Youngstown Propane, Inc.

In 1981, the late Robert G. Jones founded Youngstown L.P. Gas and Equipment. He had decided, along with his brother Vernon and eldest son Bob, to venture into the business of selling propane and its related equipment to businesses who used propane gas for forklifts. They were also able supply to the general public who had begun to use propane for a relatively new concept: gas grills. By 1987, the company which had started with a rented office trailer and a 1,000 gallon propane tank had expanded into a new 4,000 square foot store and had opened a branch in Boardman, Ohio. During the early Richard and Scott, joined the company full time, each carving out a specific part of the company which they managed.