Propane retailers help to drive growth with each new delivery of propane. Confidence among businesses and consumers is yet another driver of growth. Photo courtesy of Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp.

2018 boasts positive economic outlook

January 5, 2018 By Phillip M. Perry

Businesses should enjoy a robust 2018, thanks to growing employment rates, rising wages and low borrowing costs.

This article is tagged with economy, employment, Moody’s Analytics, Phillip M. Perry, Sophia Koropeckyj, State of the Economy, Ventor Consulting and posted in Current Issue, Featured

Has the United States reached full employment?

January 5, 2018 By LP Gas

The employment picture is improving in the United States, to the extent that by the end of 2017 some 95.6 percent of willing workers had obtained jobs.

This article is tagged with business, employment, Moody’s Analytics, Sophia Koropeckyj, State of the Economy and posted in Current Issue

Propane space heating bounces back

January 1, 2018 By Tom Jaenicke

Despite occasional slumps, propane space heating keeps bouncing back.

This article is tagged with heating season, National Propane Gas Association (NPGA), Southeastern Convention & International Propane Expo, tom jaenicke, Warm Thoughts Communications, winter and posted in Current Issue, Featured

Propane retailers share top trends in State of the Industry report

December 29, 2017 By LP Gas

For this year’s State of the Industry report, we asked propane retailers about their favorites, as well as the issues affecting their operations.

This article is tagged with autogas, Certified Employee Training Program (CETP), ICF, natural gas, Proctor Gas, propane resources, Southeastern Convention & International Propane Expo, State of the Industry, Top Propane Retailers, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) and posted in Current Issue, Featured

A Propane Profile: Wood Mackenzie’s Anne Keller

December 26, 2017 By LP Gas

Energy consultant and researcher Anne Keller wields her “crystal ball” for NGL forecasting.

This article is tagged with A Propane Profile, Anne Keller, conocophillips, marketing, Mont Belvieu, West Texas Intermediate (WTI), Wood Mackenzie and posted in Current Issue, Featured

Crestwood responds to FMCSA’s new electronic logging device rule

December 21, 2017 By Brian Richesson

While short-haul operations – those driving within a 100-air-mile radius of the driver’s work-reporting location – are exempted from the FMCSA’s electronic logging device rule, companies like propane supplier Crestwood face impacts.

This article is tagged with Crestwood Equity Partners, Department of Transportation (DOT), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), hours of service (HOS) and posted in Current Issue

LP Gas unveils Hall of Fame Class of 2018

December 21, 2017 By LP Gas

Two retailers, PERC’s first president and CEO, and a writer are named.

This article is tagged with Blossman Gas, Coast Gas, LP Gas Hall of Fame, Roy Willis, Stuart Weidie and posted in Current Issue, Featured

Performance Bozeman Site Services crews can’t tell the difference between the propane- and gas-powered machines. Photos courtesy of PERC

What switching to propane is like for a landscape professional

December 21, 2017 By Emily Schappacher

Bozeman Site Services’ Doug Duschene discusses the top three challenges he faced when switching to propane-powered mowers and how he overcame them.

This article is tagged with lawn mower, PERC, propane conversions, Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) and posted in Current Issue, Featured

Apple would hone in on propane’s expanded uses, such as autogas, outdoor rooms, housing and businesses. Photo courtesy of the Propane Education & Research Council

What if Apple invented propane?

December 20, 2017 By Tom Jaenicke

Columnist Tom Jaenicke explores how propane would be positioned, had it been invented by Apple.

This article is tagged with natural gas, propane, propane autogas, technology, tom jaenicke, Warm Thoughts Communications and posted in Current Issue, Featured

2017 propane industry overview

December 18, 2017 By Brian Richesson

From soaring U.S. propane exports during part of the heating season to extreme weather later in the year, 2017 in the propane industry didn’t lack for action.

This article is tagged with American Petroleum Institute (API), Brian Richesson, Ferrellgas, National Propane Gas Association (NPGA), NPGA, PERC, Propane Education & Research Council (PERC), propane exports, propane industry, Southeastern Convention & International Propane Expo, Suburban Propane and posted in Current Issue, Featured

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