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Chesapeake Utilities Corporation Donating $200,000 to Support Communities During Coronavirus Response
April 2, 2020 | Dover, DE – Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (NYSE: CPK) today announced the Company will donate $200,000 to support response and relief organizations assisting communities affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Company also announced a special one-time grant from its SHARING program for customers economically impacted by the [...]
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation Takes Actions to Protect Community During Coronavirus Pandemic
Customer Walk-in Access to Company Buildings Temporarily Suspended as a Precaution March 16, 2020 | Dover, DE – In light of the national emergency declaration over the COVID-19 pandemic, Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (NYSE: CPK) today announced the Company has taken several preventative measures to help keep employees, customers and communities [...]
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation Announces 2020 Energy Bill Assistance Grant Levels
January 28, 2020 | Dover, DE – Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (NYSE: CPK) announced today the availability of grants through its SHARING program, a nonprofit organization that provides funds to the Company’s natural gas and propane gas customers living on the Delmarva Peninsula who need financial assistance to pay their gas [...]
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation Subsidiary Acquires Propane Operating Assets of Boulden Brothers Propane
December 16, 2019 | Dover, DE – Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (NYSE: CPK) announced today that its propane subsidiary, Sharp Energy, executed an agreement to acquire the propane operating assets of Boulden Brothers Propane in Newark, Delaware. The parties closed on this transaction on December 13, 2019. Terms of the transaction [...]
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation Named Top Workplace for Eighth Consecutive Year
August 26, 2019 | Dover, DE – Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (NYSE: CPK) announced today that the Company has been recognized as a Top Workplace by Energage, a research firm that specializes in organizational health and workplace engagement. Chesapeake was named a top place to work in Delaware for the eighth [...]
Sharp Energy Receives Industry Award for Support of Alternative Fuels
August 14, 2019 | Dover, DE – Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (NYSE: CPK) announced today that its propane subsidiary, Sharp Energy, Inc., was recently selected by the Eastern Pennsylvania Alliance for Clean Transportation (EP-ACT) as a recipient of its Industry Support Award. Sharp Energy was nominated and selected by EP-ACT’s nominating [...]
Know What’s Below and Above – August 11 is a Reminder for Customers to Call 811 Prior to Digging
And always be aware of overhead electric lines when working August 7, 2019 | Dover, DE – With August 11 quickly approaching, Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (NYSE: CPK) wants this date on the calendar, 8/11, to serve as a reminder to its natural gas, propane and electric customers as well as [...]
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation Names 2019 “Aspiring Scholars” Recipients
June 6, 2019 | Dover, DE – Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (NYSE: CPK) announced today the recipients of scholarship awards through its Aspiring Scholars Program. Eleven children of Company employees have been selected to receive $2,000 each in scholarship funds toward their study at an accredited college, university or post-secondary education [...]
Watch Chesapeake Utilities Corporation Ring The Opening Bell At The NYSE
May 20, 2019 The New York Stock Exchange welcomes Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (NYSE: CPK) in celebration of the contributions of the company’s employees, its 12 straight years of superior earnings growth and total shareholder return, and over 25 years of being listed on the NYSE. Recently appointed President and CEO, [...]
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation President And CEO Jeff Householder To Ring Opening Bell At The New York Stock Exchange
May 17, 2019 | Dover, DE – Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (NYSE: CPK) President and CEO Jeff Householder will ring The Opening Bell on Monday, May 20, 2019 at the New York Stock Exchange. Mr. Householder, who was appointed President and CEO by the Board of Directors on January 1, will [...]
Sharp Energy Emphasizes Reliability By Tripling The Size Of Its Propane Rail Terminal Capacity In Delaware
April 5, 2019 | Dover, DE – Chesapeake Utilities Corporation’s (NYSE: CPK) propane distribution subsidiary, Sharp Energy, has recently completed significant construction upgrades to its propane rail facility in North Dover, Delaware. The enhanced rail facility triples Sharp Energy’s propane supply capacity to serve tens of thousands of end-users throughout [...]
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation Announces Grant Levels For 2019 Energy Bill Assistance
January 16, 2019 | Dover, DE – Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (NYSE: CPK), announced today the availability of grants through its SHARING program, a nonprofit organization that provides funds to the Company’s natural gas and propane gas customers living on the Delmarva Peninsula who need financial assistance to pay their gas [...]
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation Announces Two Executive Appointments
January 9, 2019 | Dover, DE – Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (NYSE: CPK), announced today, two executive appointments for the Company’s Delmarva natural gas distribution operations and mid-Atlantic propane gas distribution operation. Shane E. Breakie has been promoted to Assistant Vice President of Chesapeake Utilities. Mr. Breakie will assume expanded responsibilities [...]
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation Announces the Appointment of Jeffry M. Householder as President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
December 20, 2018 | Dover, DE – Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (NYSE: CPK) today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Jeffry M. Householder, currently President of the Company’s Florida business unit, President and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), effective January 1, 2019. Concurrent with this promotion, the Company announced Mr. [...]
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation Subsidiary Acquires Propane Operating Assets in Pennsylvania
December 18, 2018 | Dover, DE – Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (NYSE: CPK) announced today that its propane subsidiary, Sharp Energy, Inc., has purchased the propane operating assets of R.F. Ohl Fuel Oil Inc. based in Lehighton, Pennsylvania. R.F. Ohl, a family-owned and operated company founded in 1984, has been providing [...]
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation Announces Increased Grant Levels for 2018 Energy Bill Assistance
February 6, 2018 | Dover, DE – Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (NYSE:CPK) today announced the availability of grants through its SHARING program, a non-profit organization that makes funds available to the Company’s natural gas and propane customers living on the Delmarva Peninsula who need financial assistance paying their gas bills or [...]
Sharp Energy Recognized as 2017 “Best Gas Company” by The Metropolitan Magazine
Sharp Energy employees accept their awards for “Best Gas Company of the Eastern Shore” and “Best Southern Delaware Gas Company – Sussex County” by The Metropolitan Magazine. Pictured left to right: Andy Hesson, Mandie Granger, Lynn Muir, Suzy Hutchison, and Mike Petito. November 8, 2017 | Dover, DE [...]
Baltimore Fleet Vehicles Can Save Money, Reduce Emissions Sharp Energy’s New Autogas Fueling Station Located near BWI Airport
April 26, 2017 | Dover, DE – Sharp Energy, Inc., the largest propane retailer on the Delmarva Peninsula and a subsidiary of Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (NYSE: CPK) (Chesapeake Utilities), announced today that it has constructed and placed into service an AutoGas propane fueling station for fleet vehicles located near the [...]
CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORPORATION ANNOUNCES INCREASED GRANT LEVELS FOR 2017 ENERGY BILL ASSISTANCE
March 7, 2017 | Dover, DE – Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (NYSE:CPK) (Chesapeake) today announced the availability of grants through its SHARING program, a non-profit organization that makes funds available to the Company’s natural gas and propane customers living on the Delmarva Peninsula who need financial assistance paying their gas bills [...]
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation Joins Utility Industry to Protect Customers from Scammers
November 15, 2016 | Dover, DE – Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (NYSE: CPK) (Chesapeake), and its business units Chesapeake Utilities, Sandpiper Energy, Florida Public Utilities Company and Sharp Energy, are joining other utility companies across the United States and Canada to increase public awareness about long-running scam activities that target customers [...]
CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORPORATION NAMED TOP WORKPLACE FOR FIFTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR
November 3, 2016 | Dover, DE – Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (NYSE: CPK) (Chesapeake Utilities) announced that the Company has been recognized as a Top Workplace in 2016 for the fifth consecutive year. The Top Workplaces award is sponsored by Workplace Dynamics, a research firm that specializes in organizational health and [...]
SHARP ENERGY RECOGNIZED WITH TWO AWARDS FOR “BEST GAS COMPANY” BY METROPOLITAN MAGAZINE
The Sharp Energy team accepts two awards for “Best Gas Company” at Metropolitan Magazine’s Best of the Eastern Shore gala in Salisbury, Maryland. Pictured from left: Marty Linton, Operations Manager; Mandie Granger, Operations Manager; S. Robert Zola, President; Andy Hesson, Operations Director; Suzy Hutchison, Customer Experience Manager; Rodney Baylous, Sales [...]
CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORPORATION AND CODE PURPLE PARTNER TO PROVIDE COATS FOR THOSE IN NEED THIS WINTER
Code Purple representatives Becky Martin (third from left, front) and Diane Kaskeski (fifth from left, front) stand with members of the Chesapeake Utilities Corporation team as they begin to load the Code Purple bus with coat donations collected at the Company’s groundbreaking event in Dover last week. October 24, 2016 [...]
CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORPORATION AND SHARP ENERGY HOLD RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY FOR NEW SHARP ENERGY HEADQUARTERS AND AUTOGAS FUELING STATION IN GEORGETOWN, DELAWARE
July 7, 2016 | Dover, DE – Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (NYSE:CPK) (Chesapeake) and Sharp Energy Inc., its wholly-owned subsidiary, have opened the new Sharp Energy headquarters building and AutoGas fueling station in Georgetown, Delaware. The ribbon cutting ceremony was held June 30, 2016 at 22945 East Piney Grove Road, Georgetown, [...]
CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORPORATION ANNOUNCES GRANT LEVELS FOR 2016 ENERGY BILL ASSISTANCE
March 1, 2016 | Dover, DE – Chesapeake Utilities Corporation announces the availability of grants through its SHARING program, a non-profit organization that distributes grants to the Company’s natural gas and propane customers living on the Delmarva Peninsula who are in need due to financial or health challenges. Grants of [...]