Town Pump, Inc. is a Butte, Montana-based chain of convenience stores, truck stops, casinos and roadside hotels founded in Butte in 1953. From a single fullâÂÂservice gas station, the Kenneally family has expanded the company to more than 200 sites and 3,800 employees statewide.
National business media have profiled Town PumpâÂÂs strategy of pairing travelâÂÂplaza fuel sales with franchised hotels along Interstates IâÂÂ90, IâÂÂ15 and IâÂÂ94. The firm also maintains a high public profile through its Town Pump Charitable Foundation, which has raised more than US$52â¯million for the stateâÂÂs food banks since 2001.