Safety Roadmap: Leadership shows the way

June 1, 2002 By LP Gas

There is an old saying that goes something like this: "If you don’t know where you are going – all roads will take you there."

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Sale price isn’t the only money issue

June 1, 2002 By LP Gas

Inexperienced buyers and sellers of propane businesses often lose interest in the details of the transaction once they have signed the letter of intent or term sheet that outlines the broad terms of the deal. Even smart, successful businessmen fall into this practice because they don’t deal with the consternation of buying and selling businesses every day.

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The smartest investment you can make

June 1, 2002 By LP Gas

Don’t you wish your stockbroker could guarantee you a 30 percent or better return on your money year after year? If that were the case, you’d be crazy not to invest!

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Propane incentives aplenty in national energy policy

June 1, 2002 By LP Gas

Tax credits and grants to encourage propane use have cleared both houses of Congress. A conference committee is trying to resolve differences between the Energy Policy Act of 2002 the Senate passed recently and a different version the House passed last summer.

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Propane promotion

June 1, 2002 By LP Gas

Fifteen years ago, the propane industry thought it was doing a major advertising push by collecting $1 million in voluntary contributions from marketers to run television commercials during the NFL Game of the Week.

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Don’t get burned

June 1, 2002 By LP Gas

There has always been at least a mild chafing from the ties that bind propane marketers to the safety forces that protect the thousands of small communities across the nation.