MYR Group Inc. to Attend FBR and KeyBanc Conferences

• Press Release
• Source: MYR Group, Inc.
• On 8:00 am EST, Thursday November 20, 2008

ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill., Nov. 20, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MYR Group Inc. (NasdaqGM:MYRG - News), a leading specialty contractor serving the electrical infrastructure market in the United States, announced today that the company will be attending the following conferences.

 -- The 2008 FBR Capital Markets Fall Investor Conference will take
    place in New York City, NY, at The Grand Hyatt on Tuesday,
    December 2, 2008.  MYR Group's Chief Executive Officer, William A.
    Koertner, and Chief Financial Officer, Marco A. Martinez will
    present from 11:30 a.m. to 12:10 p.m. Eastern time.  The
    presentation will be carried live via webcast.  Interested parties
    may access the webcast by clicking the "webcast" link at
    http://www.fbrcapitalmarkets.com/fall08.  FBR will archive the webcast
    for 90 days following the conferences.

 -- The 2008 KeyBanc Capital Markets Engineering & Construction
    Conference will take place in New York City, NY, at The Grand
    Hyatt on Thursday, December 11, 2008.  MYR Group's Chief Executive
    Officer, William A. Koertner, and Chief Financial Officer, Marco A.
    Martinez will attend.  The presentation will not be webcast.

About MYR Group Inc.

MYR Group is a holding company of specialty construction service providers. Through subsidiaries dating back to 1891, MYR Group is one of the largest national contractors servicing the transmission and distribution sector of the United States electric utility industry. Transmission and distribution customers include electric utilities, cooperatives and municipalities. MYR Group also provides commercial and industrial electrical contracting services to facility owners and general contractors in the Western United States. Its comprehensive services include turn key construction and maintenance services for the nation's electrical infrastructure.

         MYR Group Inc.
         Marco A. Martinez, Chief Financial Officer
         847-290-1891
         investorinfo@myrgroup.com
         
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