It was Friday the 13th when Chris Threlkeld heard that her employer was being acquired by MFA Oil Company in 1998. Despite learning she would be switching companies on a day that many associate with fear and unluckiness, Threlkeld’s change of employers proved serendipitous. More than 25 years later, she is retiring from the cooperative…
Ivah Purl, a fixture of the company’s operations in the Eldon, Mo., area, is retiring on Dec. 15. Purl has held a few roles with the company, including driver and plant manager, but for the bulk of his career, he has been a service technician. Tom Procter, BPLP western region vice president, was one of…
On Dec. 11, Charlie Alexander, vice president of Big O Tires operations, announced the promotion of Derek Albertson and Jesse Burg to the newly created position of regional operations manager. Stores within the Big O Tires division are grouped by territory, and those territories will now fall within a north and south region. In their…
On Dec. 11, Cassie Kimbell took on the new role of credit manager. She now oversees the company’s team of credit analysts. Kimbell has been with the company for nearly seven years and has held various credit analyst positions, including her most recent position of credit analyst III. Before joining MFA Oil, she worked at…
MFA Oil employees raised nearly $62,000 for charity while engaging in 2023 Week of Giving festivities from October 30 to Nov. 2. A company donation of $16,000 boosted the total to almost $78,000 that will be distributed to the Central Missouri Foster Care and Adoption Association, Central Missouri Stop Human Trafficking Coalition, Second Chance Animal Rescue,…
Two employees from the company’s bulk fuel and propane division are transitioning to sales. Jody Ipock and Philip Ogden are the co-op’s latest additions to its roster of business development representatives. They both report to Kyle Carroll, senior business development manager. Ipock, who will cover the Southeast sales territory, has been with MFA Oil for…
Cinda Lavery is retiring from Break Time on December 1 after serving as the Tipton store manager for the past 37 years. Lavery joined the Break Time team when her store was acquired by MFA Petroleum Company on July 31, 1986. She has managed the same convenience store (which was also a Colonial and Crown…
A Halloween-themed awards banquet celebrating successes in the company’s Big O Tires division was held in Osage Beach on Oct. 28. Charlie Alexander, vice president of Big O Tires operations, says he and his team were excited to gather and celebrate their 2023 performances. “Any chance we have to bring together all of our stores…
Congratulations to the following employees who were celebrated in 2023 for their years of service to the company. 35 Years Joe Case, Dir, BPLP OperationsNickie Turpin, Break Time Store Manager – Brookfield 30 Years Dan Boles, WH Driver – Mt. Vernon Distribution CenterStephen Ellis, Sr BPLP Maintenance Technician – Safety & MaintenanceCathy Geotz, Sr Area Manager, Break…
In 1988, a gallon of gas cost 90 cents and you could buy a dozen eggs for 65 cents. That year, Michael Jackson launched his first solo concert tour, the Doppler radar was invented, and moviegoers enjoyed classic films such as Rain Man, Coming to America and Die Hard at theaters. That same year, a…
On December 1, the company’s long-time warehouse truck service manager, Bob Powell, will retire. Powell, who joined the truck shop as a painter in 1986, worked in every position within the truck shop on his way to becoming manager in 1995. As the boss, Powell was not afraid to roll up his sleeves and tackle…
Two employees were recently promoted to plant management positions.