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Blue Rhino Corp.

is in the Energy Industry

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$258.2M
  • Private
  • US
Dow Jones Description

The Blue Rhino story began in 1994 with founder Billy Prim's goal of building a national brand of propane tank exchange that would capitalize on the growth in gas grill sales and year-round grilling. While safer and more convenient than refill, tank exchange represented a small percentage of the market at the time and was viewed as a commodity service. Blue Rhino has dramatically changed both those industry dynamics. A national distribution network was constructed, retailer partnerships were established, innovative, value-added features were built into the product, and a new brand was born. It was named Blue Rhino after the strong, tough, interesting and fun-loving animals Billy had admired on a trip to Africa. Today, Blue Rhino - a brand of Ferrellgas - is becoming a mainstay of the North American home, as the company has grown to offer even more valuable products and services. Blue Rhino continues to be the nation's leading tank exchange brand provided nationwide where gasoline, grills, and groceries are sold. But Blue Rhino is also a leading designer and marketer of barbecue grills, outdoor heaters, mosquito elimination appliances and other outdoor appliances.

Chairman & CEO
Billy D. Prim
Number of Employees 100
Contact Information

470 W Hanes Mill Rd Ste 200

Winston Salem, North Carolina 27105

bluerhino.com

(336) 659-6900

NAICS Code Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Bottled Gas) Dealers: 454312

Recent Events

  • Blue Rhino Guides Higher

    11/16/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

blue rhino corp. - All News and Analysis

  • Endless Summer

    - 2008-07-18

    Perhaps you aren't thinking about patio heaters just now, but if you live in a microclimate where the evenings are not just cool but downright chilly, you may be in the market. We probably all will be, far too soon. But if you aren't crazy about the industrial look of...

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  • San Diego Sizzles as Country's Top 'Cookout Capital'

    - 2008-05-22

    Blue Rhino Announces Annual List of Ideal Grilling Locations WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Blue Rhino, the leading brand of propane tank exchange, has announced the top 100 Cookout Capitals for 2008. This year, the nation's top Cookout Capital is San Diego, California - the only city to post a perfect...

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  • Praxair acquires Blue Rhino assets.(Praxair Canada)(Blue Rhino Global Sourcing L.L.C.)(mergers and acquisitions)(Brief article)

    - 2007-04-01

    Praxair Distribution, a division of Praxair Canada, has acquired the Canadian propane tank exchange business of Blue Rhino, a Ferrellgas Partners company. Under the agreement, Praxair acquired over 900 propane tank exchange display cages at retail locations across Canada. In addition, it will take over the...

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  • BPM-A Whole New World of Opportunity

    - 2007-01-01

    In the fast moving world in which we operate, there are many sources of frustration. How many times have you had a great idea, only to be beat out by your competition before you could bring it to fruition? Or worse, watched your competitors take advantage of an opportunity that...

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  • FERRELLGAS SOLUTION RENAISSANCE, A REBIRTH, THE

    - 2006-11-01

    Established in 1939, Ferrellgas is the second largest marketer of propane in the United States, including the largest provider of propane by branded tank exchange. Mr. Walsh made the following presentation, beginning on p.29, at the 19th World LP Gas Forum. Ferrellgas' propane distribution business consists principally of...

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  • Blue Rhino founder converts gas to H2O

    - 2006-09-01

    Billy Prim is trying to do with water what he did with gas. In 1994, he launched propane distributor Blue Rhino and nurtured it into a $250 million business. Last year, he started Winston-Salem-based Primo Water Corp., based on the concept that fueled Blue Rhino's success convenient locations where people...

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  • BPM: from the user's perspective

    - 2006-01-01

    Business process management solutions can fill important gaps for organizations, helping other enterprise applications work together better.Business process management BPM is proving to be a versatile and valuable solution for companies across many sectors. Its use can grow incrementally, and eventually interconnect multiple functional areas.O.C. Tanner (octanner.com) is in the...

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  • Taking Business Process Automation by the Horns

    - 2005-10-01

    When propane company Blue Rhino says it's serious about automating inventory procurement and ordering processes, that's not just a lot of hot air.Blue Rhino, a Wmston-Salem, N.C.-based division of Ferrellgas, is a top national provider of branded propane cylinder exchange and propane-fueled products to consumers. The company distributes its cylinders...

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  • Mount Airy, N.C.-based Pike Electric gets new chief financial officer.

    - 2004-10-27

    By Brian Louis, Winston-Salem Journal, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 27--Mark Castaneda has left Blue Rhino and joined Pike Electric Inc. as chief financial officer. Castaneda, who was Blue Rhino's chief financial officer for seven years, said yesterday...

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  • Initial Determination of the U.S. International Trade Commission Upholds the Validity of American Biophysics Corporation's Pioneering Patent

    - 2004-09-14

    NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. -- The United States International Trade Commission ITC yesterday issued an initial determination ID upholding the validity of American Biophysics Corporation's United States Patent No. 6,145,243. The ITC found that Blue Rhino Corp., a division of Ferrellgas Partners, L.P. (NYSE: FGP), does not infringe claims 1 and...

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Tim Scronce President & COO
Tod D. Brown President
Bob Travatello CIO & Vice President & MIS
Kay B. Martin Vice President
Richard E. Belmont Vice President, Research
D. Scott Coward General Counsel & Secretary
Andrew J. Filipowski Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Billy D. Prim Chairman & CEO
David L. Warnock Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
Blue Rhino Corporation Chairman & CEO Current
Ferrellgas Partners, L.P. Director Current
Southern Community Bank & Trust Director Current
Blue Rhino Corporation President Former
Blue Rhino Corporation Director Former

Organization Position Status
Blue Rhino Corporation President & COO Current
Ferrellgas Partners, L.P. Senior Vice President Current

Organization Position Status
Blue Rhino Corporation President Current
Ferrellgas Partners, L.P. Senior Vice President Current

Organization Position Status
Blue Rhino Corporation CIO & Vice President & MIS Current

Organization Position Status
Blue Rhino Corporation Vice President Current

Organization Position Status
Blue Rhino Corporation Vice President, Research Current

Organization Position Status
Blue Rhino Corporation General Counsel & Secretary Current

Mr. Filipowski currently serves as CEO of Divine, Inc. (Divine), a corporate Internet venture catalyst with $300 million in capital. In 1987, Mr. Filipowski founded PLATINUM technology, inc. and served as Chairman of the Board, President and CEO, until its sale to Computer Associates in 1999. He is a Director of Bluestone Software, Blue Rhino Corporation, and other for-profit and charitable boards. In 1990, Mr. Filipowski was awarded the KPMG Peat Marwick's Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year Award, and Ernst & Young and Merrill Lynch's Entrepreneur of the Year Award.

Organization Position Status
Divine Corporation CEO Current
Salem Capital Partners, LP Current
Bluestone Software, Inc. Director Current
Blue Rhino Corporation Director Current

DAVID L. WARNOCK was elected as a Director of the Company in October 1998 and, since that time, he has also served on the Company's Compensation Committee. Since 1999, Mr. Warnock has been President and Chief Executive Officer of both Camden Partners, Inc. and Camden Partners Holdings, LLC, each of which is an affiliate of Cahill Warnock. Mr. Warnock is a founding partner of Cahill, Warnock & Company, LLC, an asset management firm established in 1995 to invest in small public companies. From 1983 to 1995, Mr. Warnock was with T. Rowe Price Associates in senior management positions, including President of the corporate general partner of T. Rowe Price Strategic Partners and T. Rowe Price Strategic Partners II, and as the Executive Vice President of T. Rowe Price New Horizons Fund. Mr. Warnock also serves on the Boards of Directors of Blue Rhino Corp., Bridges Learning Systems, Concorde Career Colleges, Inc., Environmental Safeguards, Inc., the National Alliance to End Homelessness, the Center for Fathers, Families and Workforce Development, Nobel Learning Communities, and CardSystems Solutions, Inc. Mr. Warnock received a B.A. in History from the University of Delaware and a Masters in Finance from the University of Wisconsin.

Organization Position Status
Camden Partners Holdings, LLC President and Chief Executive Officer Current
Camden Learning Corporation Chief Executive Officer Current
Camden Partners Holdings, LLC Partner Current
Pay By Touch Payment Solutions, Inc. Current
Workforce Development Chairman Current
Camden Learning Corporation Chairman Current
New Horizons Worldwide, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Ranir Corporation Board of Directors Current
Concorde Career Colleges, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Bridges Learningsystems, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Blue Rhino Corporation Board of Directors Current
Questar Assessment, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Avondale Partners LLC Board of Directors Current
Environmental Safeguards, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Houston Learning Academy (Hla) Board of Directors Current
Nobel Learning Communities, Inc. Board of Directors Current
American Public Education Inc Board of Directors Current
Camden Partners Holdings, LLC Managing Member Current
Camden Partners Holdings, LLC Co-Founder Former
Welch & Forbes LLC Former
Cahill Warnock & Company Former
Houston Learning Academy (Hla) Chairman Former
Nobel Learning Communities, Inc. Chairman Former
University of Wisconsin Masters In Finance Former
Loyola College in Maryland Masters of Science in Finance Former
Indiana University B.A. degree in Comparative Literature Former
Villa Julie College B.S. degree in Computer Information Systems Former
University of Delaware B.A. Degree Former

Executive News

  • American Public Education announces board changes

    CNBC - 8/13/09 - View Story

  • Market Report -- In Play (APEI)

    Briefing.com via MSN Money - 8/13/09 - View Story

  • American Public Education Announces Board Transitions

    TradingMarkets - 8/13/09 - View Story

  • American Public Education (APEI) Announces 2 Directors to Leave Board

    Street Insider - 8/13/09 - View Story

  • American Public Education Announces Board Transitions

    Business Wire via MSN Money - 8/13/09 - View Story

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