Competition among convenience store chains has heated up as retailers battle to win over consumers by redefining and expanding the concept of convenience. As customers’ expectations of a convenience store have evolved, Break Time has adjusted to meet their needs. Break Time’s Marketing and Merchandising department is the team tasked with coordinating all the moving…
Rusty Coats, who has led our Big O Tires operations since he was hired in 2003, is retiring after decades of faithful service to the automotive industry. His career began in the early 70s at COMO Tire, where he worked with his father, Russ Coats, who owned and operated tire stores in Columbia and Jefferson…
Will Reniker, senior warehouse manager, was recently selected to receive the MFA Oil Executive MBA scholarship. This scholarship is granted through the MFA Oil Foundation to one employee per year in conjunction with the University of Missouri’s Trulaske execMBA program. Reniker has worked for MFA Oil for 14 years, working his way up from his…
Employees sent in dozens of questions for the management team prior to the last quarterly meeting. Several of the questions were answered in the meeting and shared via video. Here are a few more. What will MFA Oil look like in ten years?Mark Fenner, president and CEO – The company will likely be much larger and…
Employees from the Northeast and Northwest BPLP districts were recently recognized by their co-workers with the Peer Award. The award is given based on co-worker feedback to Mark Fenner, president & CEO, and Janice Serpico, chief human resources officer, during the Facetime with Fenner sessions. Northeast Award Winners Fred Trowbridge, BP/LP Area Manager, Fulton, Mo….
On June 5, MFA Oil President and CEO Mark Fenner received the Outstanding CEO Communicator award from the Cooperative Communicators Association (CCA) in Fort Worth, Texas. Mark was presented with the award at the annual CCA Institute. A panel of judges from the association reviewed each nominee and his/her commitment to effective communication as a…
Charlie Alexander has been named operations director for Big O Tires. He will oversee the company’s 19 stores. Prior to joining MFA Oil, Alexander worked in a number of roles at Big O Tires stores in Colorado. Most recently, he managed nine locations across the western half of the Centennial State. Alexander says he was…
The Fourth Annual MFA Oil Charity Golf Scramble and Concert raised $135,000 for Operation Homefront, a national nonprofit organization that provides emergency and financial assistance to the families of U.S. military service members and veterans. The event was held June 4 at The Club at Old Hawthorne in Columbia and featured 58 teams and a…
MFA Oil Company’s 2018 college scholarships have been awarded to the following: Bailey Tyler, daughter of Dawn Tyler, senior field training administrator for the BP/LP division, was selected to receive the C.F. Robertson Scholarship. Bailey attended El Dorado Springs High School, where she was the valedictorian and has been active in school and community activities…
The MFA Oil Foundation Board of Directors approved more than $120,000 in grants to 32 different organizations at the board meeting held Thursday, April 26, 2018. The full list of recipients and how they plan to use their grants follows: Helping Hands Food Distribution for Clark County, Wayland, Mo. – Repair walk-in freezer Gateway Industries…
MFA Oil Company has acquired George’s Gas Co., Inc., with operations in Berryville, Ark., Harrison Ark., and Springdale, Ark., effective April 30. “This purchase significantly strengthens our presence in northern Arkansas and the number of poultry farms George’s was serving in the area fits well with our expertise,” says Jon Ihler, MFA Oil vice president…
MFA Oil Company has acquired full ownership of Howard Electric – MFA Propane LLC in Fayette, Mo., effective May 1. Howard Electric – MFA Propane LLC was formed in 1999 as a collaboration between MFA Oil and Howard Electric Cooperative. MFA Oil does not plan to maintain an office in Fayette, but will instead service…