I n some ways, today’s retail propane market is identical to the industry that has sustained American family businesses for more than four generations. But change is arriving on many fronts, according to the propane marketers who shared insights of their business for our third annual State of the Industry Report.
Read More It will be a long time before the propane industry is graced by the kind of class act it is losing with the retirement this month of Dan Myers.
Read More We all look for our leaders to be ethical, but I believe thefoundation of effective leadership lies with accountability.
Read More At age 74, Bill knew it would be time to sell his retail propanebusiness within the next few years. The founder and 70 percent owner ofthe company had three children, none of whom were in the business.
Read More If and when our country’s leaders ever manage to approve a new national energy policy, the propane industry stands to reap a healthy share of the billions of dollars in incentives proposed for alternative fuel use in the years ahead.
Read More Some people are attracted to the stunning beauty of deep blue lake waters tucked picturesquely beneath white-capped mountains. Others come to witness the graceful power of a waterfall, or the almost spiritual silence of a rustic landscape torn from an old Zane Gray novel.
Read More Thinking more about the potential for terrorist attacks or accidents involving your trucks or bulk storage facilities? Lots of people in the business are doing that these days.
Read More Even with the major national firms slowing the pace of acquisitions, propane dealers nationwide can expect continuing consolidation as independent marketers struggle to remain financially competitive.
Read More Hundreds of you own and run retail propane operations of all sizesand complexities across the country. I applaud your fortitude, your self-reliance,your focus on customer service and your fierce independence.
Read More Don’t bother marking the Northeast Convention & Trade Showon your 2003 calendar. There won’t be one.
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