Patrick Hyland

The virgin cylinder exchange business of the early 1990s found its groove in the willingness of American homeowners to pay a premium to replace their battered, empty propane tanks with clean, full ones wherever they bought gasoline, grills and groceries. Read more»

Milestone draws jabs from kids, reflections of years in propane industry Read more»

This winter's rampaging propane prices spared no marketers from lost customers, crimped cash flow and mangled margins. Read more»

Bill Powers is one of the lucky ones. Ten years ago this month, the 44-year-old was transitioning from his duties as president and CEO of Star Gas Partners to overseeing the heating oil division of its parent company, Petro, the largest heating oil retailer in the nation. Read more»

There appears to be growing dissention in the ranks regarding the industry's aggressive pursuit of the untapped indoor cabinet heater market. Read more»

Once the federal government merged nearly two dozen agencies into the new Department of Homeland Security five years ago in the name of combating terrorism, two results were inevitable – more regulations and more fees to pay for those regulations. Read more»

Welcome to the inaugural issue of our new and improved version of LP Gas Magazine. Read more»

Nothing else matters if you can't pay your bills. Read more»

Asurvey by the Web-based company careerbuilder.com revealed that one-third of workers admitted calling in sick when they felt fine at least once in 2006. Read more»

The timing could not have been worse for news to circulate about the rupture of five propane-filled composite cylinders at a Heritage Propane facility in Miami April 4, 10 and 13 – just eight weeks before the propane industry had hoped to tap into the virgin cabinet heater market. Read more»