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TOP OF THE NEWS For the full year 2012, Tesoro Hawaii reported gross refining margin of $174 million on throughput of 68,000 barrels of crude per day. First quarter 2013 gross refining margin was $28 million on throughput of 67,000 barrels of crude per day. The new refining subsidiary will operate as a separate wholly-owned subsidiary of Par Petroleum and will be headquartered in Houston, Texas. nC K Enterprises, Inc., partners with PDQ Manufacturing PDQ Manufacturing, Inc., an industry-leading manufacturer of in-bay automatic vehicle wash systems, is pleased to announce the appointment of C K Enterprises, Inc., as a new distributor of all PDQ vehicle-wash product lines for the markets of Eastern Kansas and Western Missouri. Headquartered in Lee's Summit, MO, C K Enterprises has been manufacturing chemical products and supplying wash equipment for the car-care industry since its founding in 1981. nVeeder-Root and Patriot Capital partner Veeder-Root (Simsbury, Conn.), a leading supplier of automatic tank gauges, is pleased to announce that it is offering zero percent financing with free installation for upgrades to the TLS-450 tank monitoring system through a new partnership with Patriot Capital Corporation. Patriot Capital is the industry leader in financing retail and commercial petroleum equipment. With over 100,000 ATG's installed in North America, Veeder-Root is uniquely aware that retail and commercial fueling site owners want their Veeder-Root automatic tank gauge to be more than a world-class compliance tool. Site owners want features such as high speed connectivity, remote data management and ample data storage. The TLS-450 provides features such as three years of data storage, Ethernet connectivity and access from any major Web browser, coupled with attractive financing options for customers to upgrade their equipment. 10 JULY/AUGUST 2013 nPDI's joint venture with Icontrol Systems From the site of its 21st annual Idea Exchange, PDI announced a joint venture with iControl Systems to introduce a new supply chain solution. The PDI Supplier Portal, which is powered through Harmony by iControl™, will enable convenience retailers and their suppliers to exchange pricebook item, cost, promotion, and invoice information in real time. In addition to performing pricebook synchronization functions, the PDI Supplier Portal will handle regulated payments for alcohol purchases, allowing retailers and suppliers to transact business while maintaining full compliance with state and federal regulations. The cutting-edge SaaS technology also facilitates scan based trading (SBT) which minimizes vendor check-in labor and uses data to collaboratively reduce shrink and increase sales by improving inventory stock positions. During the two-day conference, PDI also unveiled a much anticipated addition to its core software offering. As the newest suite in PDI/Enterprise, PDI/ Workforce will help supervisors improve productivity and efficiency through effective time and labor management. PDI/ Time Clock, the first completed module in the suite, is already fully operational in several companies. PRODUCTS Jarhead Tank Gauge Offers Breakthrough Flexibility BJE, a leading manufacturer of tank-monitoring alarm systems, liquid level tank gauges, and oil filter crushers, introduces an innovative tank gauge that can be adjusted to fit a wide variety of above ground storage tanks. The industry-first Adjustable Jarhead provides distributors and customers unprecedented flexibility for monitoring tank fluid levels. The BJE Adjustable Jarhead is the only tank gauge available that can be adjusted by the customer to fit a specific tank size. Until now customers had to place special orders for gauges because it was impractical for distributors to carry inventory for the myriad possible sizes of above ground storage tanks. The Adjustable Jarhead is available in four models which are infinitely adjustable within their size range and will cover tank depths ranging from 18 to 72 inches. Rigid members telescope to the desired tank depth and are secured by patent-pending brass linkages. BJE(a division of Husky Corporation) – Pacific, MO – www.husky.com LSI Industries Resets the Bar for Canopy Lighting with the Legacy™ In 1995 LSI Industries defined the standard in canopy lighting with the Scottsdale®. Today LSI is breaking new ground and redefining that standard with its new Legacy LED canopy lighting solution. LSI's new Legacy fixture is a dramatic departure from its original Crossover LED canopy solutions. Features include: High performance, low cost; fastest, easiest installation in the marketplace performance driven; highest lumen per dollar – tremendous flexibility in how you light your site choice of lumen packages – up to over 20,000 lumens; better light distribution – more illumination on your dispensers; designed for utility and/or dlc approval and rebate participation; extremely slim optical unit –flush look against the canopy; during the day the cru disappears, assuring that attention goes to your marketing elements, not the canopy fixture; and full panel brilliance, properly scaled to your canopy, with no annoying gaps or glaring diode point sources. LSI Industries – Cincinnati, Ohio – www.lsi-industries.com NPN Magazine n www.npnweb.com