Davenport Energy promotes president

March 25, 2022 By Danielle Pesta

Davenport Energy, a propane retailer and petroleum products company based in Chatham, Virginia, promoted Hal Thornton Jr. to president.

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A call for industry unity

March 24, 2022 By Randy Doyle

Randy Doyle explains why disunity in the propane industry weakens our defenses against growing threats like electrification.

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Rutherford Equipment names sales, marketing manager

February 28, 2022 By Danielle Pesta

Rutherford Equipment, a wholesale propane equipment and gas appliance distributor in the Southeast, hired Brian Atwood as sales and marketing manager.

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

Millers Energy sells retail, motor fuel assets

February 9, 2022 By Danielle Pesta

Millers Energy sold its 21 petroleum marketing and convenience retail stores, two dealer-operated stores and more than 70 wholesale dealer accounts.

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Fleet vehicles photo courtesy of Virginia Clean Cities

Propane Fuels America: Virginia

January 28, 2022 By Brian Richesson

LP Gas’ Propane Fuels America series is an exclusive state-by-state look at how LPG helps to fuel the U.S. economy.

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Bergquist’s Trent Johnson, center, and VAPGA’s Dennis Cruise, left, teach ABC’s plumbing students from a propane system board. (Photo by Darryl L. McDonald)

Effective partnerships matter

January 24, 2022 By Randy Doyle

Learn how a state propane association and builders association developed a partnership to educate and train service technicians.

This article is tagged with association, Certified Employee Training Program (CETP), partnership, PERC, Propane Education & Research Council (PERC), Real Talk with Randy, state association, Virginia, Virginia Propane Gas Association and posted in Current Issue, Featured, From the Magazine

Propane bobtail rodeo photo by Tom Osina

Propane Fuels America: West Virginia

January 21, 2022 By Brian Richesson

LP Gas’ Propane Fuels America series is an exclusive state-by-state look at how LPG helps to fuel the U.S. economy.

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Foster Fuels marks centennial anniversary

November 26, 2021 By Danielle Pesta

Brookneal, Virginia-based Foster Fuels is celebrating its 100th anniversary. The company’s Mission Critical Division assists in emergency situations.

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From left to right: Sean Dooley, Nate Wah, Mattin McElory, John Mickelinc, Maggie Gerhardt, Sahan Pandey, Jessica Cookmeyer and Alex Harper. (Images: Matrix)

Matrix team grows with four promotions, four new hires

November 5, 2021 By Danielle Pesta

Matrix Capital Markets Group made four promotions in its Downstream Energy & Convenience Retail Investment Banking Group and added four new team members.

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Renewable propane enhances already-impressive vehicle display

October 28, 2021 By Brian Richesson

Energy leaders, including those from the propane industry, continue to look at the viability and production of renewable propane in the U.S.

This article is tagged with Alliance AutoGas, dimethyl ether (DME), PERC, Propane Education & Research Council (PERC), renewable propane, Tucker Perkins, Virginia, Virginia Clean Cities and posted in Blue Flame Blog, Current Issue, From the Magazine

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