Ethical leaders reflect accountability
November 2, 2002 By LP Gas
We all look for our leaders to be ethical, but I believe thefoundation of effective leadership lies with accountability.
Read More Think outside the box when you sell
November 1, 2002 By LP Gas
At age 74, Bill knew it would be time to sell his retail propanebusiness within the next few years. The founder and 70 percent owner ofthe company had three children, none of whom were in the business.
Read More What’s the game plan?
November 1, 2002 By LP Gas
If and when our country’s leaders ever manage to approve a new national energy policy, the propane industry stands to reap a healthy share of the billions of dollars in incentives proposed for alternative fuel use in the years ahead.
Read More Just a walk in the park
November 1, 2002 By LP Gas
Some people are attracted to the stunning beauty of deep blue lake waters tucked picturesquely beneath white-capped mountains. Others come to witness the graceful power of a waterfall, or the almost spiritual silence of a rustic landscape torn from an old Zane Gray novel.
Read More Crisis management
October 1, 2002 By LP Gas
Thinking more about the potential for terrorist attacks or accidents involving your trucks or bulk storage facilities? Lots of people in the business are doing that these days.
Read More Come together
October 1, 2002 By LP Gas
Even with the major national firms slowing the pace of acquisitions, propane dealers nationwide can expect continuing consolidation as independent marketers struggle to remain financially competitive.
Read More Whether or not you choose to sell
October 1, 2002 By LP Gas
Hundreds of you own and run retail propane operations of all sizesand complexities across the country. I applaud your fortitude, your self-reliance,your focus on customer service and your fierce independence.
Read More Northeast no-show
October 1, 2002 By LP Gas
Don’t bother marking the Northeast Convention & Trade Showon your 2003 calendar. There won’t be one.
Read More Back to school
September 1, 2002 By LP Gas
Just in time for the current back-to-school season, a $50 million program is getting under way in Texas to help school districts add new, clean fuel propane buses to their pupil transportation fleets. And that program is expected to be just the start of a major national effort to clean up school buses, spurred by new legislation and the Environmental Protection Agency’s concerns about clean air and children’s health.
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