Thursday, February 26, 2015

…Blossman Gas (Ocean Springs, Miss.) has acquired Dixie Gas of Chesterfield, Va. The purchase is its fifth acquisition of the past year. Serving the Richmond, Va. market for more than 45 years, Dixie Gas was formerly owned by Mary Ann and Brooke Hamilton. “We are very pleased that the Hamiltons have selected Blossman Gas to continue their long and fine tradition of exceptional ser­vice to their customers in the Richmond area,” said Stuart Weidie, Blossman president and CEO. “This acquisition fits well into our strategy of acquiring quality propane companies in the eastern half of the United States.”…

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