HRS Signs SouthernLINC for Chace Landing Retail Center

SouthernLINC, a division of Atlanta-based Southern Company, joins Five Guys Burgers & Fries as a tenant in Harbert Realty Services' Chace Landing retail center on U.S Hwy 31 in the Riverchase area of Hoover, AL. SouthernLINC is relocating its Pelham store to the center and has executed a lease of approximately 1,700 square feet. The store is expected to open during the first quarter of 2010. SouthernLINC was represented by Brad Jones, of Graham & Co.

Interest in the retail center has increased in recent weeks, according to Parrish Taylor, VP with Harbert Realty Services. There are ongoing discussions with several retailers and restaurant brands interested in the center. SouthernLINC and other interested concepts have been attracted to Chace Landing's location on US Hwy 31 in Riverchase due to its proximity to premium residential areas and Class A office buildings as well as its prominent position at a lighted intersection on US 31 which has some of the areas highest traffic counts.

About Harbert Realty Services, Inc.

Harbert Realty Services is one of the largest privately held, full service commercial real estate firms in Alabama. Headquartered in Birmingham, the company offers clients expertise in a full range of commercial real estate services honed over 50 years of property ownership, development and management across the state and in Florida. Harbert Realty Services is a majority owned subsidiary of Harbert Management Corporation. Harbert Realty's mix of experience, resources and global reach allows it to offer clients one of the most comprehensive arrays of customized services in the commercial real estate market. For more information, visit www.harbertrealty.com.

About SouthernLINC Wireless

SouthernLINC Wireless, a Southern Company (NYSE: SO), is an Atlanta-based regional wireless carrier with network coverage in the major metro and rural areas of Alabama, Georgia, southeast Mississippi and northwest Florida. SouthernLINC Wireless bundles multiple communication options, including Push To Talk two-way radio, cellular service, text messaging, wireless Internet access and wireless data, into one hand-held device. For more information, please call 1-800-818-LINC (5462) or visit www.southernlinc.com.