Article: USA Gas Inc.: Georgia company runs its delivery routes in select months out of the year.(Snap Shot: COMPANIES TO WATCH)(Company overview)

USA Gas Inc. is a family owned company in every sense of the word. It's not unusual for Heather Gates to answer the office telephone while cradling her 8-month-old son, Dawson, in her arms or keeping a close eye on her other two children and nephew.

"It's neat to be with my family all day long, raise my baby and have a career in propane," says Gates, who runs the company with her father, brother and husband. Her father founded the company in 1992. "We all do a little bit of everything," she says.

USA Gas is a unique company in that propane delivery routes are run three months out of the year--August, December and January. The company is based in north ...

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