To celebrate their 62nd year in business, Texas marketer Sharp Propane employees volunteered this month for a wide range of state non-profit organizations, Reuters reported yesterday. It isn’t exactly a new development – the company does “Sharp Service Month” every August to renew their commitment to community service. “Our company values giving back, and we […]
Earlier this week, propane giant AmeriGas hosted its first-ever Amerifest in Optimist Park near its office in Laramie, Wyoming, the Laramie Boomerang reported. Besides drumming up interest in the company, AmeriGas officials said they wanted give back and do something for community members and local business. “It’s the first time (we) put it on. The […]
Yesterday NGL Energy Partners LP announced its new partnership with E. Osterman Propane, Inc. in a move that could place NLG Energy among the top ten retail propane marketers in the country, according to a MarketWatch report. The agreement states that Osterman Propane will contribute all its assets, including cash and common units, to NLG […]
Inergy, LP, one of the country’s largest propane retailers, purchased an underground salt cavern facility near Seneca Lake outside Watkins Glen, NY, capable of holding approximately 2 billion cubic feet of liquid propane gas, MarketWatch reported. Salt caverns are ideal for storing propane because they’re huge and essentially impermeable. The acquisition originally faced opposition and […]
Ferrellgas, one of the country’s largest propane distributors, unveiled its ninth charity truck last week at the office in Salem, Illinois, WJBD radio reported. The new truck will fight blood cancers; one cent of every gallon of propane pumped from the vehicle throughout its lifetime will be donated to Illinois’ Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Ferrellgas […]
AmeriGas continued one of its community Give-Back-Locally programs, “School Days,” this summer, recently dishing out money for school supplies to a Virginia elementary school, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reported this week. All participants have to do is save their AmeriGas propane receipts and deposit them in their school’s School Days receipt box. Then, AmeriGas will pay […]
AmeriGas is collaborating with the Salvation Army to fight hunger in Colorado this summer, KJCT reported this week. Administrators explained that food drives see huge spikes in demand during the summer, since children who would usually get free or discounted school meals need alternative sources of food. So, AmeriGas offices in Grand Junction and Delta […]
Maryland-based propane retailer Sharp Energy, Inc. introduced a new pink bobtail delivery truck to its fleet this month, which will deliver breast cancer prevention information to customers while filling up their tanks. According to the National Cancer Institute, Delaware and Maryland rank second and eighth in the nation, respectively, in breast cancer related deaths. So, […]
The first-ever FerrellGas Dream Factory Classic last week in Kansas City was a huge success, raising funds to support an organization dedicated to making dreams happen for critically and chronically ill children. The tournament drew 116 golfers from a dozen states and Canada – and raised $70,000 for the Dream Factory of Greater Kansas City. […]
FerrellGas held its second annual Refill-A-Thon on Saturday at its Batavia, NY location, the Batavian reported. The event enjoyed a strong turnout and was well received by local propane consumers. Batavia branch general manager Frank Nicolazzo said FerrellGas staff members were on hand to fill customers’ 20-pound gas grill tanks for just a $5 donation […]