October 28, 2022

PPGA & PPERF Board Meeting: January 12

PPGA is hosting a PPGA & PPERF Board Meeting on Thursday, January 12, 2023 at the Hilton Vancouver Washington. All PPGA members are welcome to attend. Learn more...

Advance notice is required, please RSVP by January 4.

HVAC Technician Looking for Work

GeneratioNext Propane Pros has been running the workforce development program for the Pacific Propane Gas Association with great success. Part of the program is setting up your company profile and posting jobs on NextGenPropane.com, but another important aspect is when Michelle Wilson hosts outreach sessions at local CDL schools, HVAC programs, community colleges, and adult education programs.

The Technician Looking for Work

Following a presentation to HVAC class at Northwest HVAC/R Association and Training Center in Spokane, WA, yesterday, a student contacted Michelle stating he is now interested in the propane industry. The student currently lives in Post Falls, Idaho and is willing to travel ~30 miles (preferably less than an hour) to start working in the propane industry after class and on the weekends to get his foot in the door while he finishes his schooling.

Could Your Company Be a Good Fit?

With the busy season ahead of us and the need for employees, I want to reach out to ask if your company is interested in speaking with this individual. If so, please contact Michelle Wilson as soon as possible so she can provide you with his contact information.

About GeneratioNext Propane Pros

As you all know, this program has done an excellent job getting qualified applicants in front of propane companies and letting these students know about the opportunities available in our industry. As a result of sessions like this one in Spokane, applicants register on NextGenPropane.com, connect with your company, and help you conquer our industry's biggest challenge: our workforce.

If you haven't already, set up your company profile and post open positions on NextGenPropane.com. We currently have 60+ active applicants on the site from the Pacific looking for hire! View applicants...

Update Your Contact Information

The PPGA is always working to keep an accurate database of our membership so that we can serve you and your company more effectively. To help us keep our database up-to-date, we ask that you send us your current list of employees and their contact information. Click here to fill out a contact sheet with your current list of employees and their contact information. Submit your form to Trina Miller or fax to 517.485.9408. Thank you for your assistance!

P.S. The dog photo has nothing to do with this announcement. We only included it to get your attention.

Changes to LPG Exams in Oregon

The Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal recently sent out postcards regarding the upcoming changes to the LPG Exams. The instruction page is on their website along with the new process outlined in steps. Learn more...

Negotiations Continue Between Class 1 Rail Carriers and the Unions

Recently, the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees Division of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (BMWED) declined to ratify the recent tentative agreement between the union and the nation’s largest freight rail carriers. As part of the September tentative agreement, both parties remain in a “cooling off” period to continue negotiating. This period lasts until November 19. NPGA will continue to monitor the situation and engage with our partners in the rail industry, executive branch, and Capitol Hill as necessary.

Women in Propane Council: Live Webinars

Join us on November 3 for the kick-off the new Women in Propane Council series “Leadership Lens LIVE Webinars” as we tackle the topic of “Building Your Emotional Intelligence (EQ),” featuring Danielle DiLibero, SVP People and Culture for Anova.

Learn how to understand, use, and manage your emotions, and the emotions of others, in positive ways to communicate effectively, overcome challenges, and defuse conflict.

Bring an open mind and enjoy a thought-provoking, interactive session. You’ll learn how to enhance and apply foundational skills such as:

• Recognizing and changing your self-defeating behaviors
• Reframing the situation for the best possible outcome
• Finding empathy - it's not always about you
• Valuing the relationship over the situation

Share this invitation with your colleagues. Join us for this FREE inaugural virtual event!

The Learning Center

Welcome to the newest feature of the Propane News Brief: The Learning Center. Did you know that National PERC has developed dozens and dozens of dozens of videos that are available to you and your staff? Each issue of the Propane Dispatch will now highlight a different video. You and your staff can watch these at your leisure; you can use them for in-house trainings conducted at your plant; you can use them to educate new employees. The ways you use and engage the PERC resources are limitless. 

In this issue, we are highlighting Combined Heat & Power (CHP). Between the two modules in this series, you will be introduced to what CHP units are, how they work, which propane markets they work best for, CHP's benefits and advantages, and the different type of CHP technologies available. You will learn who to network with to have success in these sales and be provided with resources for you to download, save, and refer to while you make your way through the sales process. To use this module or find other modules, simply visit: training.propane.com/#/dashboard 

You will find Industry & Market Training modules, CETP Training modules, Safety & Technical Training modules and many other valuable resources and tools.

Advertise with PPGA in 2023!

PPGA is accepting ad placements for the 2023 advertising year in its digital magazine, The Propane Post.

The Propane Post is a digital publication emailed quarterly to all independent marketer, multistate marketer, associate, individual and honorary members of the association. The publication reaches the desks of over 450 propane professionals across the states of Alaska, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington. The publication has an open rate of nearly 40% and a 13% click through rate, on average. In addition, all ads are hyperlinked to the advertiser’s website and an issue archive is included on the PPGA website. Tap into this highly engaged market today!