$400 Million in New Contract Awards Secured by Stuart Olson Dominion

CALGARY, Sept. 10, 2013 /CNW/ - The Churchill Corporation (TSX: CUQ, CUQ.DB) ("Churchill" or the "Corporation") today announced that Stuart Olson Dominion Construction Ltd. ("Stuart Olson Dominion"), Churchill's General Contracting segment, has recently been awarded new contracts totalling $400 million.

These projects involve construction of municipal facilities, commercial buildings, educational facilities, recreational facilities, healthcare facilities and industrial buildings. These projects will be delivered within Western Canada and the contracts will be added to the Corporation's third quarter of 2013 backlog.

"Our project delivery approach is resonating with clients across Western Canada, as evidenced by our near record backlog as at June 30, 2013 and supported by today's further project announcement," said David LeMay, Churchill President and CEO.  "Our management and operations teams will be focused on ensuring the successful delivery of these projects for the benefit of our clients and the communities in which we operate."

About The Churchill Corporation

The Churchill Corporation provides building construction, commercial and industrial electrical contracting, earthmoving and industrial insulation services to an array of public and private sector clients. Churchill operates office locations throughout British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario. Churchill common shares and convertible debentures are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbols "CUQ" and "CUQ.DB", respectively. www.churchillcorporation.com

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The forward-looking information in this press release is current to the date hereof, and is subject to change following such date.  While the Corporation may elect to do so, unless required by applicable law, it undertakes no obligation to update this information to reflect new information or circumstances at any particular time.

SOURCE: The Churchill Corporation

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