The integrity of safety
January 1, 2003 By LP Gas
Without integrity, any safety success is just a flash in the pan.
Read More Big Brother calling
January 1, 2003 By LP Gas
Propane marketers consistently cite their frustration with overly invasivefederal bureaucracy as a top concern and a primary reason for getting outof an otherwise rewarding business.
Read More 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 The superagency
August 1, 2002 By LP Gas
Propane industry veterans are watching nervously as lawmakers debate President Bush’s sweeping plan to merge nearly two dozen agencies into a new Homeland Security department.
Read More Your banker’s perspective on lending
August 1, 2002 By LP Gas
We’ve established in previous columns the incredible return on capital by adding customers, and the fact that appropriate leverage through bank debt can significantly increase your returns.
Read More Worn roads pose biggest hazmat safety risk
August 1, 2002 By LP Gas
Rising demand and wear and tear on the nation’s roadways – not problems with security, per se – is causing the biggest problems for transporting hazardous materials. Improving roadways would increase hazmat transit safety more than specifically addressing hazmat transportation shortcomings, according to a report from the Research and Special Programs Administration.
Read More The cost of influence
July 1, 2002 By LP Gas
Propane industry leaders are pressing hard for personal contributions from the rank and file to help finance the election campaigns of select candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate.
Read More Gone, but always remembered
December 1, 2001 By LP Gas
Turn the final page of your trusty, worn calendar and say goodbye to 2001 –- if you can. As much as this nation wants to put the terror and tragedy of these past three months behind us, we will always cling to that historic turning point when life as we knew it forever shifted.
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