Former Worley & Obetz CEO pleads guilty
According to Lancaster Online and other reports, Jeff Lyons, the former CEO of Worley & Obetz who is charged with orchestrating a 15-year fraud that destroyed the Pennsylvania-based company, pled guilty on October 25 to …
Free online course from PERC details community propane systems
The Propane Education & Research Council’s (PERC) Propane Training Academy offers a free online course, “Community Propane Systems, An Energy and Technology Solution for Developers, Builders, and Homeowners,” that gives builders and developers an overview …
Arkansas propane dealer opens new showroom
The Mountain Home Area Chamber of Commerce in Arkansas held a ribbon-cutting for Reeves Propane. The company is celebrating the grand opening of a new building and showroom at 6752 Highway 62 West, Gassville, AR. Reeves’ …
Ohio propane business opens after founder's death
A propane business near Bakersville, OH was recently opened after the founder’s death. Family business Bennington Propane debuted in July after Brock Bennington, a 37-year-old propane worker, died unexpectedly in February. Brock and his father, …
Atlantic-Pratt Energy acquires L&T Oil
Atlantic-Pratt Energy, Inc., a Braintree, MA-based fourth generation HVAC company, has acquired L&T Oil, Co. of Braintree for an undisclosed sum. “The acquisition L&T Oil will further strengthen our position in the market and allow us …
EIA gives short-term energy outlook, expects declines this winter
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects average expenditures for home heating energy will decline this winter compared to last due to warmer forecast temperatures. EIA expects that both natural gas and electricity bills will …
Watts to host webinar on the hydraulics of backflow detector assemblies Oct. 29
The next installment in the Watts Works Engineer Webinar Series will be “Hydraulics of Backflow Detector Assemblies Type 1 & 2.” Designed for engineer, architect, designer, specifier and facility manager customers, the webinar will be …
Stephen Kaminski elected NPGA President & CEO
Effective October 28, Stephen T. Kaminski will be President & CEO of the National Propane Gas Association (NPGA). Kaminski is currently CEO of the American Association of Poison Control Centers, and previously, served as General …
ENTECH Hires New HVACR Instructor
CROMWELL, CT--ENTECH announced the hire of Berk Little as day instructor to lead their S and B license programs. Burk is a former 2017 Oil and Energy Service Professionals (OESP) national Instructor of the …
Boston Area's MacFarlane Energy Buys Munhall Fuel
HVAC provider MacFarlane Energy, Inc., Dedham, MA has acquired the full-service heating oil business of Munhall Fuel Co, Inc. based in Watertown, MA and served the Boston area. Munhall delivers heating oil and burner service …