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NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / October 15, 2024 / Marathon Petroleum Corporation Key Points Captain Wesley "Wes" Rhoden was named a 40 Under 40 Award winner by The Waterways Journal for his outstanding contribution to the inland marine transportation industry. Rhoden began his career right out of high school as a deckhand and worked his way up to mate, pilot and captain at Marathon Petroleum. After 16 years in the business, he's now in vessel compliance and spearheads MPLX Marine's vessel...

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / October 9, 2024 / As a five-time EPA ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year - Sustained Excellence Award recipient, we are an active participant in the program, sharing our strategies and successes with other industrial companies. The Partner of the Year - Sustained Excellence Award is the highest level of recognition in the EPA's ENERGY STAR program. To earn the award, companies must go above and beyond the criteria for Partner of the Year recognition by showing...

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / October 2, 2024 / Marathon Petroleum Corporation: Key Points: Recently, Marathon Petroleum's Marine Transportation and Catlettsburg refinery hosted over two dozen West Virginia University graduate students for a day of learning and exploration. The students engaged with Marathon Petroleum employees, gaining valuable insights into the company's operations and culture. The visit included insightful presentations, tours of the refinery and marine facilities and a...

Key Points Marathon Petroleum's Los Angeles refinery hosted open houses at its Wilmington and Carson sites and welcomed hundreds of community members. The events provided an inside look at the refinery's operations and its impact on the local community. The refinery hopes this event will become an annual tradition NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / September 30, 2024 / Marathon Petroleum's Los Angeles refinery recently hosted open houses at its Wilmington and Carson sites, drawing hundreds of...

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / September 27, 2024 / Marathon Petroleum Corporation Diesel Technician Cody Clegg in the Marathon Petroleum shop in Roosevelt, Utah. Cody Clegg turned his passion for fixing motorcross bikes as a child into a successful career as a diesel technician, now working for Marathon Petroleum maintaining transport trucks and ensuring safety on the road. Clegg emphasizes the importance of safety in his work, taking pride in making sure that every vehicle he repairs is...

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / September 16, 2024 / Marathon Petroleum Corporation Key Points Ricky Choate, a transport driver for Marathon Petroleum, was named a 2024 National Driver All-Star by the National Private Truck Council (NPTC) for demonstrating high performance standards. Choate has been with Marathon Petroleum for 14 years and is recognized as a million-mile driver with no preventable accidents. Choate credits his success to following the Smith® System and Marathon Petroleum's...

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / August 30, 2024 / Marathon Petroleum Corporation If you ask Anne Bertelsmann where she's from and how she ended up at Marathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC), be prepared for an intriguing story. As a principal process safety engineer at MPC and Distinguished Examination Service Award winner for the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES), she's been dedicated to the profession of engineering for most of her life. Bertelsmann was born in...

Key points: The new children's museum in El Paso, Texas, focuses on interactive experiences that incorporate science, technology, engineering, art and math. La Nube includes four floors of hands-on exhibits that explore fundamental principles of subjects such as meteorology, veterinary science, 3D printing and robotics. The museum resulted from a public-private collaboration, including a foundational investment from Marathon Petroleum to support project funding and future programs. NORTHAMPTON,...

Key Points Marathon Pipe Line (MPL) donated $20,000 to Riverbend Family Ministries (RFM) to provide resources and support services to children, individuals and families in Madison County, Illinois. RFM is composed of nine nonprofit organizations working together to address the needs of the community. Making a positive impact on the vulnerable members of the local community is the driving force behind MPL's Heartland Area philanthropic efforts. NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / August 20, 2024 /...

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / August 15, 2024 / Marathon Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:MPC) and its midstream affiliate MPLX LP (NYSE:MPLX) have published two joint reports that provide details on the companies' efforts to advance their sustainability as the energy industry continues to evolve. The companies' Sustainability Report and Perspectives on Climate-Related Scenarios report highlight MPC's and MPLX's recent accomplishments and progress in strengthening their resilience, innovating for...

An emergency food pantry in Dickinson, North Dakota, recently got help in meeting local needs after issuing a public call for assistance via social media. The Association to Meet Emergency Needs pantry needed to replenish its supply shelves, prompting support from Marathon Petroleum's Dickinson renewable diesel facility. Employee volunteers gathered thousands of dollars in food and other essential goods and spent an afternoon re-stocking shelves and assisting pantry clients as they arrived....

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / July 16, 2024 / Marathon Petroleum Corporation The Port of Long Beach, California, is supporting an effort to reduce debris in the port with devices that collect trash from the surface of the water. Marathon Pipe Line installed two electric trash skimmers that continuously draw in water and trap debris. The skimmers are collecting roughly 500 pounds of trash every two weeks, and the port has agreed to handle disposal. The Port of Long Beach, California , is...

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / July 10, 2024 / At MPC, we use proactive measures designed to protect plant and animal species in areas where we operate. Our Operational Excellence Management System (OEMS) provides us with a framework to account for the potential effects of our activities on ecosystems and determine the best way to mitigate those effects. This is particularly important at our subsidiary, Marathon Pipe Line, which manages large amounts of land along our pipeline rights-of-way....

Key Points Lance Foos, an Ohio National Guard Brigade Plans Officer and Marathon Petroleum employee, balanced military duties with civilian responsibilities, showcasing resilience and dedication. Throughout challenging times of deployment, Foos's colleagues at Marathon Petroleum demonstrated genuine support for his service, emphasizing the company's commitment to its employees' well-being. Foos's supervisors, Kathy Treece and Mike Langhals, received the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve...

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / June 26, 2024 / Marathon Petroleum Corporation MPC scored 100% on the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation's Corporate Equality Index (CEI) for the fourth year. The CEI is the nation's foremost benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ inclusion. For 2023-2024, MPC met all CEI criteria, earning the company a perfect score and the Equality 100 Award: Leader in LGBTQ+ Workplace Inclusion. MPC partners with our PRIDE...

Junior Achievement of New Mexico is celebrating a 230% expansion of its program to bring financial and career readiness curriculum to more Indigenous students. A $98,000 grant from Marathon Petroleum Corporation allowed the nonprofit to expand to more schools where Indigenous students represent at least 30% of the enrollment. The nonprofit's Indigenous Student Outreach Program served 1,491 students in 2023-24, up from 648 the year before. NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / June 24, 2024 / The...

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / June 18, 2024 / Marathon Petroleum Corporation The live event series, Young Women LEAD (YWL), returned to Robinson, Illinois, for a third year in a row this March. The national live event series, which aims to create life-changing experiences for high school girls across the country, first came to Robinson in 2022. Marathon Petroleum's refinery in Robinson not only supports the popular event as a sponsor, but employees also help prepare for and play an active role...

Marathon Petroleum received the 2024 CCO Gold Employer Award for its commitment to having employees CCO-certified. CCO is a non-profit organization that provides certification to load handling equipment operators who have been trained to safely operate heavy equipment. Marathon Petroleum was within the top 24 companies out of thousands of unique employers identified. NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / June 14, 2024 / For the second year in a row, Marathon Petroleum has been honored by the National...

The American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) has recognized the top facilities in the refining and petrochemical industries based on 2023 safety performance. Marathon Petroleum Corporation's refineries in Canton, Ohio; Robinson, Illinois; El Paso, Texas; and Kenai, Alaska, were among the award winners. Canton and Robinson were two of only four facilities to receive AFPM's highest safety honor. NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / June 11, 2024 / The challenge of earning a safety award from...

Marathon Petroleum's Galveston Bay refinery partnered with Bay Area Habitat for Humanity Houston to fulfill the dream of a single mother who wanted to purchase her own home. In addition to sponsoring the habitat build, employee volunteers from Marathon Petroleum took part in building the three-bedroom home in Texas City. This marked the 172nd home built through the non-profit and its community partners since the program launched in 1991. NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / June 3, 2024 / Born and...