National Petroleum News back issues from December 2007:
Some changes, good and sad.(FULLSERVICE)(Column)
Dec 01, 2007; ... THE DECEMBER 2007 ISSUE OF NPN MAGAZINE IS OUR BUYER'S Guide issue. As most of you will notice, we also had a Buyer's Guide issue in March of this year. However, when setting our 2008 editorial calendar we made the decision that, moving forward, the appropriate time frame for the Buyer's ...
Long-term franchise agreements will preserve high-value fuels distribution system.(TOP OF THE NEWS)
Dec 01, 2007 ... BP's U.S. convenience retail unit announced on Nov. 15 that it will sell all of its company-owned and company-operated convenience stores. The majority of sites will be sold to franchisees and some will also be sold to dealers and large distributors (jobbers). The sale of the convenience ...
Massachusetts state leaders announce aggressive biofuels plan.(TOP OF THE NEWS)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Top legislative and administration officials in Massachusetts have announced a plan to make the state a leader in the development and use of advanced biofuels. At a recent press conference, Gov. Deval Patrick, Senate President Therese Murray, House Speaker Sal DiMasi and U.S. Congressman ...
New officers at PEI.(TOP OF THE NEWS)(Petroleum Equipment Institute)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Bruce F. Larson, president of the Oscar W. Larson Co. (Clarkston, Mich.), has been elected to serve as the 58th president of the Petroleum Equipment Institute (Tulsa). Larson, who has been a PEI board member for two terms, vice president in 2007 and treasurer before that, was elected ...
Murphy Oil Corp. implements DTN Portal Solutions.(TOP OF THE NEWS)(Data Transmission Network Corp.)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2007 ... DTN (Omaha), a leading business-to-business provider of real-time market, news and weather information services, announced that Murphy Oil Corp. has implemented DTN Portal Solutions[TM]. DTN hosts a branded online message center and allocation viewer, seamlessly integrated into Murphy's ...
PDI rolls out new logo and brand identity.(TOP OF THE NEWS)(Professional Datasolutions Inc.)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2007 ... PDI (Temple, Texas) unveiled a new logo and brand identity system at the 2007 NACS Show. The new branding is in conjunction with the completion of a five plus year initiative to deliver an innovative new software system, PDI/Enterprise. The new brand identity system was designed ...
Alliance Data signs expansion and renewal agreement with Alon USA.(TOP OF THE NEWS)(Alliance Data Systems Corporation)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Alliance Data Systems Corporation (Dallas), a leading provider of loyalty and marketing solutions derived from transaction-rich data, announced that it has signed a multi-year expansion and renewal agreement with Alon USA Energy, Inc. to provide co-brand and private label credit cards ...
NASM purchases 1,000 shares of Royal Dutch Shell.(TOP OF THE NEWS)(National Association of Shell Marketers)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2007 ... The NASM Executive Committee elected to invest a portion of the NASM reserves in Royal Dutch Shell. The purchase of 1,000 shares of the stock highlights the NASM commitment to the Shell brand and is a strong statement that "we are all in this together," said Darrell Smith, NASM president ....
Champion Laboratories appoints vice president of sales.(TOP OF THE NEWS)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Champion Laboratories, Inc. (Albion, Ill.), the company behind the most trusted brand names in the automotive, fuel dispensing and heavy-duty filtration industries, is proud to announce the appointment of Stephen Horn to vice president of sales. In this position, Horn will be a member of ...
DM2 Software earns inclusion in Sage Software's President's Circle.(TOP OF THE NEWS)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2007 ... For the ninth consecutive year DM2 Software (Vancouver Wash.) has been named to Sage Software's President's Circle. The President's Circle is Sage Software's annual honor given to its top-producing business partners for each fiscal year, which ends on Sept. 30. This year, DM2 ...
Tidel Engineering announces new hires.(TOP OF THE NEWS)(Jay Atkinson)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Tidel Engineering, L.P. (Carrollton, Texas), a world leader in cash management systems and robbery prevention products, has announced that Jay Atkinson has joined the company as vice president of sales for the U.S. market Atkinson has spent the last 16 years in the armored car industry. He ...
Corporate Safe Specialists announces additions to R & D team.(TOP OF THE NEWS)(research and development organization)(Randy Biela)(David Murch)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Corporate Safe Specialists (Posen, Ill.) announces two additions to its research and development organization. The company has hired Randy Biela, a software engineer, and David Murch, a mechanical engineer. Murch joins CSS with more than six years of experience in mechanical ...
Kum & Go[R] convenience stores accepting MasterCard[R] PayPass[TM].(TOP OF THE NEWS)(MasterCard International Inc.)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2007 ... MasterCard Worldwide (Purchase, N.Y.) announced one of the nation's leading convenience store chains, Kum & Go[R], will now accept MasterCard[R] PayPass[TM], an innovative contactless payment option, across its entire fleet of ...
Gas Station TV teams with Sunoco to launch in-store digital media experience.(TOP OF THE NEWS)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Gas Station TV (Detroit), a leader in digital out-of-home media, is expanding its viewing experience beyond the pump by moving inside the convenience store. GSTV will launch an in-store pilot at select Sunoco stations to provide a fully integrated, engaging media destination to reach ...
Mark VII appoints strategic product manager.(TOP OF THE NEWS)(Mark VII Equipment Inc.)(Johnna Boyd)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Mark VII Equipment Inc. (Arvada, Colo.), the U.S. subsidiary of WashTec AG of Germany, the leading supplier of innovative solutions for the car wash business worldwide, announced the appointment of Johnna Boyd to the role of strategic product manager. Boyd was most recently the ...
Looking ahead: tobacco issues in 2008; A preview of NATO's actions and events.(NATONEWS)(North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
Dec 01, 2007; ... BASED ON THE 2007 LEGISLATIVE YEAR, 2008 MAY be another year in which numerous state and federal tobacco issues are proposed by state legislatures and in Congress. While NATO and its members will plan on once again being very active in opposing tobacco-related legislation, the association ...
Return on people: are you getting a proper return on your biggest investment?(THEPERSONNELTOUCH)(Column)
Dec 01, 2007; ... IF I WERE TO ASK YOU WHAT YOUR RETURN ON FUEL, car wash, tobacco, coffee bar and everything else that you offer in your stores, I bet you could answer me in a heartbeat. To be on top of your business you simply have to know your financials like you know your birthday. But if I were to ask ...
2008 buyer's guide.(Directory)
Dec 01, 2007 ... suppliers A Adagio Custom Humidors 6123 Chesebro Road Agoura Hills, CA 91301 Rob Sack, Owner (818) 707-4542 General Accessories ADD Systems 6 Laurel Dr. Flanders, NJ 07836 ...
Blink: don't blink; Many years, many changes.(THELASTWORD)
Dec 01, 2007; ... MANY OF YOU HAVE READ THE TIPPING POINT by Malcolm Gladwell in which he discusses how a unique product, service, event, etc. becomes established within ourselves and then into an accepted norm of society. Gladwell's second book, Blink, is described as "a book about how we think without ...