Drifting high above the treetops, pilot Travis Vencel released a five-second burst of propane-fueled flame, and the hot-air balloon gently lifted a little higher. As the red, green and black Jasper Engines & Transmissions balloon and its three passengers floated across a busy road, traffic crawled and drivers pointed.
Read More Why is it that the large, multi-state propane retail companies are organized as master limited partnerships, rather than the more commonly used corporation structure? Do they have some business or legal insight that you and the other propane marketers don’t know?
Read More The success of most every propane retailer can be traced to the hard-working, dedicated men and women who daily service customers on the front lines of those businesses.
Read More On occasion, having too little debt can be bad for your business. If that seems crazy, take a look at the following case study and decide for yourself.
Read More If you build it, they will come. At least that’s what happened to one national propane marketer’s major supply point for California’s Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys.
Read More This year’s annual Buyer’s Guide provides an expanded listing of vital information on propane products and services not found in any other single resource throughout the industry.
Read More When Dennis Dukes of Cornerstone Propane first heard about the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, he abandoned a business trip and headed back to his office. Conscious of the potential threat of propane in the wrong hands, Dukes hastily drafted a memo to employees, reminding them of emergency-response plans and urging them to double-check the security of storage areas.
Read More Tank ownership is considered by many to be fundamental to doing business in the propane industry, whether the tanks are above or below ground.
Read More One year into the new century, the propane industry is coming to grips with challenges that can launch growth opportunities or deal mortal blows to propane marketers unprepared for change.
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