November/December 2023 Magazine by FUELIowa

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LOOKING FORWARD TO 2024 pg. 4 NEW HEALTH ALLIANCE CHAIRMAN

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTION

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P RE S I DE N T ’ S P E RS P E C T I VE Ronald N. Langston President & CEO FUELIowa 515-224-1599

LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT & CEO

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THE POWER AND IMPORTANCE OF ADVOCACY The Iowa retail fuel industry continues to be a vital link to Iowa’s economy providing critical and essential services especially in times of crisis to consumers and businesses.

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LOOKING FORWARD TO 2024

NEW HEALTH ALLIANCE CHAIRMAN

BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTION

The 2024 Iowa General Assembly will convene in January. The key legislative priority for FUELIowa is to increase infrastructure funding at levels which will incentivize retailers to invest in upgrading their infrastructure above and below the ground. This is the primary challenge to comply with the Access to Fuels Standard Act by January 2026.

E XE CUT I V E CO M M I T T E E

The most valuable tool FUELIowa has is the power of “active" member advocacy. The Iowa retail fuel industry must continue to aggressively advocate for policies that will strengthen the longevity of the retail fuel industry. Equally important is the goal of educating consumers about the economic challenges facing the Iowa retail fuel industry. To achieve this goal, the Iowa retail fuel industry must intensify its advocacy strategy to include stakeholders; suppliers, distributors, and equipment manufacturers working together on mutual strategic interests and presenting a more unified voice to policymakers and the public. The Iowa retail fuel industry will face several inside the store issues relating to alcohol beverages, lottery sales and tobacco during the legislative session. To efficiently address these issues, the Alcohol Beverage Division and Lottery Task Forces will be combined into a Retail Task Force.

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Joseph Zietlow Chair Kwik Trip, Inc La Crosse, WI 608-793-6484

Keith Olsen Vice Chair Olsen Fuel Supply Atlantic 712-243-2340

Tessa Fahey Treasurer Rainbo Oil Dubuque 563- 526-1179

Bev Jessen Past Chair Johnson Oil/ Cylinder Express Battle Creek 712-365-4740

B OARD OF DIREC TORS Chris Biellier Associate Director Seneca Companies Davenport | 563-332-8000

Nathaniel Doddridge Director Casey's General Stores Ankeny | 515-446-6239

Steve Kimmes Director Kimmes Enterprises LLC Carroll | 515-681-7890

Chad Besch Director New Cooperative Algona | 515-295-2741

Tia Eischeid Director Al’s Corner Oil Co Carroll | 712-673-2723

Nate Lincoln Director Lincoln Farm and Home, Inc. Glenwood | 712-527-4833

Don Burd Director Otter Creek Country Store Cedar Rapids | 319-533-1825

Wade Fowler Associate Director Core-Mark Midcontinent, Inc. DBA Farner-Bocken Carroll | 641-777-0308

Dave Reif Director Reif Oil Company Burlington | 319-752-9809

Scott Richardson Director Key Cooperative Roland | 515-291-0623

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Looking Forward to 2024

of illegal vaping devices infiltrating the U.S. which create competitive imbalance and draw unnecessary attention to the regulated tobacco products sold in FUELIowa member stores. By John Maynes, Director of Government and Regulatory Affairs, FUELIowa

As calendar year 2023 approaches the holiday season, it is time to turn our attention to the 2024 Iowa legislative session. As one of the most heavily governed industries in the United States, there are no shortage of issues facing FUELIowa members. Whether your business is a retail gas station, tankwagon operation, fuel transporter, or you provide critical service to one of these industry categories, legislative and regulatory issues impacting the fuel industry impact all segments of the industry. For 2024, the FUELIowa Board of Directors has identified a list of priority issues for the association to work on. In addition, there are several issues we will be monitoring closely and preparing to act upon should the circumstances of the upcoming session dictate our attention. The core areas of focus for the upcoming session include securing an increased costshare for retail ethanol projects under the Iowa Renewable Fuel Infrastructure Grant Program; protecting the remaining funds in Iowa’s Comprehensive Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Fund; and the elimination of the threat

With the passage of the Iowa E15 Access Standard in 2022, Iowa law now requires all 2,000 Iowa convenience stores to sell E15 by 2026 or face penalties and the suspension of their retail fuel license. Very few FUELIowa members have expressed interest in pursuing the waivers offered under Iowa’s E15 Access Standard. The reality of operating a facility under a waiver is the inability to compete against competitors accessing state tax credits and the corresponding devaluing of your property asset if your equipment is unable to sell E15. As a result, the FUELIowa Board believes increasing the cost-share under Iowa’s existing grant program is the best path to seeing the standard succeed while preserving Iowa’s rural fuel distribution network. Currently, the cost-share opportunity under Iowa’s Renewable Fuel Infrastructure Grant Program (Iowa RFIP) is set at $50,000, a number that has remained unchanged since 2009. From 2009 to present, inflation has risen over 40 percent and data provided by installation companies shows the cost of fuel equipment and associated labor far outpacing Bureau of Labor inflation data. Pairing the rising costs of fuel equipment and labor with Iowa’s E15 Access Standard, FUELIowa’s ask of legislators is for an increase to the existing cost-share commensurate with the scope of capital investment asked of fuel retailers. Our ask is to

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move the cost-share from $50,000 per project to up to $160,000 per project while finding a permanent funding source for the program. While infrastructure has been identified by the FUELIowa Board as the association priority, Iowa’s Comprehensive Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Fund has also emerged as an important issue. In the fall of 2023, at the request of Governor Reynolds, a review of all state boards and commissions was completed. In the final report prepared for state lawmakers, the elimination of the Iowa UST Fund Board of Directors was recommended. Presumably, this action would see the remaining $6.5 million in Iowa’s UST Fund transferred to Iowa’s Department of Natural Resources without Board oversight. FUELIowa is supportive of the elimination of the Iowa UST Fund Board of Directors. However, our preference is to see the remaining funds transferred to the Iowa DNR with certain protections governing how the remaining balance of funds are to be used. With nearly all claims where remediation was feasible complete, FUELIowa is seeking the prioritization of the remaining funds to assist owner/ operators with access to the $15,000 available for underground storage tank removal while ensuring continued access to remediation dollars for sites with a No Further Action Certificate where contamination is found years after the site had previously received a clean bill of health from the Iowa DNR. The final priority identified by FUELIowa’s Board of Directors involves the growing tobacco

category defined as noncombustibles and more commonly referred to as vaping products. Vape products have shown growth in an otherwise stagnant category in our stores. As retailers seek profit centers in our stores, vape products have shown promise in terms of their profitability. Unfortunately, with signs of growth potential and profitability, the vape category has been infiltrated by bad actors looking to seize an opportunity for quick profits through the distribution and sale of unregulated vaping devices at retail outlets across the U.S. The illegal distribution and sale of these devices creates two problems for FUELIowa members. First, the sale of these devices creates a competitive imbalance because many of these devices are being sold with no tax liability leaving honest retailers at a competitive disadvantage. The second concern is the potential harm caused by these devices which often contain substances unregulated by the FDA. As these illegal devices make their way into the hands of young persons throughout the U.S., the subsequent focus on vaping devices by lawmakers tends to lump the regulated in with the unregulated. To avoid the further regulation of otherwise legal non-combustible devices, we need to support the crackdown by law enforcement of illicit non-combustible devices being manufactured and distributed through the United States. While the FUELIowa Board of Directors has identified these issues as the association priorities during the upcoming session, there are a host of additional issues we can

continue to work on at both the state and federal levels. As an example, FUELIowa is continuing our effort to address the taxation of aboveground storage tanks. Previously, FUELIowa secured an Iowa Court of Appeals decision exempting horizontal propane tanks from property tax assessment. Recently, we expanded our challenge to include vertical refined fuel tanks. That issue will work its way through various District Courts throughout Iowa in 2024. On the federal level, FUELIowa via our national association, the Energy Marketers of America, continues to pursue relief for bulk gasoline storage facilities from a costly regulatory proposal mandating vapor recovery at bulk gasoline storage facilities. We have been actively advocating with EPA for common sense reform

to their proposed rule and supplemented our effort with a bi-partisan letter signed by 84 members of Congress asking EPA to reconsider their initial proposal. We anticipate a final rule to be forthcoming in early 2024. Finally, we continue to push forward in asking Congress for reform on credit card interchange fees. The Credit Card Competition Act (CCCA) would facilitate the reform we seek and has been on the precipice of a vote for the last several months. Although the dysfunction of our current Congress has stalled progress on the bill, the CCCA is a priority issue for retail associations across numerous industry’s and includes the likes of NACS, EMA and others who will be unrelenting in their pursuit of reform and bring

first-class grassroots advocacy to Washington, DC. I could continue on with a host of advocacy related issues we are working on but I often get scolded by my colleagues for not abiding by my pre-set word count in these articles. I’ll end with an open invitation for anyone who stayed with me this long to reach out to me and discuss the issues facing your business and the work we can do as your association to address these issues through our advocacy efforts. It’s a pleasure advocating for the small businesses who make up FUELIowa and I look forward to the challenges ahead in 2024. Happy Holidays to you and please never hesitate to contact me with questions or to simply discuss the challenges facing your business and how we may be able to assist you.

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HealthAlliance Welcomes New Chairman

By Sarah Bowman,

Communications Director, FUELIowa

A new President has been appointed to lead the board of directors at HealthAlliance, marking a shift in leadership. Since 2015, Bryan Bandstra (Key Coop) has served as the Chairman of HealthAlliance, and on November 1, 2023, the torch was passed to Andrew Woodard (Elliot Oil.) Bandstra is retiring after 35 years with Key Coop. Woodard has been a HealthAlliance board member since 2014, giving him the time and knowledge needed to serve as board chair. Outgoing Chair Bandstra shared, “It’s a lot to grasp, with the complexity of both the laws of health insurance and a MEWA, while also understanding the customer base and what it takes to keep renewals competitive. Plus like any business there is constant change.”

continuously learning about the health care industry over the past decade has been a challenge but rewarding. Being part of a multiple employer benefit group within FUELIowa and having the opportunity to be part of shaping that benefit program that makes a difference to not only so many companies of all sizes, but so many of the employees and their families that work for those companies is something to be proud of.” “What inspired you to become Chair?” “The challenge to continue to lead our board of directors and to do what’s right for our member companies as we’ve done in the past and going forward. I’ve been part of the board of directors for several years now and our board has a responsibility to continue to represent our members well in a very challenging industry during challenging times.” -Andrew Woodard

The outgoing Chair Bandstra shared, “This board has great support from Gary Koerner and Ron Langston, combined with the other staff. The topic is complex, be ready to ask questions, so you understand, and please be engaged during the meetings. Discussion is what brings out the best ideas.” Chairman Woodard explained his optimism for the program and the future. “The HABP is a very longstanding, strong and unique benefit program. Anytime you can be part of something that truly impacts the employees’ lives of our member companies it’s worth being part of. I know I will continue to learn everyday as this industry is a very fast-paced changing industry which makes it exciting… New challenges will come forth and I hope to guide our board to find solutions that benefit our members as a whole.”

Learn more about incoming Chairman Andrew Woodard below: Born and raised in Ottumwa, Andrew returned to his hometown in May 2010 after finishing his degree in Business Administration with a focus in Management & Finance from Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa. Growing up around the family business and tagging along with the maintenance guys at a young age, Andrew waited to join Elliott Oil and didn’t begin working for his father until after his sophomore year of college. During high school and college, he gained working experience while working for a construction company, mechanical company & an event center on their maintenance and security crew. Andrew attributes the knowledge and work ethic he gained from his previous working experiences, along with the leadership roles and success both

When asked about his best experience on the HealthAlliance board, Bandstra explained, “A couple of years ago, we did strategic planning to set future goals which we are achieving and continuing to pursue today.” Woodard shared his best experience thus far has been “Building relationships and

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in the classroom and in athletics during his life as one of the most valuable key building blocks to his leadership and role as a business owner today. Once moving back to Ottumwa in 2010 and after working in Elliott Oil’s convenience stores during college learning their operations from the daily “customer to clerk interaction,” he quickly joined Elliott Oil’s management team and transitioned into a leadership role as the General Manager. In 2014, he became Vice President of Elliott Oil and that same year he also started a new Wholesale Fuel Distribution division within Elliott Oil which now wholesales gasoline and diesel fuel across the Midwest in six states.

Now in 2023, serving as the company’s President, Chairman & CEO, Andrew focuses on managing Elliott Oil’s fuel distribution network across all segments of their business. He also overseas their direct retail, fuel transportation and tank wagon & lubricant divisions. He believes some of the most important leadership practices in today’s business world that should be lived out daily are creating a company culture with solid core values, leading by example for your peers and building a strong leadership team that fits your company’s culture. In addition, Andrew serves on the Executive National Leadership Board for BPAMA. He currently also serves as the President of the

Wapello County Foundation Board of Directors, serves on the Board of Trustees for FUELIowa’s Health Benefit Group, serves on South Ottumwa Savings Bank’s Board of Directors and has previously served as the President of the Ottumwa Area Chamber of Commerce. Andrew and his wife coach girl’s youth softball in Ottumwa. Their family and children also compete and are very involved in the Iowa High School and Youth Rodeo Associations. Outside of the office aside from his family, you’ll find Andrew in the gym each morning as he strongly believes fitness and both physical and mental health play a big role in not just your job, but for your family and life in general.

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Regulatory Alert

Trade Groups Representing Small Independently Owned and Operated Energy Marketing Businesses Call on President Biden to Abandon Misguided Menthol Ban Energy Marketers and Convenience stores from Arizona, Nevada, New England, West Virginia, and more rally in a unified voice against the proposed federal ban Washington D.C. – (October 31, 2023) – Today, 47 state and regional energy marketing trade associations representing tens of thousands of small businesses united in a single voice to oppose a federal ban on menthol cigarettes. The FDA is concluding a federal rulemaking process to ban menthol as a characterizing flavor in cigarettes and has submitted its rule to the Office of Management and Budget. The FDA is already failing to enforce the tobacco market in the United States as illicit tobacco trafficking continues to fuel a multibillion-dollar criminal enterprise. Beyond the lucrative criminal cigarette trade, the FDA’s failure to enforce its ban on flavored vapes has led to a flood of illegal, disposable vapes manufactured in China and marketed to children. 14

There is no scientific evidence to support a nationwide public health policy that would treat menthol cigarettes differently than other cigarettes. Nonetheless, the controversial policy proposal, advanced by special interest groups that have threatened the federal government with litigation, will create the largest prohibition of a legal adult product in modern history. As menthol cigarettes are the product of choice for smokers in communities of color, the policy will disproportionately impact those communities. Peter Brennan, the executive director of the New England Convenience Store & Energy Marketers Association, which represents thousands of merchants throughout New England said, “Tobacco bans and taxes don’t change consumer demand. These bad policies steal from hardworking American small businesses and fund violent crime. At a time when we are already struggling as a nation to police our international borders, a nationwide menthol ban will pour fuel on a raging fire.” Peter Krueger, of Fueling Nevada, said, “History shows us that prohibition policies are doomed to failure and a nationwide menthol ban would be the biggest prohibition of the 21st century. How can our lawmakers push to legalize cannabis to remedy the harmful

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war on drugs while simultaneously seeking to criminalize menthol cigarettes? A menthol ban won’t reduce consumer demand, but it will hurt small businesses while funding violent criminal enterprises and international smuggling syndicates.” Amanda Gray, executive director of the Arizona Petroleum Marketers Association, representing thousands of merchants throughout Arizona, said, “As a border state, we see the harmful effects of misguided bans and taxes every day as criminals traffic illegal products, counterfeit goods, and other contraband across our border to exploit foolish regulation. A ban on menthol cigarettes is a billion-dollar gift to Mexican cartels. We can’t stand by and let this happen.” Traci Nelson, president of the West Virginia Oil Marketers & Grocers Association (OMEGA), said, “At a time when small businesses

continue to struggle amidst the headwinds of inflation and a flagging economy, the last thing the retailers of West Virginia need is policy that will take revenue out of our stores and give it to the criminal market. We deserve more than this from our elected officials, but they continue to kick us while we’re down.” Rob Underwood, president of the Energy Marketers of America (EMA), said, “Banning the use of menthol in cigarettes would have a cascading effect on companies who supply fuel to independently owned and operated small business gas stations. Retailers will likely be unable to pay for their next load of fuel and pay for EV charging equipment due to the potential major revenue loss from a menthol flavor ban. Many small businesses will likely go out of business given the magnitude of this proposed rulemaking.” Tobacco bans and taxes don’t work. Enlightened public health policy supports harm reduction as a strategy. Many countries have embraced less harmful alternatives to smoking instead of resorting to total prohibition. Places like the United Kingdom have established government-funded programs that are proven to be more effective in assisting smokers to quit. A potential federal menthol ban has implications that reach far beyond policy. Prohibition of menthol cigarettes will negatively impact the economy, public health, and the countless families relying on small businesses. The trade associations urge that the White House consider these broad consequences before causing irreparable harm.

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ship of the company. By taking the time to research the candidates and cast an informed ballot, you can help ensure that the board is composed of individuals with the skills, experience, and values needed to effectively oversee FUELIowa strategy and operations. A high level of member participation sends the message that members are invested in FUELIowa’s governance and enables the board to have a strong and unified voice when representing all members. In short, making your voice heard through voting is a critical way members can fulfill their role in keeping FUELIowa accountable. Ballots must be postmarked by December 15, 2023. The new board members will be sworn in at the January 10, 2024 board meeting. Treat your vote with the gravity it deserves. A list

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OF DIRECTORS BOARD ELECTION OF OF DIRECTORS ELECTION BOARD OF DIRECTORS BOARD ELECTION-ASSO OF DIRECTO BOARD DIRECTORS ELECTION The board of directors’ ballots were mailed on November 22, 2023. The value of exercising your vote in a board of directors’ election cannot be overstated. As a member, you have the opportuChad Besch NEW Cooperative

Don Burd Otter Creek Country Stores

Dennis Jaeger Chad Besch Mulgrew Oil andNEW Propane Cooperative

Scott Moore Keith Olsen Dennis Jaeger Don Burd Western Oil Inc. Otter Creek Country Stores Olsen Fuel Supply Mulgrew Oil and Propane

Scott Moore Western Oil Inc.

Keith Olsen Olsen Fuel Supply

nity to influence the future direction and leadership of the company.

Jason Stauffer from Iowa Joseph Zietlow Dennis is the Manager Jason Stauffer Joseph Zietlow el of Wade Scott Keith Olsen is the Dennis owner is ofthe Olsen Manager Fuel of Wade Fowler Scott is the Transportation KeithIngle Olsen is the owner of Olsen Fuel After graduation Don found what tremenAfter graduation from Iowais the Transportation Don found what a tremenJason Stauffer Joseph Zietlow Al Seckinger Fowler Cara Ingle Cara Keith Olsen AlaSeckinger Olsen and Procurement and Inventory Fleet Manager / Safety Supply, Inc. along Procurement with his wife and Barb, Inventory and Fleet Manager / Safety Supply, Inc. along with his wife Barb, and NewUniversity Century FS Kwik Trip, Inc New Century FS Kwik Trip, Inc State with a major in dous resource associations, State University with a major in dous resource associations, New Century FS Kwik Trip, Inc NuWay-K&H Cooperative Core-Mark Unified Contracting Core-Mark Unified Contracting Fuel Supply NuWay-K&H Cooperative Supply dFuel in Olsen for Mulgrew OilAgricultural and Propane Director, a Wholesale son Jared. Olsen for FuelMulgrew Supply isOil based and Propane in Director, a Wholesale Fuel son Jared. Olsen Fuel Supply is based in Agricultural Studies Chad such as FUELIowa are when Studies Chad such asFuel FUELIowa are when to research the candidates ough- worked on the family farm for Co. in Dubuque IA. Mulgrew Sales Manager, and Atlantic, IA and serves Co. in customers Dubuque throughMulgrew Sales Manager, andBy taking the time Atlantic, IA and serves customers throughhe wasofdoing his research worked on the familyserves farm for he wasofdoing his research Jason currently serves as Manager JoeNuWay is the Industry and Trade Jason currently as Manager Joe is the Industry and TradeIA. Jason currently serves as Manager of Joe is the Industry and Trade Al Seckinger joined ate of Wade is a Sales Manager for Cara is the Environmental & Wade is a Sales Manager for Cara is the Environmental & Keith Olsen is the owner of Olsen Fuel and Propane Co. isbefore a Manager in out Southwest Iowa. Oil and KeithPropane is a graduate Co. is a of Branded Imageand Manager in out Southwest Iowa. Keith graduate of joinedOil NuWay Olsen is3 the owner of Olsen Fuel years before joining before buildingAl hisSeckinger first 3 years joining Branded Imagebefore building his first cast an informed ballot, you can helpis a ensure RefinedCooperative Fuel Sales in and Marketing atCooperative Association Manager repreRefined FuelRefined Salesthe and Marketing atMarketing Association Manager repreFuel Sales and at Association Manager repren retail K&H as the Vice family owned and operated Omaha, NE, office for Iowa State University family and owned has been and in operated retail the Omaha, NE, office for Iowa State University and has been in retail MaxYield 1999. convenience store north of MaxYield Cooperative in 1999. convenience store north of Core-Mark. He has been Compliance Manager at Unified Core-Mark. He has been Compliance Manager at Unified Supply, along withBarb, his wife K&H Cooperative as the Vice ly, Inc. alongInc. with his wife andBarb, and New Century FS of Ames, IA. New senting Kwik Trip Inc. in New Century FS of Ames,OilIA. senting Kwik Trip Inc. in 984. business serving the energy Western based out agriculture sales and business service serving since 1984. energy Western Oil Inc,that based agriculture sales and service since New Century FSInc, ofNew Ames, IA. NewContracting senting Kwik Tripthe Inc. in with Core-Mark/Farner-BockHe worked in theFuel grain Cedar He worked inwith the grain Cedar Rapids. President of President Retail Operations theout board is composed of individuals with the1984. Core-Mark/Farner-BockServices. Unified Contracting Services. Unified of Retail Operations son Jared. Olsen Supply in is based in Rapids. ared. Olsen Fuel Supply is based Century FS operates more than 38 Washington, D.C., the three Century FS operates more than 38 Washington, D.C., the three needs of the Tri-State area before of Valentine, NE. He started needs of the Tri-State area of Valentine, NE. He started department before taking the department taking the Century FS operates more than 38 Washington, D.C., the three in 2021. He has also served as for 34industry years.in 1999 where provides ground up1893 installations en Co. in for 34 years. 1999experience, provides ground uptoinstallations in 2021. He has alsosince served as 15 active en Co. in Atlantic, IA and serves customers throughtic, IA and serves customers throughin 1992 and values effective1893 theretail since 15 active the industry inskills, where He started in the petroleum industry inthey 1992 He started inneeded the petroleum industry in 1992 Energy Teamretail Leader position Teamretail Leader position believes in being state involved He believes in being involved branded fueling stationsHe and governments theywithEnergy branded fueling stations and state governments theywith branded fueling stations andfor state governments General Manager forManager Best Oil, fuel underground and for underground and business in 1998. General for Best Oil, outinSouthwest Iowa. Keith is a graduate of n 1998. outhwest Iowa. Keith is a graduate of and propane bulk plants he worked for Rite Way Oil & and purchased his fuel existing and propane business bulk in 1998. plants he worked for Rite Way Oil & and purchased his existing 2004. After a merger in 2021 and supporting the advocain 2004. After a merger in 2021 and supporting the advocamarkets refined and renewable fuels, operate in (IA, WI and MN) markets refined and refined renewable fuels, operate in (IA, WI and MN) WI and MN) markets and renewable fuels, operate in ly oversee FUELIowa strategy and operations. VP of Operations VP of at Operations atlocated CHS in Iowa, has involved aboveground fuel systems, tank involved aboveground fuel systems, tank Iowa University and has been in retail and Wade Gas been Co, Inc., forcy16efforts yearsof FUELIowa The supplies located customers in (IA, Iowa, with Illinois and Wade has Gas been Co, Inc., for 16 years The business supplies customers with State University and been in retail he State now serves ashas Energy cy efforts of FUELIowa as CHS the he Illinois now serves as Energy asbusiness the bulk and packaged lubricants, and and all the trade organizations bulk and packaged lubricants, and and all the trade organizations bulk and packaged lubricants, and and all the trade organizations d Rochester, and Retail/Energy Wisconsin. He has been before the company was refined fuels, lubricants, Wisconsin. DEF He fluid, has and been before the company was refined fuels, lubricants, DEF fluid, and Manager for NEW Cooperavoice for all members. Manager for NEW Cooperavoice for all members. Rochester, and Retail/Energy with sales and merchandisremovals, cathodic protection with sales and merchandisremovals, cathodic protection agriculture sales and service since 1984. ulture sales and service since 1984. propane to customers they are involved in. He has propane to customers in Central Iowa, they areOlsen involved in. He hasoiltransport ansport tive propane to customers in Central Iowa, they are involved in. He involved in the oil and gasthey sold Western Oil in 2015. propane. Fuel involved also provides in the and gashas sold toCore-Mark/Western Oil in 2015. propane. Olsen Fuel also providestruck transport where they operate 6 in Central tive where operate 6 to VP Iowa, with Country Pride CooperVP with Country Pride Coopering while at Core-Mark/testing/installation, vacuum truck ing while at testing/installation, vacuum d Northwest stores, Iowa, and beyond.Don As currently a of his career Northwest in 11 yearsstores, Iowa, and beyond. Asbeyond. a spent ofrefined his career inhis11career for theconvenience past services of years biofuels, industry forfuels, the of past and years in services ofparticipation biofuels, refined fuels,the and A high level of member sends convenience 25 serves spent on the 26 yearsindustry 25 Don currently serves on the 26 Northwest Iowa, and As a spent 26 years ative. ative. 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He feels working together with to share my favorite hobby, being leaders to ensure the & Energy has observed many changes inwhile the tohobby, Convention with compliance, rule making, & Energy Convention with compliance, rule making, has Keith observed many changes inmembers the continue wants to advocate for serving on several Boards such wants to advocate for members while serving on several Boards such ns, decisions made today have company ops and wholeour members, other decisions trade associations, made today have our members, other trade associations, wants to advocate for members while serving on several Boards such company ops and wholeChad currently serves on the Chad currently serves on the experiences and thoughts experiences and thoughts grandpa. grandpa. industry over the years, but he feels the try over the years, but he feels the (UMCS) Committee, interpreting regulations, and (UMCS) Committee, interpreting regulations, and he helpingboard shape that with will any interested member as WPMCA / SIGMA NATSO, helping shape that will any interested as WPMCA /asSIGMA /impacts NATSO, positive/impacts on the board saleshape petroleum sites, and our legislators positive is imperative toon thethe and our legislators is imperative to the FUELIowa of legislation directors FUELIowa of legislation directors with helping legislation that will member WPMCA / SIGMA / NATSO, sale petroleum sites, basic principles still apply, providing principles still apply, providing representing Iowa’s interest presenting at UST professional representing Iowa’s interest presenting at UST professional Ballots must be postmarked by December 15, future ofWisconsin our industry in enjoyed Western Oil Transportation is success of our industry. future of our industry in Western Oil Transportation is success of our industry. and has enjoyed his timefor on years to and has his time on and working on developing and working on developing benefit the industry come. NACS Fuels Institute, benefit the industry for years to come. NACS Fuels Institute, Wisconsin benefit the industry for years to come. NACS Fuels Institute, Wisconsin consumers with quality petroleum products Iowa.” also a common carrier for Iowa.” also a common carrier for umers with quality petroleum products in the joint convention. licensing courses. In 2020, she in the joint convention. licensing courses. In 2020, she the board. He would like to the board. He would like to new revenue streams for our new revenue streams for our His 26 years in the petroleum industry Grocers Association, and His 26 years in petroleum Grocers Association, and Histhe 2660+ years in theindustry petroleum industry Grocers Association, and will be in aton the on the Keith currently as Vice on the Keithmembers currently assworn Vice 60+ locations. 2023. The new board to at serve others stores, continue to serve others inlocations. the stores, as most FUELIowa in acontinue safe manner and atinathe fair Theas most FUELIowa afe manner and a fair price. Theprice. created whatserves is now the Chair Complicreated whatserves is now the Chair Complihave given him insight into all the Fueling Minnesota. have given him insight into all the Fueling Minnesota. have given him insight into all the Fueling Minnesota. ould FUELIowa Board of Directors, and would FUELIowa Board of Directors, and would fuel industry. members fuel industry. Wade has served on members are. I lookance forward the January 2024 Division board meeting. implementation offaces. biofuels and are. I look forward nualcontinual implementation of industry biofuels and the faces. & Testing Division at Unified Wade has served on the ance & 10, Testing at Unified challenges our “The challenges our industry faces. “The ntinue challenges our enjoy industry Scott would the appreciate Scott would enjoy the appreciate your vote so he may continue to continuing to serve you on to continuing to“The serve you on your vote so he may continue higher ethanol blends is critical to our er ethanol blends is critical to our FUELIowa board and expanding to FUELIowa board and further their to mbers GROWMARK system values our GROWMARK system values our Joe is currently Chairman opportunity to learn from our to our association andservices its members opportunity to learn from to serveexpanding our association andservices its members the FUELIowa Board Joe of is currently the Chairman the values FUELIowa Boardfurther of serve GROWMARK system Joethe is their currently the Chairman marketers. He membership feelstogether workingfor together with eters. HeFUELIowa feels working with continues to look forward to meet industry needs. continues to look forward to meet industry needs. the association and help throughout the state. When he’s not the association and help throughout the state. When he’s not Directors and would appreciDirectors and would appreciongoing of the FUELIowa Board and FUELIowa is membership for ongoing for ongoing of the FUELIowa Board and isBoard and is FUELIowa membership of the FUELIowa Treatwith your vote with thetogravity it deserves. A list ding our members, other associations, servethe thewith membership tending to business, he enjoys spending servethe the membership tending business, he enjoys spending members, other trade associations, ate your vote.” ate yourwith vote.” supporting convenience supporting convenience commitment to trade working with state asking for your consideration commitment to working state asking for your consideration commitment to working with state asking for your consideration n! his 24 years of experience in time with his energetic grandchildren! his 24 years of experience in time with his energetic grandchildren! and and our legislators is imperative to our legislators is imperative to the She is currently serving She currently servingare asavailthe and petroleum industry as a in and petroleum industry ascandidates a federal representatives in the to continue to serve on the and federal representatives in to continue to continue serve onasthe of the andistheir biographies and federal representatives to tothe serve on the the industry. the industry. success of our industry.

ess of ouraddition industry.to the public,” said Stauffer, “FUELIowa is a strong voice of reason Keithand currently serves as Vice on the currently serves asan Vice Chair on Chair the does outstanding job reachBoard of Directors, and would owaFUELIowa Board of Directors, and would ing out to its members for feedback appreciate vote socontinue heissues.” may continue eciate your voteyour so he may on ongoing and future to serve our association and itswith members ve our association its members Because ofand Jason’s history throughout state. When he’simpornot ghout the state.the When he’s not the GROWMARK, he knows tending to of business, enjoys spending ng to business, heuniting enjoyshe spending tance to a common goal with his energetic grandchildren! with time his energetic grandchildren! and making sure our voice is heard on legislative issues affecting our industry. 18

President the Iowa Petroleum member ofto the FUELIowa Board of FUELIowa. He will addition to the public,” said Stauffer,said Stauffer, Board of of FUELIowa. will addition the public,” Board ofHe FUELIowa. He willmember of the FUELIowa Equipment AssociaBoard. continue to take the responsi“FUELIowaBoard. is“FUELIowa a strong voice of reason continue toContractors take the responsiis a strong voice of reason continue toAssocia take the responsition. She takes pride in being bility of your Board very and does anand outstanding job reachbility of your Board very does an outstanding job reachbility of your Board very extremely knowledgeable all seriously, being dedicated to ing out to itsing members formembers feedback seriously, being dedicated to out to its for feedback seriously, beingof dedicated to aspects of state and federal UST making the best decisions and on ongoing on and future issues.” making the best decisions and ongoing and future issues.” making the best decisions and system requirements, asDifference” they “Making A Difference” for all Because of Jason’s with history with “Making A Difference” for all are for all Becausehistory of Jason’s “Making A ever changing. Cara is eager the members and companies GROWMARK, he knows the importhe members and companies GROWMARK, he knows the importhe members andto companies bring her extensive experience of FUELIowa. tance of uniting to a common goal of FUELIowa. tance of uniting to a common goal of FUELIowa. and and makingand suremaking our voice is heard on is heard sure our voice on dedication to better serve all members of FUELIowa. legislative issues affecting ouraffecting industry.our industry. legislative issues 18

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President of the Iowa Petroleum able on the following pages. Associa Equipment Contractors Association. She takes pride in being extremely knowledgeable of all #TogetherWeFUELIowa aspects of state and federal UST system requirements, as they are ever changing. Cara is eager to bring her extensive experience and dedication to better serve all members of FUELIowa. F U E L I O WA // w w w. F U E L I o w a . c o m

M EMBER HAPPE N IN GS FU E LI OWA M E M B E RS I N THE N E WS Chevron to buy Hess Corp for $53

1.3 million bpd, putting it neck and neck with Exxon's projected shale output following its Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD.N) acquisition.

billion in all-stock deal Source: Reuters

HOUSTON, Oct 23 - Chevron (CVX.N) has agreed to buy Hess (HES.N) for $53 billion in stock to gain a bigger U.S. oil footprint and a stake in rival Exxon Mobil's (XOM.N) massive Guyana discoveries, the latest in a series of blockbuster U.S. oil combinations.

The combined company will expand Chevron's oil production in less risky regions by adding to its output in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and by bringing it into the Bakken shale in North Dakota. The deal gives Chevron a 30% stake in the Exxon and CNOOC (0883.HK) Stabroek oil block in Guyana, which is expected to triple to more than 1.2 million bpd by 2027.

previously been partners in U.S. Gulf of Mexico fields, and regularly discussed their business, Wirth told Reuters.

He said the combined companies expect to generate about $1 billion in cost synergies within a year of its closing.

"This is a discussion that goes back a number of years over a variety of conversations in person, on the phone and over dinners," Wirth said.

Chevron said it would sell between $15 billion to $20 billion in assets and plans to spend between $19 billion and $21 billion a year on major projects after the deal closes.

Goldman Sachs was the lead adviser to Hess while Morgan Stanley was the lead adviser to Chevron. Shares sold off in midday trading on Monday with Chevron down 3.3% at $161.25 and Hess falling about 1% to $161.33. Both companies' share track crude oil prices, which dropped on Monday.

Once the it closes around the first half of 2024, the Hess CEO will join Chevron's board of directors. "We've got too many CEOs per BOE (barrels of oil equivalent), so consolidation is natural," said Wirth, adding the world could expect to see other oil deals.

Wirth said. The consolidation, however, has drawn rebuke from environmentalists who see it undercutting climate goals. “With this deal, Chevron is betting on the failure of the Paris Climate Agreement,” said Mark van Baal, the founder of Follow This, an activist shareholder group. "Big Oil needs to change or Paris will fail," he added, referring to 2015 Paris Agreement to limit global warming. Reporting by Mrinalika Roy in Bengaluru and Sabrina Valle in Houston; Editing by Nivedita Bhattacharjee, Sriraj Kalluvila, Nick Zieminski and Marguerita Choy

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The Chevron deal announced on Monday and a $60 billion acquisition by Exxon earlier this month will add years of oil and gas production to the two top U.S. producers' portfolios, much of it from U.S. shale. And the deals will leave European oil rivals that had shifted their focus to renewable energy further behind in fossil fuels. "This is great for energy security: It brings together two great American companies," said Chevron CEO Michael Wirth, who has bulked up the company's shale oil and gas holdings by acquiring U.S. rivals PDC Energy and Noble Energy.

"This deal is all about the worldclass Guyana asset, which is by far the crown jewel in the Hess portfolio," wrote Capital One Securities analysts in a note. Guyana has emerged as one of the world's fastest growing oil province following more than 11 billion barrels of oil and gas discoveries since 2015. CEO John Hess said the government of Guyana and Exxon would welcome Chevron's entry into the country's oil fields. John Hess told Reuters he has been in talks with Wirth for about two years. "We eventually talked about each other's companies and the strategic fit," Hess said.

The combination of Hess, PDC and Noble will bring Chevron's total oil and gas output to about 3.7 million barrels per day (bpd). It will expand The executives have known each Chevron's shale output by 40% to other for many years, having

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Chevron offered 1.025 of its shares for each Hess share, or about $171 per share, implying a premium of about 4.9% to the stock's last close. The total deal value is $60 billion, including debt. The deal follows Exxon's rapidfire deals since July for top U.S. shale producer Pioneer and Denbury (DEN.N). Those $64-billion combined transactions put Exxon atop U.S. shale and cemented the firm's nascent carbon storage business. RBC analysts said they were surprised by the deal timing, and had expected Chevron to bide its time after Exxon's mega deal. The deal faces regulatory reviews, but Wirth said he is not expecting anti-trust concerns. F U E L I O WA // w w w. F U E L I o w a . c o m

The recent oil deals are a financial flex by U.S. oil and gas companies that have kept investing in fossil fuels as European rivals turned their attention to renewable fuels. Chevron and Exxon accumulated huge profits from strong energy prices and demand since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

2023 Program

Delta Dental of Iowa Foundation supports new water bottle filling stations for 18 Iowa schools and centers and 21 Iowa parks and trails.

Chevron said it tends to ramp up its share repurchases to the top of its $20 billion annual range, if oil prices remain high, and will increase its annual shareholder dividend by 8%. Chevron will increase buybacks by $2.5 billion after the transaction, Wirth said. "Shareholders of both companies will benefit from the stronger free cash flow that will more than double over the next five years,"

In the seventh year of the Rethink Your Drink program, Delta Dental of Iowa Foundation announces funding to support new Elkay water bottle filling stations for 18 Iowa schools and centers, along with 21 Iowa community spaces, parks, 21

and trails. Delta Dental of Iowa Foundation, along with public and private partners, invested nearly $300,000 toward the 2023 program. Rethink Your Drink was initially launched to support Iowa schools by installing eco-friendly water bottle filling stations and promoting water as a healthy choice for students and staff. In 2022, the program was expanded to include Iowa community parks, trailheads, and gathering areas to make drinking water more accessible for those participating in outdoor recreational activities. “Rethink Your Drink is an impactful program for our Iowa schools and communities by making water more accessible to individuals throughout the day and keeping hydration top-of-mind,” said Suzanne Heckenlaible, executive director, Delta Dental of Iowa Foundation. “We continue to partner with the Healthiest State Initiative 5-2-1-0 Healthy Choices Count to promote replacing sugary and sweetened beverages with water. The Rethink Your Drink program provides a visible and meaningful way to impact the oral and overall health of Iowans directly.”

will impact more than 126,000 Iowans. Since Delta Dental created the Rethink Your Drink program in 2017, more than $2.1 million has been invested to place 432 filling stations across Iowa, impacting more than 319,000 students, staff, and community members. The Rethink Your Drink program is funded by Delta Dental of Iowa Foundation and supported by the Healthiest State Initiative, Iowa Department of Health & Human Services, Iowa Public Health Association, Iowa Department of Education, and Central Sales, Inc.

bp Inks $100M Deal to Boost EV Charging Network

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network, according to bp. The pact is part of bp's plans to invest up to $1 billion in EV charging across the United States by 2030. Beginning in 2024, the charging units will be rolled out to key sites across the bp family of brands, including TravelCenters of America, Thorntons, ampm and Amoco, as well as at bp pulse's large-scale Gigahub charging sites in major metropolitan areas

Starting next year, Tesla chargers will be installed at key locations across the bp pulse network.

across the industry, in areas including

Holdings LLC in 2015. Four years later,

real estate, charging technology

EG Group acquired Cumberland Farms

Community Giveback Program

and automakers, to advance EV

and moved its EG America subsidiary's

Source: Convenience Store News

infrastructure growth across the U.S.,

headquarters to Westborough, Mass.

Hertz locations, as part of previously announced collaborations. The first installation sites have been

charging experience we know our

Prior to joining Gulf, Petrowski was

customers demand," said Sujay

president of Louis Dreyfus Energy

Sharma, CEO bp pulse Americas.

Services in the early to mid-1990s,

"We remain open and committed to

followed by president and CEO of

expanding alliances with EV industry

Consolidated Natural Gas Energy from

leaders even further and we look

1997 to 2000.

customer depots.

number of EV drivers across the country

Most recently, Petrowski joined Fort

to our network."

Worth-based Yesway, operator of 420state footprint, as a senior advisor and

Long-Time Convenience Industry

member of the company's executive

Executive Joseph Petrowski Passes

committee.

Away "Joe's proven track record, decades of experience, and industry connections He most recently served as senior advisor and member of Yesway's executive committee.

on LinkedIn. "We have lost not only a colleague but also a mentor and a

advances our ambition to delivering

more convenience stores across bp's network. In a new deal, bp's EV charging business, bp pulse, will acquire ultrafast charging hardware units from Tesla for $100 million. The investment will facilitate the expansion of the bp pulse public network across the United States, while also enabling support chargers at their private depots. This marks the first time the hardware

sites on and off the highway, this collaboration with Tesla will bring fast and reliable charging to EV drivers when and where they need it." Tesla ultra-fast chargers, which have an output of 250 kW, will be branded, installed and operated by bp pulse. The chargers will be fitted with Tesla's Magic Dock, which is compatible with both North American Charging Standard and Combined Charging System connectors. "This is another example of how bp pulse is collaborating with leaders

Yesway portfolio. His vision, leadership,

chairman and CEO of Yesway, wrote

charging infrastructure in the U.S. and

network of convenience and mobility

executed our strategy to build the

Yesway into what it is today," Tom Trkla,

ambitions for high speed, open access

HOUSTON — Electric vehicle (EV)

management team and me as we

played a pivotal role in shaping

is a major step forward in our

bp pulse. "Combined with our vast

were invaluable to Yesway's senior

and commitment to excellence

with Tesla's industry-leading hardware

said Richard Bartlett, global CEO of

$100,000 to help support localized festivals and events.

plus convenience stores across a nine-

"Strengthening the bp pulse network

an exceptional customer experience,"

A customer’s hometown could win

forward to welcoming the growing

identified in Houston, Phoenix, Los Angeles, Chicago and Washington,

Cenex Connects With Local Roots for

and to deliver the fast and reliable

and at third-party locations, such as

deployed at select bp pulse fleet

for EV fleet customers by deploying

The addition of the 39 water bottle filling stations installed in Iowa schools, centers and communities

for an independent EV charging

D.C. Tesla's chargers will also be

charging stations are coming to

Sugary drinks are a leading source of added sugar in our diets. A high intake of sugar among children is associated with being overweight, displacement of milk consumption, and dental cavities. Water is a zero-calorie healthy alternative to sugary drinks that is championed through the Rethink Your Drink program.

for Tesla's chargers will be purchased

friend. Joe's legacy will continue to FORT WORTH, Texas — The convenience store and fuel retailing lost industry veteran Joseph Petrowski, who recently passed away. From 2005 through 2013, Petrowski served as CEO and as a member of the board of directors of the Cumberland Farms Gulf Oil Group, a diversified petroleum and retail convenience store holding company that was located in 29 states with more than 7,000 employees and $15 billion in annual revenues. Cumberland Farms Gulf Oil Group split in 2015 when the Haseotes family, owner of Cumberland Farms, sold Gulf Oil LP to Chelsea Petroleum Products F U E L I O WA // w w w. F U E L I o w a . c o m

inspire us, and his contributions to the industry will be remembered for years to come." Petrowski, a Harvard University graduate, was a member of the board of South Jersey Industries, a publicly traded natural gas utility and national energy merchant, a member of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston's Advisory Council, a trustee of both Boston College High School and Trinity Catholic Schools, and served on the board of the Society of Independent Gasoline Marketers (SIGMA). He is survived by his wife and other family members.

- INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, Minn. — Cenex, the energy brand of CHS Inc., launched Hometown Throwdown, a contest focused on encouraging individuals and organizations to share what makes their hometown festival unique. Qualifying festivals have a chance to win up to $100,000 to bring the celebration to the next level. Hometown Throwdown was inspired by the Cenex brand's history of giving back to the communities it calls home, the company stated. Currently operating more than 1,400 retail locations across 19 states, Cenex has given more than $500,000 in grants to help fund dozens of community projects, including the improvement of aging baseball fields, providing athletic workshops in schools and supporting local food shelters. "At Cenex, we have always made it a priority to celebrate and support our local communities where our valued retailers and dealers call home. This new social contest, Hometown Throwdown, does just that and so much more," said Mimi Berlin, expert marketing and communications specialist, energy, at CHS Inc. "It highlights the unique celebrations that bring our local communities together and fosters community pride. We are excited to launch the Hometown Throwdown contest to enable 23

consumers to celebrate the festivals

An Ohio native, Lower graduated

Mike has made during his professional

that are near and dear to their hearts."

from Muskingum University and joined

journey from marketing representative

Federated Insurance as a marketing

to CEO. He has been instrumental in

The entry period for the competition

representative in Ohio in 1999. Over the

numerous organizational achievements

started Oct. 3 and will run until Dec.

years, he has held all leadership roles

over the years and embodies the very

15. Individuals and organizations can

in the company’s Marketing function,

best of our culture. We will be forever

nominate their festival by posting a

leading to him being named Director

grateful for his and Jo Anne’s service.”

photo to Facebook, Instagram or

of Marketing in 2017. He has also

TikTok while tagging Cenex Stores'

overseen Federated’s Association Risk

social media accounts and using

Management Services Department,

Sinclair Oil Raises Nearly $1 Million for

the hashtags "#PoweredLocally"

as well as its Marketing Administration

Folds of Honor

and "#Contest." Nominations can

and Incentives areas. Most recently,

also be submitted online through the

he has served as President and

Hometown Throwdown online entry

Chief Operating Officer and chaired

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—Sinclair Oil

form.

Federated’s Operations Team, with

announced that its fall giving

responsibility for the company’s

campaign, Fueling Folds of Honor,

Once the entry period has closed,

Marketing, Field Services, Underwriting,

raised nearly one million dollars to

three finalists will be announced in April

Information Services, and Association

support the children and spouses of

2024 and voting will begin. The grand

Risk Management Services functions,

fallen or disabled veterans and first

prize winner will be revealed in May

as well as its Life Operations and

responders by providing educational

and receive $100,000 for their festival.

Agency Operations.

scholarships.

As President and Chief Executive

From September 12 through October

Officer, Lower will now also assume

16, 2022, a portion of fuel purchased

To be eligible, festivals must be run

greater responsibility for Federated’s

at participating Sinclair stations was

by a local chamber of commerce,

Claims, Actuarial, and Human

set aside for Folds of Honor through

municipality, downtown commission,

Resources functions.

the generous support of Sinclair-

The remaining two finalists will receive $25,000 each.

community-oriented nonprofit group

Committed to Quality.

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OMAHA

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DES MOINES

branded retail partners and Sinclair Oil

or other similar organization. Festivals

“Nick is among the most driven,

customers. It is estimated that more

must take place in the following states:

disciplined, and dedicated individuals

than 180 educational scholarships of

Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa,

to walk our halls,” Fetters stated. “As

$5,000 each will go to families of fallen

Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota,

a proven leader with extraordinary

veterans in areas served by Sinclair

Montana, Missouri, Nebraska, North

character, Nick energizes and elevates

stations.

Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South

performance among us all. He brings

Dakota, Texas, Washington, Wisconsin

a wealth of experience, operational

“Words cannot express how grateful

and Wyoming.

knowledge, and a deep care for

and humbled we are by the actions

Federated people and clients to this

of our Sinclair family during this

role. Nick and his wife Jessica will

campaign,” said Jack Barger, senior

Federated Insurance Appoints New

continue to reside in Owatonna and

vice president of marketing for HF

Chief Executive Officer

serve as phenomenal ambassadors

Sinclair. “Together I believe we have

for Federated Insurance, the value

done something meaningful for the

we bring to clients, the career

next generation, and we’re honored

Owatonna, MN – Federated

opportunity we provide employees,

by how our station partners embraced

Insurance® Chairman Jeff Fetters

and the investments we make in our

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community.”

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organization’s new President and Chief

“This leadership transition also marks

Executive Officer effective January 1,

the end of a remarkable, 42-year

2024, upon the retirement of its current

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consumers to celebrate the festivals

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that are near and dear to their hearts."

from Muskingum University and joined

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to CEO. He has been instrumental in

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representative in Ohio in 1999. Over the

numerous organizational achievements

started Oct. 3 and will run until Dec.

years, he has held all leadership roles

over the years and embodies the very

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in the company’s Marketing function,

best of our culture. We will be forever

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of Marketing in 2017. He has also

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INSIDE THE BELTWAY

EMA Meets with White House OMB to Discuss Proposed Bulk Plant Vapor Recovery Rule EMA met with the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) this week to make certain a recent EPA proposed rulemaking contains language eliminating small business energy marketers from installing expensive vapor recovery equipment at their bulk plants with gasoline storage. All major agency rulemakings, including EPA’s vapor recovery proposal must go through OMB for final approval. The OMB has the authority to order changes to a proposed rulemaking before it is finalized. Last June, the EPA proposed a new hazardous pollutant air emissions standard to control gasoline vapors at downstream gasoline bulk plants. The proposed rule would require

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nearly every bulk plant with gasoline storage to be equipped with vapor recovery systems on storage tanks, loading racks and cargo tank vehicles. A prohibitively expensive cost that many energy marketers would avoid by eliminating gasoline bulk storage altogether. The rule would accomplish this by reducing the current threshold trigger for compliance with vapor recovery equipment from 20,000 gallons of gasoline or more per day of actual gasoline throughput, to a maximum design capacity daily throughput of 4,000 gallons or more of gasoline. EMA opposes the change because while virtually every bulk plant can theoretically pump more than 4,000 gallons of gasoline per day, actual daily gasoline throughput at downstream bulk plants is typically far less. EMA met with the EPA earlier this year to oppose the proposed daily throughput trigger. At EMA’s request a bipartisan group of 84 members of Congress sent a letter to EPA supporting EMA’s position on the proposed rule. The Small Business Administration’s Office of Small Business Advocacy also weighed in on EMA’s behalf. As a result, EMA has had productive conversations with the EPA and recommended a new trigger of 4,000 gallons or more of actual gasoline throughout per day averaged over 365 days. This trigger would eliminate all bulk plants with gasoline throughput of 1,460,000 gallons or less per year from vapor recovery requirements. EMA told the EPA that this new trigger would be acceptable since nearly all bulk

plants have gasoline throughputs of less than 1,460,000 per year, relieving small business energy marketers from expensive compliance requirements. EMA urged the OMB to make certain the alternative throughput trigger language favorable to downstream energy marketers is included in the final rulemaking. The EPA is expected to issue a final rulemaking by February 2024.

Continue to Urge Congress to Support the Credit Card Competition Act! EMA continues to urge all jobbers and retailers to reach out to their Senators and ask them to VOTE YES on the Credit Card Competition Act. This bill would reduce swipe fees and allow retailers a choice of network to handle the transaction through competition which would save Americans and businesses around $15 billion in swipe fees per year. Our industry’s share of that comes to around $9,000 per store per year.

EMA State Associations Call on President Biden to Abandon Misguided Menthol Ban On Tuesday, 47 state and regional energy marketing trade associations representing tens of thousands of small businesses united in a single voice to oppose a federal ban on menthol cigarettes. The FDA is concluding a federal rulemaking

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process to ban menthol as a characterizing flavor in cigarettes and has submitted its rule to the Office of Management and Budget. The FDA is already failing to enforce the tobacco market in the United States as illicit tobacco trafficking continues to fuel a multibilliondollar criminal enterprise. Beyond the lucrative criminal cigarette trade, the FDA’s failure to enforce its ban on flavored vapes has led to a flood of illegal, disposable vapes manufactured in China and marketed to children.

of the New England Convenience Store & Energy Marketers Association, which represents thousands of merchants throughout New England said, “Tobacco bans and taxes don’t change consumer demand. These bad policies steal from hardworking American small businesses and fund violent crime. At a time when we are already struggling as a nation to police our international borders, a nationwide menthol ban will pour fuel on a raging fire.”

Traci Nelson, president of the West Virginia Oil Marketers & Grocers Association (OMEGA), said, “At a time when small businesses continue to struggle amidst the headwinds of inflation and a flagging economy, the last thing the retailers of West Virginia need is policy that will take revenue out of our stores and give it to the criminal market. We deserve more than this from our elected officials, but they continue to kick us while we’re down.”

A menthol prohibition will drive legitimate transactions out of stores and into the illicit market, hurting small businesses and funding violent crime. The criminal sale of tobacco has been proven to fund violent gangs, organized crime, Mexican drug cartels, and international terrorism. There is no scientific evidence to support a nationwide public health policy that would treat menthol cigarettes differently than other cigarettes. Nonetheless, the controversial policy proposal, advanced by special interest groups that have threatened the federal government with litigation, will create the largest prohibition of a legal adult product in modern history. As menthol cigarettes are the product of choice for smokers in communities of color, the policy will disproportionately impact those communities. Peter Brennan, the executive director F U E L I O WA // w w w. F U E L I o w a . c o m

Amanda Gray, executive director of the Arizona Petroleum Marketers Association, representing thousands of merchants throughout Arizona, said, “As a border state, we see the harmful effects of misguided bans and taxes every day as criminals traffic illegal products, counterfeit goods, and other contraband across our border to exploit foolish regulation. A ban on menthol cigarettes is a billion-dollar gift to Mexican cartels. We can’t stand by and let this happen.”

Peter Krueger, of Fueling Nevada, said, “History shows us that prohibition policies are doomed to failure and a nationwide menthol ban would be the biggest prohibition of the 21st century. How can our lawmakers push to legalize cannabis to remedy the harmful war on drugs while simultaneously seeking to criminalize menthol cigarettes? A menthol ban won’t reduce consumer demand, but it will hurt small businesses while funding violent criminal enterprises and international smuggling syndicates.”

Rob Underwood, president of the Energy Marketers of America (EMA), said, “Banning the use of menthol in cigarettes would have a cascading effect on companies who supply fuel to independently owned and operated small business gas stations. Retailers will likely be unable to pay for their next load of fuel and pay for EV charging equipment due to the potential major revenue loss from a menthol flavor ban.” Tobacco bans and taxes don’t work. Enlightened public health 29

policy supports harm reduction as a strategy. Many countries have embraced less harmful alternatives to smoking instead of resorting to total prohibition. Places like the United Kingdom have established government-funded programs that are proven to be more effective in assisting smokers to quit. A potential federal menthol ban has implications that reach far beyond policy. Prohibition of menthol cigarettes will negatively impact the economy, public health, and the countless families relying on small businesses. The trade associations urge that the White House consider these broad consequences before causing irreparable harm.

Inside the Beltway – November 10, 2023 The biggest news in Washington broke Thursday afternoon as Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) announced he would not run for re-election in 2024. This move virtually hands Republicans an extra Senate seat in red West Virginia and likely a minimum 50 seats in the Senate come 2025. Though, a potential Republican Senate majority could increase with former President Trump expected to be at the top of the ticket. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and John Tester (D-MT) are both defending seats in states where Trump won in 2016 and 2020. Senate seats are also up for grabs in presidential swing states – Arizona, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Nevada. To keep the Senate majority, Democrats would need to win all of these races plus the White House. While many look ahead to 2024, there remains much to be done this year. This was another typical legislative week in Washington with 30 30

a lot of talk but little action, and with one week until a government shutdown, this means next week should be extremely busy. If this week’s Congressional action is any indication, we are a long way from the finish line. For example, two of the House’s twelve annual appropriations bills had to be pulled from floor consideration when it became clear they would fail. This is especially concerning as the two bills – Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) and Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) – are not typically among the most controversial funding bills. But this is not a typical year. In the Senate, appropriators worked in a bipartisan fashion to craft legislation that is widely supported and fairly in-line with standard appropriations measures, which typically make incremental – not sweeping – changes to programs. The House, however, took a different approach, with the Republican majority going all in on some of its more right-wing members. As a result, the legislation is almost entirely partisan and, in some cases, seemingly impossible to pass given House Republican’s narrow majority. Appropriations leaders illustrated this issue, noting that some members will only support legislation containing specific parameters, while other members will only support legislation that excludes the same things. As a result, House Republicans may be forced to compromise with the Senate’s bipartisan legislation. All this to say that, with the government shutdown coming next Friday, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) may find himself in a similar situation to his predecessor Rep. Kevin McCarthy (RCA), as he is forced to reconcile the needs of his party with priorities that can actually pass the Senate and become law.

Meanwhile, Rep. Max Miller (ROH) introduced a bipartisan bill related to sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). If enacted, the Farm to Fly Act aims to increase production SAF within existing U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs, allow for greater collaboration, and ensure USDA’s SAF definitions reflect eligibility for American agricultural crops. The airlines are under intense pressure from investors to reduce their carbon footprint and their only option is to move towards SAF even though SAF results in a higher carbon footprint compared to both on-and-off road renewable diesel and biodiesel. Given that the current tax code favors SAF production over on-and-off road lower carbon fuel options, such as biodiesel and renewable diesel fuel, EMA opposes the legislation. While appropriations legislation remains the focus, we are seeing Congress begin to punt important legislation. This week, House and Senate Agriculture Committee leaders announced the 2023 Farm Bill will not receive a vote this year and will be extended into fall 2024. While Congressional leaders stated the Farm Bill will be a priority in 2024, and will pass, there is no certainty when Congress attempts to move legislation months before a presidential election.

TSA Warns CDL Drivers to Apply Early for HME Renewals or Risk Temporary Loss of Operating Authority

Drivers seeking to renew or obtain a hazardous material endorsement (HME) must undergo a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) security threat assessment. The security threat assessment includes driver security and criminal background checks and fingerprinting. Typically, the threat assessment process takes 45 days. However, TSA is recommending that all applicants for hazardous material endorsement (HME) renewals or first-time enrollments submit their applications and fingerprints at least 60 days prior to their expiration date. The TSA is experiencing increased demand for HME renewals and new enrollments and the processing times for applicants are exceeding the normal 45-day turnaround period. Drivers applying for renewal outside the 60-day processing period risk temporary loss of their authority to haul hazardous materials.

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President Biden Invokes the Production Defense Act to Fund Domestic Manufacture of Electric Heat Pumps President Biden invoked the Defense Production Act, a Cold War era statute enabling the president to expedite materials and services to protect national security, in order to stimulate the domestic manufacture of residential heat pumps with $169 million in federal funding. The funding is part of the administration’s drive toward electrification to reverse climate change, which the White House has identified as a serious threat to national security. Essentially, the administration is using extraordinary wartime powers to promote a political domestic policy agenda designed to eliminate

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fossil fuels, including heating oil, propane and natural gas, in favor of electrification. The $169 million will go to 9 manufacturers of electric heat pump components to build domestic manufacturing facilities meant to replace foreign sourced components. While the $169 million represents a relatively small infusion of cash to stimulate the domestic manufacture of electric heat pumps, EMA nevertheless, opposes federal funding that favors one source of energy over all others. EMA is conferring with national, state and regional energy industry stakeholders to develop a coordinated response to this latest attack on fossil fuels. EMA will also engage with Congress and relevant federal agencies to voice its opposition to picking winners and losers in the development of national energy policy.

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to handle the transaction through competition which would save Americans and businesses around $15 billion in swipe fees per year. Our industry’s share of that comes to around $9,000 per store per year.

Congress In Disarray This week, Washington has been focused on one thing—whether or not the government will shut down in 8 days. In a normal year, Congressional appropriators aim to provide discretionary funds for all programs and departments of the Federal government through 12 annual spending measures that run from October 1 through September 30 of the following calendar year. Members use this process to modify the previous year’s funding levels and the specific terms controlling how those funds are spent, and they

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Make sure to have spare mats as well. Wet or worn mats will need to be changed out for fresh ones.

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Pick the Best Place for Floor Mats Building points of entry should have three lines of defense: a scraper mat, a combination scraper/wiper mat and additional wiper mats as needed. Each of these mats is critical to preventing water and dirt being tracked into buildings. Scraper mats help remove snow, slush and dirt from shoes. Combination scraper/wiper mats remove excess moisture, and additional wiper mats catch remaining contaminants. The walking distance across these entrance mats should be 20 feet at minimum. All mats should create a smooth, level walking surface with minimal gaps and overlaps. Use pressure sensitive adhesive or edge taping to secure mats in place. Maintain Your Mats Floor mat maintenance is not

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