Diversity & Inclusion

An initial $1 million donation launches the World Trade Center Port Authority Memorial Fund.

Investigations spurred by an attack on a local c-store operator.

Retail technology company to match employee contributions for 30 days.

Oil company also participates in 16th annual International Coastal Cleanup in California.

Hugh Calloway Sr., a convenience store and petroleum industry pioneer, hangs up his keys after 44 years.

Oil company donates $10,000 to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund.

Building on the foundations laid by dairies, gas stations and fuel distributors, c-stores emerged last century, growing quickly from an innovation to an indispensable part of American life.

Much is made these days of the exigencies of hiring and managing young employees, those under 36 years old that make up Generation X and Generation Y. In fact, one of the most enthusiastically received presentations at Convenience Store News' recent annual Top 50 Forum, held in Charleston, S.C., was by Gen X guru Bruce Tulgan, author of several books on managing today's work force, including Winning the Talent Wars and Managing Generation X. Tulgan told Top 50 Forum attendees, "The oldtime loyalty defined by an internal hierarchy … is dead. Now you get as much loyalty as you can buy in the marketplace." (For more coverage of the CSNews Top 50 Forum, turn to Page 18.)