James E. Ferrell continues to serve as the company's chairman, and has twice been elected president of the World LP Gas Association.
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At the Blue Rhino propane plant (LP gas), owned by Ferrellgas, located in Tavares, Florida in Lake County, a fire broke out at around 10:30 p.m EDT on July 29, 2013.
Since the time he took over, Ferrellgas has grown from a small, independently owned propane company to the nation’s second-largest propane retailer.
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James E. Ferrell has served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Ferrellgas since 1965, when he assumed leadership from his father, company founder A.C. Ferrell.