In the Know: Evaluating fee structures as costs rise

March 3, 2022 By Marty Lerum

Propane retailers have been hit harder by recent inflation than many independent businesses due to the fact that we deal with more commodity variables.

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Marketers are raising wages to recruit the next generation of employees. Photo: iStock.com/Kris Hanke

In the Know: Shift to an opportunity mindset

January 3, 2022 By Tamera Kovacs

Propane Resources’ Tamera Kovacs addresses challenges and opportunities propane retailers face as they refocus their businesses in 2022.

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In the Know: Manage the tank shortage

December 23, 2021 By Cooper Wilburn

With tank costs increasing, Cooper Wilburn of Propane Resources suggests ways propane retailers can reduce the need for cash to purchase new or used tanks.

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In the Know: Adopting autogas at your propane operation

October 26, 2021 By Obie Dixon

In this month’s In the Know, Obie Dixon of Propane Resources offers advice to propane marketers who are considering propane autogas fleets.

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So far, 2021 is turning out to be, on average, the biggest export year for propane in recent years (2015 to present). Photo: BrendanHunter/iStock / Getty Images Plus/Getty Images

In the Know: Securing winter propane supply

September 9, 2021 By Jeff Thompson

In this month’s In the Know, Jeff Thompson of Propane Resources discusses recommendations for sourcing winter propane supply.

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The NPGA Southeastern Convention & International Propane Expo – the industry’s largest trade show – is scheduled for Oct. 18-20 at the Georgia World Congress Center in downtown Atlanta. (Photo by LP Gas staff)

In the Know: Maximize time at propane trade shows

August 26, 2021 By Allan Degenhardt

Allan Degenhardt of Propane Resources details how propane retailers can take full advantage of attending a trade show.

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Propane marketers should offer to look at customers’ plans for outdoor living spaces and voice any safety concerns. Photo courtesy of Propane Education & Research Council

In the Know: Safety in propane-powered outdoor living spaces

June 8, 2021 By Shawn Treat

There are important safety considerations to take into account when planning and designing the layout of an outdoor living space.

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In the Know: M&A tax implications

June 3, 2021 By Cooper Wilburn

Propane Resources’ Cooper Wilburn offers his take on potential tax changes and how mergers and acquisitions in the propane industry will be impacted.

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In the Know: Assessing propane’s contribution to energy security

April 29, 2021 By Tony Botts

Our industry must be vocal about LPG’s benefits and the consequences of abandoning this source of energy security, says Tony Botts of Propane Resources.

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In the Know: Promote LPG as a clean-burning fuel

April 15, 2021 By Cooper Wilburn

The major challenge the industry faces is convincing the public that propane is a clean-burning fuel and communicating that fact to lawmakers.

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