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Wednesday, 08/01/2007 |
First Lady Gayle Manchin joined with the West Virginia Oil Marketers
& Grocers Association and the YMCAs of West Virginia today to
launch a campaign to help improve the health of West Virginia’s
children, representatives of the campaign announced.
Jan Vineyard, President of OMEGA, which represents convenience stores,
petroleum marketers and independent groceries, said, “We know all too
well that our state suffers from many chronic health problems. To help
stem this epidemic, we have embarked on a campaign to cover the tuition
costs for hundreds of West Virginia children to attend YMCA-sponsored
after-school programs across the state. We hope with the help of the
public, we can get our kids off the couch, out of the street and into
an environment that will help build a healthy and bright future.”
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Sunday, 06/17/2007 |
Gasoline prices are hovering around record highs, and so are oil
company profits. West Virginia gas retailers say they're struggling to
stay in business, however, all because of just one word: plastic.
Credit and debit card fees are eating more than ever from gas-sale
profit margins, says Michael Graney, president of the Belle-based One
Stop LLC convenience-store chain.
"It just seems unreasonable," he says. "That's a part of our business that consumers aren't aware of."
Filling stations often bear the brunt of drivers' ire over steep gas
prices, too often drawing verbal abuse, says Graney, whose chain has 45
outlets in the Charleston, Morgantown and Parkersburg areas as well as
in Southern West Virginia. Retailers are stuck, just like drivers, with
higher costs for gasoline, he says.
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Tuesday, 05/29/2007 |
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Few products travel as far or undergo as many changes before being
sold. Few products, consequently, derive their prices from so many
factors.
The $3.30 gallon of unleaded pumped this weekend at a
given Kanawha Valley filling station probably originated in the Persian
Gulf, more than 6,000 miles away, though much of it comes from Mexico,
Canada, Africa, the North Sea and domestic sources.
The reason gas costs as much as it does may be found at any point along the tortuous path it follows.
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Wednesday, 02/14/2007 |
According to a new report released by the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS), a majority of gas shopping consumers are in the dark about who owns America's convenience stores/gas stations and the amount of profit a gas retailer receives from the sale of a gallon of fuel.
Jan Vineyard, President of the West Virginia Oil Marketers & Grocers Association, an organization representing convenience stores and gas stations in West Virginia, said, "The NACS survey found that most Americans think major oil companies own and operate the majority of fueling stations in the United States and that profits made by gasoline retailers are much higher than they actually are."
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Wednesday, 01/24/2007 |
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We are proud to represent the more than 250 members of the West Virginia Oil Marketers & Grocers Association (OMEGA). Our membership, comprised of independent petroleum marketers, local convenience stores and hometown grocery stores, are the community businesses that provide jobs to state residents and keep West Virginia consumer’s money circulating in the community. On December 20, the Register Herald published an editorial entitled “Bottle tax would help curb littering”. This piece argued that “any deposit fee on bottles will go a long way toward cleaning up our state” and that the bottle “tax” is not, necessarily, a tax. |
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