ampm signs on as official sponsor for Big West Conference
Participating in this sponsorship deal:
About Sponsor:
ampm is a convenience store chain with branches located in several U.S. states including Arizona, California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, recently in Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Georgia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Florida, and in several countries worldwide, including Japan. The ampm brand is owned by BP America, Inc., a subsidiary of BP, which acquired its founding owner, Atlantic Richfield Company , in 2000. In the US, the stores are usually attached to an ARCO or BP branded gas station. The first locations opened in Southern California in the late 1970s.
About Property:
The Big West Conference is an NCAA-affiliated Division I mid-major college athletic conference. When the conference began in 1969, its name was the Pacific Coast Athletic Association . After nineteen years, in 1988, its name was changed to the Big West Conference. The conference stopped sponsoring college football after the 2000 season. It is the nation's only Division I conference with its entire membership located in one state, though this will change in 2012 when the University of Hawai?i at M?noa will be added as a member .