Faces & Places: September 2023

September 26, 2023 By LP Gas

Find photos of propane industry members from recent events including RCC’s customer seminar and the Texas Propane Gas Association’s Crossroads Propane Expo & Conference.

This article is tagged with Cetane Associates, faces & places, Kentucky, Mergers and Acquisitions, Metsa, Ohio, Propane Education & Research Council (PERC), RegO, Rural Computer Consultants (RCC), Texas Propane Gas Association and posted in Current Issue, Featured

EDP hires industry veteran as central region vice president

September 14, 2023 By Danielle Pesta

Joining Energy Distribution Partners as region vice president for the central U.S., Paige O’Dell brings more than 30 years of propane industry experience.

This article is tagged with AmeriGas, Energy Distribution Partners (EDP), hiring, Michigan, Ohio, Paige O'Dell, Pennsylvania, Propane Education & Research Council (PERC), Women in LPG (WINLPG), women in propane, Women in Propane Council (WIP), World LPG Association (WLPGA) and posted in News

VFG rebrands to Civista Leasing & Finance

August 22, 2023 By Danielle Pesta

Pittsburgh-based Vision Financial Group Inc., a subsidiary of Civista Bancshares Inc., has rebranded to Civista Leasing & Finance.

This article is tagged with finance, Mergers and Acquisitions, Ohio, Pennsylvania, rebranding, Vision Financial Group (VFG) and posted in News

Faces & Places: July 2023

July 28, 2023 By LP Gas

Find images of propane industry professionals at the National Propane Gas Association’s Propane Days and mid-year meetings.

This article is tagged with Coles Energy, Global Gas Inc., McMahan’s Bottle Gas, Meritum Energy Holdings, National Propane Gas Association (NPGA), Ohio, Ohio Propane Gas Association (OPGA), Propane Days, Ray Murray Inc. (RMI), Washington D.C., Wisconsin, Wisconsin Propane Gas Association (WPGA) and posted in Current Issue, Featured, From the Magazine

The Midwest boasts a large ag market. (Photo courtesy of Co-Alliance Cooperative Inc.)

Regional spotlight: Propane fuels the Midwest

July 10, 2023 By Ellen Kriz

Our quarterly series examines the unique geographical nature of the propane industry. This month, we look at the Midwest.

This article is tagged with Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Midwest, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin and posted in Current Issue, Featured, From the Magazine

Mergers and acquisitions. Photo: designer491/iStock / Getty Images Plus/Getty Images

Santmyer Companies purchases Cole Distributing

May 4, 2023 By Ellen Kriz

Santmyer Companies, a full-service petroleum marketer based in Wooster, Ohio, acquired Cole Distributing, located in Shelby, Ohio.

This article is tagged with Matrix Capital Markets Group, Mergers and Acquisitions, Ohio and posted in News

EDP buys second Anderson family propane company

March 8, 2023 By Danielle Pesta

Chicago-based Energy Distribution Partners (EDP) acquired Mount Perry Propane, headquartered in Mount Perry, Ohio.

This article is tagged with Energy Distribution Partners (EDP), Mergers and Acquisitions, Ohio, Tom Knauff and posted in News

Irish-Jones has been involved with Women in Propane, an NPGA business council, from the start. (Photo courtesy of Craig Huey Photography/NPGA)

Propane Personality: Laurie Irish-Jones

February 8, 2023 By Chris Lewis

Laurie Irish-Jones has dedicated the past 39 years to the propane industry at the Irish Companies, Women in Propane Council and New York Propane Gas Association.