ALEXANDRIA, Va.—Yesterday, the Senate passed the fiscal year 2023 Omnibus Appropriations Act by a bipartisan vote of 68-29. The House is expected to pass the bill today, thus, avoiding a government shutdown. The temporary resolution to continue funding the government at FY 2022 l...

LAVAL, QUEBEC, CANADA—Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. announced it will acquire True Blue Car Wash. True Blue operates express tunnel car wash sites under the Clean Freak brand in the U.S. Southwest as well as the Rainstorm brand in the U.S. Midwest. Founded in 2016, True Blue curr...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn.—Wreaths Across America last week announced Pilot Company’s sponsorship of Wreaths Across America Radio and its live coverage of the 2022 Escort to Arlington. The “Escort to Arlington” has become a weeklong tradition of support and remembrance for our nation’s her...

CALGARY, Alberta—Parkland Corp. aims to build one of Western Canada's largest ultra-fast electric vehicle charging networks with the support of NRCan and the British Columbia government, the company announced. The EV charging network, Dubbed On the RUN, will be located across Par...

ALTOONA, Pa. & OKLAHOMA CITY—Sheetz has launched its annual Sheetz for the Kidz campaign, which has helped more than 150,000 children in need living in the communities Sheetz serves celebrate the holidays. According to Sheetz, customers can support local families in need of cloth...

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—OPEC+ yesterday decided to continue trimming oil production by two million barrels per day through 2023, staying the course with a policy set in early October, despite U.S. calls to pump more oil, CNBC reports. Today, the European Union and the United Kingdom bann...

ALEXANDRIA, VA.—As the convenience industry continues to transform at a rapid pace, recessionary fears and rising inflation rates threaten to delay investment and business growth. However, convenience retailers would be wise to embrace technology innovation as a way to improve ef...

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—McDonald’s is testing a new drive-thru innovation at a test restaurant in Fort Worth, Texas, where customers who order ahead through the QSR’s app can use a designated lane and receive their food and drinks via a conveyor, and team members can start preparing orde...

OKLAHOMA CITY—Love’s Travel Stops and Operation Homefront, a national nonprofit whose mission is to build strong, stable and secure military families, joined forces for the third-straight year to distribute 150 meal kits to preregistered families this past Saturday through Operat...

LONDON—Asda today announced plans to open 300 convenience stores in the U.K. and create 10,000 new jobs by the end of 2026 as it looks to expand its Asda Express format as part of a long-term strategy to become the U.K.’s second-largest supermarket. The company’s second Asda Expr...