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Command Attention at NPGA

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BUSINESS OPERATIONS 19 Drugs in the Workforce

Positive Drug Tests Highest Since 2004

22 Foster Fuels : Emergency Response as a Business 32 NORA Plots Its Future 38 Dispatch & Communications Products : A Roundup

42 REG , Broco Oil to Blend Biodiesel

After upgrades , a terminal to serve the Northeast

44 American Energy Coalition Update

45 Becoming a ‘ Big Kid ’

A business grows , its needs change

HVAC / HYDRONICS 46 The Cheater Loop : Part 2

Columnist George Lanthier

50 Of Water and Air

Columnist Charles Bursey

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Survey : Hiring and Retaining Drivers , Techs

Veterans Command Attention at NPGA . From left : James Devens , former U . S . Army captain , now vice president of operations , Superior Plus Propane ; U . S . Army Major General Thomas Carden ; Jose Rene “ J . R .” Martinez , retired U . S . Army soldier , actor , author , motivational speaker , and NPGA keynote speaker ; Jesse Lord of A . R . M . Solutions , retired U . S . Army soldier , co-founder , Vets2Techs . Photo courtesy of Jesse Lord .

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