Post 200: Top D.C.-Area Businesses

Wills Group

The Wills Group is the parent company for several Maryland petroleum companies and the Dash-In convenience store chain.

The Wills Group is the parent company for several Maryland petroleum companies and the Dash-In convenience store chain. (Photo: Courtesy of company.)

About Wills Group

6355 Crain Hwy., P.O. Box 2810, La Plata, Md. 20646
www.willsgroup.com | 301-932-3600 | Founded: 1926

Industry: Energy | Category: Top Private Companies

Petroleum products and related services are the core of the Wills Group, which serves Delaware, Southern Maryland and Washington. It operates through four subsidiaries: Dash-In Convenience Stores; home heating oil delivery firms Delmarva Oil and Southern Maryland Oil; and SMO Motor Fuels, a distributor of diesel, gas and kerosene products. The company was founded in 1926 and is still owned by descendants of co-founder Jim Wills.

2008 Financial Data

Revenues: $913,632,000
Total employees: 377 | Local employees: 280
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