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Brian Richesson is the editor in chief of LP Gas Magazine. Contact him at brichesson@northcoastmedia.net or 216-706-3748.

Posts by Brian Richesson

L.P. Transportation Posted on 01 Mar 2012 in the Current Issue categories.

A fleet of transports has traveled the northeastern roads this mild winter, having grown from century-old roots and serving customers in a propane industry celebrating its own centennial throughout 2012. Read more»

This was a winter to forget Posted on 01 Mar 2012 in the Current Issue categories.

Like a digital slideshow that moves at a rapid pace, and you want to slow it enough to recognize what’s in front of you, the energy picture is an ever-changing phenomenon that can be difficult to follow. Read more»

Otoe-Missouria Tribe gives members, community another option Posted on 09 Feb 2012 in the Current Issue categories.

PK Propane plans to maximize and capitalize on a minimum requirement. Read more»

Krimbill building up NGL Energy Partners following success at Heritage Posted on 09 Feb 2012 in the Current Issue categories.

A familiar figure from propane’s past has found his way back into the business, and for the last three years he has been assembling a team of veteran leaders who today comprise Tulsa, Okla.-based NGL Energy Partners, the industry’s fifth major public company. Read more»

Safety-conscious CHS division battles nature’s elements Posted on 06 Jan 2012 in the Current Issue categories.

Safety is the essence of every successful propane operation, but you get the feeling that CHS Propane in Kalispell, Mont., is especially attentive to the process. Perhaps that’s because, facing the challenging delivery conditions 3,000 feet and above in elevation, there is little choice. Read more»

Women in Propane group would serve as valuable resource Posted on 06 Jan 2012 in the Current Issue categories.

A new endeavor gathering momentum this new year focuses on encouraging women’s roles in the propane industry. Read more»

New ‘green’ product designed to put dent in disposable cylinder business Posted on 05 Jan 2012 in the Current Issue & New Products categories.

Manchester Tank’s 1-pound refillable propane cylinder debuted at last year’s NPGA Southeastern Convention & International Propane Expo in Atlanta. Read more»

Owens Energy offers the unexpected in the Wild West Posted on 12 Dec 2011 in the Current Issue categories.

Owens Energy isn’t your typical retail propane company, especially when the owners “can’t say how many times we’ve had guns pulled on us,” co-owner Dennis Owens guesses. Read more»

Virginia propane marketer says goodbye to longtime employee Posted on 02 Nov 2011 in the Current Issue categories.

If you were fortunate to have a Buddy Harris on staff, ready for the journey and the next challenge that waited, your company was better off. Dixie Gas & Oil Corp. was better off. Read more»

NPGA’s fall board meeting takes on negative tone Posted on 02 Nov 2011 in the Current Issue categories.

The smooth flights in and out of Kansas City for the NPGA fall board of directors and committee meetings weren’t consistent with the turbulent environment on the ground and in conference rooms. Read more»