ThompsonGas hired Dean Mosher last month as president of HVAC operations for a pair of facilities. The company also hired Joe Jardeleza in September to serve as showroom manager for a new retail showroom in Boonsboro, Md. Mosher will oversee ThompsonGas facilities in Boonsboro and in Bradley, W.Va. He will be tasked with troubleshooting HVAC issues, including service and repair.... read more
The election is almost over and the results are almost in. I hope your candidates win. I also hope there is a clear electoral mandate for the president and not a razor-thin majority in the House and Senate. Because no matter which party wins this hard-fought and often bitter campaign, the range and depth of issues facing Congress and the... read more
MFA Oil Co. has purchased Propane Pardners, a propane retailer based in Platte City, Mo. According to the Kansas City Business Journal, Propane Partners is a joint venture of affiliate Platte-Clay Electric Cooperative and United Electric Cooperative, of which Pardners is a subsidiary. read more
Lehr Inc., which launched 2.5- and 5.0-hp propane boat engines earlier this year as OEM outboards, recently introduced a 9.9-hp propane boat engine. read more
Enterprise Products Partners noted in a Nov. 1 press release that it is benefiting from an increased demand for propane as a domestic feedstock and as an export. Enterprise issued the press release to announce that it has added a sixth natural gas liquids fractionator at its complex in Mont Belvieu, Texas. The fractionator, which is now operational, will facilitate... read more
LP Gas Magazine has launched its information-gathering process in preparation for its annual Top 50 propane retailers issue in February 2013. read more
Earlier this year, a small group of propane industry members, led by Randy Doyle from Blossman Gas, began meeting with Rinnai to explore ways to add gas load to their residential propane customers and attract more residential propane business. All propane marketers have been suffering through warm winters, conservation and the load-shaving effects of a bad economy, but this group... read more
Nancy Coop, former owner and president of propane delivery truck manufacturer JARCO Inc., has ended her contract with Polar Service Centers. read more
MarkWest Energy Partners recently began operating a gas processing facility and high-pressure gas-gathering system in Harrison and Doddridge counties. read more
