Fusing concepts can open doors - Decemeber 21, 2003

That has certainly been the case with Hightowers Petroleum Co., a Middletown-area business that has taken off since president Stephen L. Hightower fused the power of e-commerce with the principles of supply chain management.

Hightower inherited his entrepreneurial mind-set from his father, Yudell, who ran a large janitorial company in Middletown. He started his own construction site cleanup company in 1979. About a year later, when the State of Ohio enacted a minority set-aside program for vendors, Hightower established a second company, Landmark Supply, that bought and sold goods and services to the state. Fuel was part of that contract. Landmark built a relationship with Lykins Oil in Miami Township, which supplied fuel for the minority-owned company.

Pantellos news update story - August 19, 2002

Pantellos recently helped forge another win-win relationship between Pantellos buyer and supplier trading parties. The most recent example is a Pantellos Collaborative Agreement (PCA) between Cinergy and Hightowers Petroleum Company. The business
agreement helps Cinergy reduce costs, increase efficiency, optimize service and improve overall business results, while providing
new business for Hightowers Petroleum Co.

Rainbow/push partners with energy industry for 1st Annual Energy Conference. - November 10, 2001

(Houston, TX) Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Founder & President of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, will host the First Annual Rainbow/PUSH Energy Conference in Houston this Monday and Tuesday, November 12-13, 2001. "When the playing field is even,
the rules are public, and the goals are clear, everyone wins," said Reverend Jackson. "We don't know how prosperous the energy industry can be until we maximize access and participation."