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Not so nifty at 50 Posted on 01 Jun 2008 in the Current Issue categories.

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

The cost of high prices Posted on 01 Apr 2008 in the Current Issue categories.

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

Crusade against cancer Posted on 01 Feb 2008 in the News categories.

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»

Great debate for 2008 Posted on 01 Jan 2008 in the Current Issue categories.

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

Burden of compliance Posted on 01 Dec 2007 in the Current Issue categories.

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»

Editor’s note: New and Improved Posted on 01 Nov 2007 in the From the Magazine categories.

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

Because cash is king Posted on 01 Oct 2007 in the Current Issue categories.

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

A little help playing hooky Posted on 01 Sep 2007 in the Current Issue categories.

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»

Cabinet heater concerns Posted on 01 Jun 2007 in the Current Issue categories.

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»

Window of opportunity Posted on 01 Apr 2007 in the Current Issue categories.

The Industrial Truck Association says internal combustion engine forklift sales in 2006 rose to 85,038, the fourth consecutive year of growth in U.S. factory shipments of the largest forklift category in the market. Read more»