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Southern Star receives American Gas Association safety recognition
(Owensboro, KY – Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc.) – Southern Star was recognized as an industry leader in safety at the 2023 American Gas Association (AGA) Operations Conference & Biennial Exhibition in Grapevine, TX. Our team earned the 2022 Safety Achievement Award in for achieved the lowest Days Away, Restricted or Transferred (DART) incident…
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Southern Star offers Solar Array facility tours to Opportunity Center and Sorgho Elementary to celebrate Earth Day
(Owensboro, KY – Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc.) – Southern Star is proud to host tours of its solar array field to selected audiences in the Owensboro community to celebrate Earth Day. Southern Star’s solar array, located east of its headquarters building at 4700 State Route 56 in Owensboro, spans approximately four acres and…
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Southern Star appoints Drew Bailey as Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
(Owensboro, KY – Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc.) – Southern Star is pleased to announce Drew Bailey will become Vice President & Chief Financial Officer effective immediately. Mr. Bailey first joined Southern Star in April 2022 and has been serving as Interim Chief Financial Officer since September. “Drew has demonstrated unfaltering integrity and a…
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Southern Star named Disability Workforce Inclusion Champion
Southern Star is proud to celebrate recently being named a Disability Workforce Inclusion Champion for supporting our team member, Colin Powers, Business Services Associate in Owensboro, who has been with the company for more than three years. Southern Star was one of four businesses honored by the Owensboro Coalition of Workforce Diversity at a luncheon…
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Southern Star prepares for peak demand during cold weather season
(Owensboro, KY – Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc.) – As our service area faces frigid winter temperatures as part of Winter Storm Elliott, Southern Star continues to provide clean, safe, and reliable service to our customers. Southern Star is proactively coordinating with our customers to minimize risk of service interruptions and to continue meeting…
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Southern Star proudly announces employee-managed nonprofit to benefit community
(Owensboro, KY – Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc.) – Southern Star is proud to announce the formation of Southern Star Cares, an employee-led nonprofit organization that will benefit the Owensboro area community. Southern Star team members generated more than $100,000 in their inaugural fundraiser, surpassing the team’s $80,000 goal. “Our individual team members make…
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Board of Directors announces new board members
Mr. Shawn L. Patterson was elected to the Board of Directors on October 1 to coincide with his appointment as President & CEO of Southern Star. Mr. Patterson joined Southern Star in 2017 and has over 27 years of industry experience with a passion for building strong teams, safety culture, growth platforms and optimizing organizations’…
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Southern Star supports Barton Community College natural gas education program through donation of equipment
Barton Community College in Great Bend, Kansas is the recipient of a metering skid with flow control, donated by Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline. This equipment will be used for the school’s natural gas program, giving students the opportunity to work with the same level of equipment that they might encounter on the job. Southern…
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Southern Star appoints Charles Crews as Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer
(Owensboro, KY – Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc.) – Southern Star is pleased to announce Charles Crews will become Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer effective December 1, 2022. Mr. Crews succeeds Shawn Patterson who will become President and Chief Executive Officer effective October 1, 2022. “Having worked with Charles for nearly 14…