Works

American Water Works Co., Inc. is a holding company, which engages in the provision of water and wastewater services. The company is headquartered in Camden, New Jersey and currently employs 7,000 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2008-04-23. The firm's primary business involves the ownership of utilities that provide water and wastewater services to residential, commercial, industrial, public authority, fire service and sale for resale customers. The firm also operates other businesses that provide water and wastewater services to the United States government on military installations, as well as municipalities. The firm operates its business through the Regulated Businesses segment. The Regulated Businesses segment includes subsidiaries that provide water and wastewater services to customers in 14 states. The firm's utilities operate in states such as Georgia, Hawaii, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. The company also serves commercial customers, fire service customers, industrial customers, public authorities, and other utilities and community water and wastewater systems.