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elcome to the first annual edition of the GSA Business Health Care Guide. We created this publication to serve as a ready reference for business owners, managers and professionals who want to

control company health care costs and increase the productivity and loyalty of their employees through wellness and prevention initiatives.

In this edition, we delve into the impact health care reform will have on large and small businesses, focus on the importance of corporate wellness programs and offer ways to help consumers ensure they are getting quality health care.

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Health Care Legislation: Four Changes You Need to Know About Now

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uy Kohn isn’t afraid to admit he doesn’t understand many of the finer points of the new healthcare legislation. But as part owner of Shift, a creative solutions agency, Kohn knew he had a responsibility to offer his employees the best health insurance plan the small business could afford.

He’s not alone.

Love it, hate it, or simply don’t understand it, some aspects of the new legislation started taking effect on September 23. But it’s not necessarily easy to figure out what the recent changes in benefits, protections, and costs mean to business owners, their employees and their families.

“As owners, we are busy running the business, so I rely on our insurance agent to help us find the best benefits plan,” says Kohn. That’s smart, says Steve Brown, president of Assured Benefits, Inc. “We do this all day, every day,” notes Brown who, as a member of the National Association of Health Underwriters (NAHU), has been providing input on policy changes and staying in step with aspects of the legislation as they’ve been implemented.

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Dependent Children

Two have significant impact on young adults –especially those who are finding it tough to find a job in this economy, or have decided to start freelancing. “Dependent children, even if they are not full-time students, can stay on their parents’ policy until age 26.�

Brown also points out dependent children up to age 26 can’t be excluded from commercial health plans based on a pre-existing condition.

Starting in 2014 no one will be denied coverage for pre-existing conditions, adds Brown.

Pre-existing Conditions

If you do have a pre-existing condition, fear not. A temporary, national high-risk insurance pool is in effect immediately for excluded enrollees.

Brown says you must be uninsured for six months to qualify and it can’t be obtained through a commercial insurance broker.

Another option for those who don’t qualify is the South Carolina Health Insurance Pool (SCHIT) which is administered by Blue Cross Blue Shield. “You cannot be denied coverage for pre-existing conditions if you are applying for individual policy,� he says.

Annual and Lifetime Benefits Caps

The new legislation changed the limits of annual and lifetime maximum benefits. “In the past, policies had a lifetime maximum benefits of $2 or $5 million,� explains Brown, “Now insurers have an annual maximum of $2 or $5 million but can’t put a cap on lifetime benefits.� This is especially important to those who are dealing with long term illness or costly care for treatment of cancer.

Preventative Care

Though many employers don’t have the resources to implement wellness plans in their workplaces, the legislation mandates unlimited preventative care, says Brown. That means new health plans must offer access to recommended preventive services such as screenings, vaccinations and counseling without any out-of-pocket costs.

Costs

All of these reforms will come at a cost to the insured which Brown estimates to be between 5 – 12 percent of the renewal cost of their policy. Before the legislation went into effect, Kohn and his agent determined Shift should switch to a more cost-effective plan. However, Kohn is considering making more changes. “Not every employer’s benefit plan can suit each employee’s individual needs,� he explains, “But until we can choose policies a la carte, we think Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) might be a good fit.�

Even with employee contributions to HSAs, Brown understands it’s a challenge for many business owners to find the funds to keep their group health plans in place as costs rise. But he cautions, “You need to get educated before you shop around for new coverage,� especially on such terms as co-payments, coinsurance, out-of-pocket limit, and lifetime maximums. “Many times individuals think they know what they want but there might be another policy that’s better.�

Kohn maintains, “For businesses, every dollar in is a dollar out when you look at provider costs. Many don’t look at it that way, but at the end of the month, looking at the balance sheet, overhead is a big deal.�

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No Wellness Program, No Problem: Alternative Approaches to Staying Healthy On and Off the Job

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orporate wellness programs were created to keep employees healthy, not to mention boost the bottom line with fewer missed days and workers compensation claims. But they are a long term investment. And in this economy, business owners are finding it tough to swallow the up-front costs associated with building and promoting a program knowing they may not see results for 18 months. Add to that the fact that it takes a company or university to accurately evaluate the program’s results, and it’s no wonder many businesses find wellness initiatives prohibitively expensive.

Indeed, Rosenfeld Einstein’s recent South Carolina employer benefits study indicates that only 38.2 percent of businesses surveyed offer the most basic wellness service: the personal health assessment. So it’s not surprising that just 13.9 percent are paying for an onsite nurse practitioner. Yet only 43 percent have a discount/surcharge fee in place for tobacco use, which doesn’t cost much at all.

So what’s a working stiff to do be proactive about their own health? Dr. Marina Ponton, an acupuncture physician and owner of Greenville Natural Health, suggests getting a holistic assessment from a dedicated wellness center.

“Chinese medicine, which has been used for over 2,000 years, uses a different way of looking at the individual. Practitioners look at the whole body and how the person lives their life,” she explains. After a detailed question and answer session, Dr. Ponton says the next step is to determine the individual’s goals. “It could be as simple as ‘I don’t want my shoulder to hurt,’ to ‘I want to live a longer and better life.’”

Whatever the goal, Dr. Ponton says she and her staff tailor diet and alternative treatment programs to meet those needs. Dr. Ponton notes that the World Health Organization has recognized acupuncture as being a very effec-

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tive treatment for a variety of common illnesses including depression, hypertension, sinusitis, and reflux. However, she’s quick to point out, “Most people think it’s the only method to use, but acupuncture should be one part of a comprehensive approach to wellness.”

Acupuncture is covered by some health plans, but if not, Dr. Ponton says employees who have Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) can use those dollars to pay for treatments.

Kristi Reid-Barton, a life coach and registered yoga trainer, recommends regular exercise for wellness and longevity. As owner of It’s Yoga! Studio for nearly 20 years, Reid-Barton has observed the benefits of yoga practice to herself and her clients. “Yoga helps by slowing down the aging process. The philosophy is that you are only as young as your spine is flexible.

With regular practice, you will be providing elasticity to the spine,” explains Reid-Barton.

For desk jockeys, Reid-Barton says yoga can help by removing tension, strengthening the lower back and abdominal muscles, and correcting poor posture. And you don’t need to be able to twist yourself into a pretzel to boost your immune system, says Reid-Barton.

Even beginner’s yoga can help improve the ability to ward off illnesses.

“By improving the immune system we are healthier. With increased health, our mental

competence improves. We think more clearly, focus more and are better able to concentrate,” adds Reid-Barton, “Yoga thus increases vitality, rejuvenates the glands, and balances both the mental and physical body.”

For those too tied up in knots to exercise, Mark E. Cuddihee Sr. advises, “More specialized modalities in massage, such as neuromuscular therapy (NMT) and orthopedic massage.” As owner of Balanced Therapeutic Massage and a state licensed massage therapist, Cuddihee has observed many cases of chronic lower back pain and symptoms associated with sciatica due to tight hip flexors and lateral hip rotators. Likewise, he’s seen repetitive computer keying lead to carpal tunnel syndrome. Over time, says Cuddihee, “These adaptive compensations make the employee a ‘seated chair’ victim.”

NMT can help restore the neuromuscular balance of the body, “So the client can work and live in a pain free environment,” he says.

Finally, both Dr. Ponton and Reid-Barton maintain that eating wholesome, nutrient-dense foods is just as important to staying healthy as any exercise program. Reid-Barton advises adding fresh, organic vegetables to meals. “It gives you energy, builds the immune system, and improves strength and stamina needed to focus on your work.”

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Health & Wellness Strategies To Benefit Your Business

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ith a challenging economy and the ever-escalating cost of healthcare, organizations today face increasingly difficult decisions about healthcare plans. And the recently enacted healthcare reform measures have done little to simplify the growing complexity of providing employee healthcare.

Strategy #5

by Howard Einstein

Yet with change comes innovation and opportunity. Today, businesses can consider more healthcare plan options than ever, and tailor plans to fit the needs of their workforce and budget, while benefiting the bottom line.

The right plan and partner make all the difference by keeping employees engaged in improving their own health, increasing productivity, improving decisionmaking, and adding operational efficiency. And as America’s demographics change – as a group, we are living longer, working later, and battling increasing obesity and heart disease – the time is right for strategies that control your healthcare cost and improve return on investment. Here are five strategies to consider:

Strategy #1

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Strategy #2

Reduce and avoid costs through preventive care. Ben Franklin may have been an original advocate for preventive care in noting that “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.”

Today, smart employers are keeping employees healthier – and costs down – through plans that feature preventive care, encouraging employees to develop a relationship with a physician to improve care and increase early detection of problems. Helping employees make healthy lifestyle choices – quitting smoking, exercising or losing weight, for example – along with proactive disease management like immunizations, preventive screenings, well-baby check- ups and regular physicals can save big bucks.

Strategy #3

Use incentives to reduce health care costs. Since much of today’s healthcare costs are related to behaviors that can be modified, encouraging healthy behaviors with incentives is growing in popularity. Typically, 15-20% of your employees drive claims in most organizations; using incentives to encourage employee participation – many of whom avoid health-promoting programs out of fear or complacency – is just good business. As a result, the use of cash or benefit incentives for employees to complete health risk assessments, or to implement lifestyle changes such as weight loss, is soaring.

Realize savings and efficiency gains through online plan management. Partnering with a broker that is current with technological advances will generate significant time savings and efficiency gains in managing your employee benefits program.

Using secure online platforms that are both informational and easy to use, organizations can enroll employees and dependents, change or cancel coverage, add dependents, request identification cards, utilize a resource center to answer common questions, and more.

Such systems often allow employees to securely track and manage their own personal benefits portfolio as well. The days of sorting through paper files or spending hours at managing plan data and preparing reports should be over, freeing up your HR team to focus on more productive and valuable operations.

Strategy #4

Control costs by empowering employees through consumerdirected plans. Across the nation and especially in South Carolina, Consumer Directed Health Plans (CDHPs) are gaining ground rapidly as organizations seek to help employees be more selective healthcare consumers. High deductible health plans coupled with a health savings account or health reimbursement account typically feature significantly lower premiums than PPO or HMO plans. Employers implement CDHPs to encourage employees to be educated consumers, receive care earlier, and take advantage of preventative services, while usually adopting wellness programs that provide additional tools, knowledge and support to educate users on how to improve health.

By deploying new and forwardthinking health and wellness strategies, smart businesses are finding ways to tailor healthcare plans to meet the needs of their workforce, satisfy the requirements of their budgets, control and reduce claims, and even benefit their bottom lines.

Howard Einstein is a principal with Rosenfeld Einstein, a regional insurance agent/brokerage and consulting firm providing employee benefits, personal and commercial property and casualty, professional liability, risk management, claims management, workplace safety and wellness services. Contact him at (864) 271-6336, or email at heinstein@rosenfeldeinstein.com.

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Your Money or Your Life (Insurance): Why a Policy Makes Good Business Sense

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tacy Coulter didn’t buy a term life insurance policy because she was thinking about her early demise. Rather, the owner of the Spa at West End did it to protect her business – and her family.

“When I first opened the spa back in 1999, I wanted to make sure my [then] husband would have enough money to pay off any business debt and leave a bit for stability,” explains Coulter.

“It is bad enough when business owners don’t have a will. But it is a whole other thing

his own term life policy, “To ensure there is enough capital to release some of the business debt and allow continuity of operations.”

If an organization has more than one owner, or relies heavily on the contributions of few employees to keep the business operating, Einstein says it may be appropriate to consider “key person” insurance. He says the owners need to assess the cost of replacing that partner or employee in the event of their death or if they leave the company and take their connections with them. Likewise, Ein-

when you own a building and have employees.

You have to make sure everything is taken care of if you die,” she maintains.

Howard Einstein, a principal of Rosenfeld Einstein notes that though many people don’t like to dwell on their own mortality, it is critical to carry a life insurance policy – especially owners of small companies. A classic case, says Einstein, is one in which the owner is the one who knows the customers, and drives the entire business. “If he dies [without coverage] especially if it’s a service business, there are no assets.” In that scenario, Einstein cautions, the entire business could shut down.

Though he’s been the sole owner of his company for six years, when Rick Stroud first opened Dynamic Realty in 1999 he had a partner. “We took term life insurance policies out on each other,” says Stroud, “so if one of us died, the other could buy back their share of the business.” Stroud continues to carry

stein notes, “If that person’s company stock is worth $1 million, they need to consider how they can buy it back in the event a bank won’t approve a loan.”

Einstein says there is no real “average” cost of life insurance, because prices vary by person, age, gender, insurance company, policy type, amount of coverage, and other factors. He estimates a $1 million death benefit on a 10-year policy would cost approximately $390 per year for a healthy 40 year old. If the

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death benefit goes up, the cost per thousand goes down. Einstein also points out that the type of coverage and the amount needed varies with financial responsibilities. The good news is there are only two types to choose from: term and permanent.

Term insurance is probably the most common, says Einstein, likening it to renting an apartment. “The policy no cash value, so it is easy to get a lot of coverage for a little money.”

The individual chooses a term, usually 10, 15 or 20 years, and the monthly premium stays the same until the term is over.

Permanent insurance, which is often called whole or universal life, is like buying a house. “It accumulates cash value, so it is more expensive,” says Einstein.

Though not as commonly purchased as term life, Einstein says this is a good choice for people who are older and are concerned about developing health issues. He says some people view whole life policies as a type of savings account. Indeed, Coulter says she is considering getting one for her four-year old son, so he could cash in the value when he gets older.

But life insurance policies – whether term or whole – shouldn’t be limited to business owners and breadwinners, Einstein says. Rosenfeld Einstein’s recent study of South Carolina benefits programs found that over 98 percent of the employers surveyed offer a basic life insurance plan to their employees.

Stroud says his staff has a basic life insurance policy built into their health insurance plan. That plan’s death benefit pays about $10,000, enough to cover the cost of arrangements, says Stroud. That’s why he advises employees to invest in supplemental insurance. “A lot of 20-40 year olds don’t see it as something they need to worry about but catastrophes happen. Unless you have a huge cash supply, it just makes sense to be protected.”

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Health & Wellness 2010 tion assistance. Trask points out that the federal government determines what constitutes an FSA eligible expense. However, “Each organization establishes its own reimbursement limits,” he adds.

Employees can set aside pre-tax funds through payroll deductions. Traynham notes that unlike HSAs, the FSA funds are generally not held at banks. “Rather they are a part of a benefits package offered by the employer and administered through the insurer.”

FSAs do have a requirement that the funds be used by the end of a year, cautions Traynham. So even with a grace period of 2 1/2 months, participants need to understand if they don’t use it, they’ll lose it -- by March 15 of the following year.

Trask emphasizes there is no one right path when choosing a pre-tax savings package. Instead, he advises giving careful consideration to estimated out-of-pocket expenses for the year. “If you guess, guess low. You don’t want to be scrambling to spend money at the end of the year. Be proactive setting your expected budget.”

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or Phyllis Martin, acupuncture is just as effective at chasing away her back pain as any prescription drug. Unfortunately, many health insurance plans don’t cover such alternative treatments. But Martin, director of Community Investment for the United Way of Greenville, had a back-up plan. “I used the money in my FSA account to pay for my visits,” she says.

The FSA Martin’s referring to is the Flexible Spending Account provided by her employer. With healthcare costs and premiums on the rise more people are turning to this vehicle or a Health Savings Account (HSA) for help with medical and childcare expenses.

It’s no wonder. Sean Trask, vice president of Finance and Operations at the United Way of Greenville explains, “The main benefit to employees is that they are able to put aside pre-tax dollars to pay for out-of-pocket medical and also dependent care services.”

Randall Traynham, vice president, corporate services officer for The Palmetto Bank says another benefit of pre-tax contributions is that they are deducted from your paycheck automatically. That’s an effective way to remove the temptation of spending what you could be socking away for future medical needs.

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Health Savings Account (HSA)

If your employer offers a health plan with a high deductible, you are eligible to contribute to a health savings account pretax. In 2010, the deductible must be at least $1,200 (or $2,400 for family coverage) with maximum out-of-pocket expenses of at least $5,950 ($11,900 for family coverage). The IRS will allow you to contribute as much as $3,050 ($6,150 for a family). Like the IRA, HSA figures are adjusted annually. Says Traynham, “HSA money can stay in year after year and grow.”

Many insurance companies provide HSAs, but they often charge a maintenance fee because of higher administrative expenses.

Traynham points out that financial institutions such as The Palmetto Bank offer HSAs with no fees where the funds can accrue interest, too.

The Palmetto Bank’s HSA provides participants with a debit card to use to pay for doctor visits or procedures at the time of service, he explains. “There is no need to keep up with receipts and deal with reimbursements,” Traynham notes.

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

There are three types of FSAs: medical, dependent assistance (e.g., child care) and adop-

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2005 2008 Change

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S.C. 86.30% 87.40% 1.10%

U.S. overall 84.9% 84.7% -0.2%

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% of eligible employees enrolling in health insurance offered by employers

2005 2008 Change

S.C. 77.80% 75.80% -2.00%

U.S. overall 79.60% 78.70% -0.9 [*]

of premiums contributed by employees % enrolled in employer-sponsored single coverage

2005 2008 Change

S.C. 19.70% 19.00% -0.30%

U.S. overall 18.10% 20.10% 2.0 [***]

of working adults spending 20% or more of % family income on out-of-pocket medical expenses

2004 2007 Change

S.C. 4.20% 3.00% -1.2 [**]

U.S. overall 3.50% 2.80% -0.7 [***]

[*] Significant difference between time periods at 90% confidence level [**] Significant difference between time periods at 95% confidence level [***] Significant difference between time periods at 99% confidence level. Sources: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component, 2008. Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Household Component, 2007; Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. Medicaid Enrollment in 50 States: June 2008 Data Update; U.S. Census Bureau. Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009.

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he following section is meant to serve as a ready reference for business owners, managers and professionals.

In addition to a wealth of numbers and statistics related to the health care industry, the Lists & Resources section includes a vast amount of information on the region’s top businesses in the health care industry presented in list form.

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Upstate Day Spas Ranked by Number of Spa Technicians Company Address Phone/Fax/Website Urban Nirvana 1125 Woodruff Road, Suite 1901, Greenville, SC 29607 864-288-1210/864-288-1130/www.urbannirvana.com The Spa At West End 714 S. Main St., Greenville, SC 29601 864-242-8877/864-242-5006/www.westendspa.com Images Salon & Day Spa 2101 N. Main St., Anderson, SC 29621 864-225-8355/864-847-1080/http://imagesdayspa.com Artistic Cutters Salon & Spa 35 Rocky Slope Road, Greenville, SC 29607 864-288-6535/www.artisticcutters.com MG's Grand Day Spa 501 Old Boiling Springs Road, Greer, SC 29650 864-272-0022/www.mggranddayspa.com Salon & Day Spa 2404-C Anderson Highway, Williamston, SC 29697 864-847-7070 Spa at 310 310 Wade Hampton Blvd., Greenville, SC 29609 864-232-1310/www.thespaat310.net David's On Mane, A Hair Salon & Day Spa 122 S. Pendleton St., Easley, SC 29640 864-859-0670/www.davidsonmane.com Spa 360 B 317 Scuffletown Road, Simpsonville, SC 29681 864-335-2855/www.360dayspa.com Wisteria Salon Spa 1616 Woodruff Road, Greenville, SC 29607 864-331-3333/864-331-3330/www.wisteriasalonspa.com Imperial Day Spa 709 Center St., Greenwood, SC 29649 864-227-9359 Evergreen Inn & Spa 1103 S. Main St., Anderson, SC 29624 864-375-9064/www.spa-it.com Face Value Day Spa 948 E. Main St., Spartanburg, SC 29302 864-278-3223/www.facevaluedayspa.com Headlines Salon & Spa 203 Pendleton Road, Clemson, SC 29631 864-654-4141/www.headlinessalonofclemson.com Kapellis Salon & Day Spa 14001 Highway 11, Campobello, SC 29322 864-468-5227 Remedy Medspa 777 Senate Parkway, Anderson, SC 29621 864-222-3288/864-222-3112/www.remedymedspa.com Sunrise Day Spa 16 N. Main St., Greenville, SC 29601 864-235-0700/www.sunrisedayspa.net Salon 225 Day Spa 204 Bypass 225, Greenwood, SC 29649 864-227-9040/864-943-0061 Spa Venus 935 Old Airport Road, Greenville, SC 29607 864-254-0754/http://spavenus.net Studio 719 Salon & Spa 719 E. Greenville St., Anderson, SC 29621 864-226-8534 The Heights of Converse 641 E. Main St., Spartanburg, SC 29302 864-598-0098/www.theheightsofconverse.net

Spa Technicians/ Employees Person in Charge

Spa Treatments Offered

Year Established Locally

Massage, body treatments, facials, waxing services, hair and boutique

2005

40 20

Candy Sarah Luther

20 25

Stacy Coulter

13 14

Rosanne Kinley

10 70

Rhonda Boozer, Cherri McAlister

Hair, nails, massage, facials, body treatments, spray tanning

1986

10 11

Manisay Gabbard, Jerry Gabbard

Massage, facials, body treatments, body wraps / cocoons, hydrotherapy, hair styling and coloring, manicure, pedicures and make-up

2006

10 10

Sandra Townsley

Nail services, facials, massage, waxing, scrubs, salon services

1995

10 10

Misty Nicholson, Jodi Cantrell, Lori Medlin

Facials and skin care, relaxation and therapeutic massage, acrylic and natural nail services, full service hair salon

2006

8 10

Mertice Sullivan, David Sullivan

Massage, specialty facials, body scrubs and wraps, manicures/ pedicures, hair services

1985

7 8

Nicole Holmes

Full service spa offering skin treatments; body treatments; hand, foot and nail services; massage therapy; home care products

2008

7 40

Quinn Reece, Jodie Reece

Massage, facial, body wraps, salon services, manicure, pedicure and waxing

2003

6 6

Ray Gambrell

Massage therapy, hair, nails, acupuncture

2002

5 6

Myrna Ryter

Facials, massage, manicure, pedicures, body wraps, waxing

1999

4 4

Shelly St. James

Skin therapy, waxing, massage, nails, Jane Iredale Cosmetics, 30-minute teeth whitening, lash extensions

2005

4 9

Shannon Gifford

Massage therapy, facials, body treatments, nail services, waxing, salon services and make-up

2005

4 4

Kellie Roach

Manicures, pedicures, facials, massage therapy, salon services

2004

4 4

Jacklyn Han MD

Dermal fillers, Botox, laser hair removal, laser resurfacing, chemical peels, micro peels, Enderomlogie, salon services

INP

4 8

Fred Caesar

Traditional Chinese foot massage, Swedish massage, Chinese holistic acupressure therapy, hot oil therapy, deep tissue therapy

2009

3 16

John Dominick, Ann Long

Facials, body treatments, waxing, massage, nail services, hair salon services

1997

3 5

Venus Gibson

Facials, body treatments, massage, make-up, manicures, pedicures, microdermabrasion, pulsed light therapy, muscle rejuvenation, hair salon services

1975

3 3

Jennifer Wham Burnette

Electrolysis, waxing, cosmetics, massage therapy, facials, all natural enzyme peels, salon services

2005

3 9

Carla Nelson

Dermologica facials, massage, lacto peel, medibac clearing treatment, facial and body waxing, body wraps, manicures and pedicures, salon services

2001

INP = Information not provided. NR = Not ranked. N/A = Not applicable. Although every attempt is made to ensure the accuracy and thoroughness of GSA Business lists, omissions sometimes occur. Please send additions to: List Research, 1204B E. Washington St., Greenville, SC 29601 or via fax to 235-4868 or at http://www.gsabusiness.com/directory/update_lists.

B Located within Sportsclub Five Forks, open to the public

Massage and hydrotherapy, spa facials and anti-aging treatments, master hair cutting and styling, manicure and pedicure specialties, body treatments and Vichy showers Massage, facials, chemical peels, microdermabrasion, pedicures, nails, airbrush makeup, airbrush tanning, body treatments, hair services

2000 1985

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Health & Accident Insurance Cos. in South Carolina Ranked by Premiums Written in 2009 Company/ Address

Phone/ Website

BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina I-20 at Alpine Road, Columbia, SC 29219 United Healthcare Insurance Co. 450 Columbus Blvd., Hartford, CT 06115 American Family Life Assurance Co. of Columbus 1932 Wynnton Road, Columbus, GA 31999 Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. 200 Park Ave., New York, NY 10166 Golden Rule Insurance Co. 7440 Woodland Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46278 Connecticut General Life Insurance Co. 1601 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19192 Aetna Life Insurance Co. 151 Farmington Ave., Hartford, CT 06156 Prudential Insurance Co. of America 100 Mulberry St., Gateway 3, 7th Floor, Newark, NJ 07102 Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Co. 1 Hartford Plaza, Hartford, CT 06105 Genworth Life Insurance Co. 6604 W. Broad St., Richmond, VA 23230

Premiums Written

Market Share

$1,218,028,749

42.55%

$292,322,008

10.21%

$64,635,802

2.26%

$56,093,809

1.96%

$51,814,226

1.81%

$51,172,905

1.79%

$45,103,673

1.58%

$41,953,242

1.47%

$41,922,895

1.46%

$33,903,073

1.18%

800-550-6322 www.southcarolinablues.com 860-702-5000 www.uhc.com 843-266-1800 www.aflac.com 212-578-2211 www.metlife.com 317-715-7111 www.goldenrule.com 860-726-6000 www.cigna.com 860-273-0123 www.aetna.com 973-802-6000 www.prudential.com 860-547-5000 www.thehartford.com 888-322-4629 www.genworth.com

INP = Information not provided. NR = Not ranked. N/A = Not applicable. Source: South Carolina Department of Insurance, premiums written and market share in South Carolina in 2009 (latest year for which data is available).

Although every attempt is made to ensure the accuracy and thoroughness of GSA Business lists, omissions sometimes occur. Please send additions to: List Research, 1204-B E. Washington St., Greenville, SC 29601 or via fax to 235-4868 or at http://www.gsabusiness.com/directory/update_lists.

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Health & Accident Insurance Cos. in South Carolina Ranked by Premiums Written in 2009 Company/ Address

Phone/ Website

Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Co. 1200 Colonial Life Blvd. W., Columbia, SC 29210 Time Insurance Co. 501 W. Michigan St., Milwaukee, WI 53201 Unum Life Insurance Co. of America 2211 Congress St., Portland, ME 04101 John Hancock Life Insurance Co. (U.S.A.) PO Box 111, Boston, MA 02117 Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada (U.S. branch) 1 Sun Life Executive Park, Wellesley Hills, MA 02481 United World Life Insurance Co. Mutual of Omaha Plaza, Omaha, NE 98175 Lincoln National Life Insurance Corp.

150 N. Radnor-Chester Road, Radnor, PA 19087 Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America 7 Hanover Square, H-26-E, New York, NY 10004 Companion Life Insurance Co. PO Box 100102, Columbia, SC 29202-3102 Principal Life Insurance Co. 711 High St., Des Moines, IA 50307

803-798-7000 www.coloniallife.com 414-271-3011 www.assuranthealth.com 207-575-2211 www.unum.com 617-572-4067 www.johnhancock.com 800-786-5433 www.sunlife-usa.com 402-342-7600 www.mutualofomaha.com 877-275-5462 www.lfg.com 212-598-8000 www.guardianlife.com 800-753-0404 www.companionlife.com 515-247-5111 www.principal.com

INP = Information not provided. NR = Not ranked. N/A = Not applicable. Source: South Carolina Department of Insurance, premiums written and market share in South Carolina in 2009 (latest year for which data is available).

Although every attempt is made to ensure the accuracy and thoroughness of GSA Business lists, omissions sometimes occur. Please send additions to: List Research, 1204-B E. Washington St., Greenville, SC 29601 or via fax to 235-4868 or at http://www.gsabusiness.com/directory/update_lists.

Premiums Written

Market Share

$33,272,576

1.16%

$30,596,495

1.07%

$24,385,672

0.85%

$23,009,401

0.80%

$21,393,263

0.75%

$20,819,895

0.73%

$20,497,839

0.72%

$20,124,421

0.70%

$19,188,896

0.67%

$18,856,863

0.66%

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Upstate Home Health Agencies Ranked by Number of Employees Company Address Phone/Fax/Website Interim HealthCare 16 Hyland Road, Greenville, SC 29615 864-627-1200/864-627-7101/http://interimhealthcarecares.com ResCare HomeCare - Anderson 2710 N. Main St., Anderson, SC 29621 864-224-9121/864-224-2845/www.rescarehomecare.com ResCare HomeCare - Greenville 1350 Cleveland St., Suite B, Greenville, SC 29607 864-235-5141/864-235-2043/www.rescarehomecare.com AnMed Health Home Health Agency PO Box 195, Anderson, SC 29622 864-512-6410/864-512-6404/www.anmedhealth.org Health Related Home Care PO Box 806, Abbeville, SC 29620 864-366-9151/864-366-0018/www.abbevilleareamc.com Greenville Hospital System Home Health Agency 255 Enterprise Blvd., Suite 120, Greenville, SC 29615 864-454-8046/864-454-2050/www.ghs.org Home Care of HospiceCare of the Piedmont 408 W. Alexander Ave., Greenwood, SC 29646 864-227-9393/864-227-9377/www.hospicepiedmont.org Home Health Services of Self Regional Healthcare 1325 Spring St., Greenwood, SC 29646 864-725-7600/INP/www.selfregional.org/services/homehealth_services.asp Carolina Home Health 110 Garner Road, Suite 14, Spartanburg, SC 29303 864-582-5936/864-582-4225/www.gentiva.com

Local Employees

Nurses: Practical/Vocational Registered

Home Health Aides/ Social Workers

Top Local Official(s)

Year Established Locally

1,000

INP INP

INP INP

Raymond R. Schroeder

1979

156

1 3

151 INP

Bill Killion

2007

139

1 5

415 INP

Bill Killion

2007

75

3 20

4 1

Regina Ervin

1986

63

2 33

11 1

Sharon Norryce

1995

60

INP INP

INP INP

Landace Woods

1984

58

6 16

7 3

Nancy Corley

1995

51

2 25

4 1

Linda Russell

1985

45

0 15

2 1

Patsy Marcus

2004

INP = Information not provided. NR = Not ranked. N/A = Not applicable. Although every attempt is made to ensure the accuracy and thoroughness of GSA Business lists, omissions sometimes occur. Please send additions to: List Research, 1204B E. Washington St., Greenville, SC 29601 or via fax to 235-4868 or at http://www.gsabusiness.com/directory/update_lists.

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Upstate Home Health Agencies Ranked by Number of Employees Company Address Phone/Fax/Website Oconee Home Health 115 Bounty Land Road, Seneca, SC 29678 864-888-8411/864-855-7256/www.oconeememorial.org SC DHEC Region 1 Home Health Services 220 McGee Raod, Anderson, SC 29625 864-260-5617/864-260-4375/www.scdhec.net Carolina Home Health Care 430 Roper Mountain Road, Suite E-1, Greenville, SC 29615 864-297-5711/864-297-5744/www.gentiva.com Always Best Care Senior Services of Greenville The Office Center at the Point, Greenville, SC 29607 864-527-0464/864-288-4608/www.greenville.alwaysbestcare.com NHC HomeCare - Greenville 210 Adley Way, Greenville, SC 29607 864-289-9982/864-289-9941/wwww.nchcare.com Total Care Home Health 517 Chesnee Highway, Suite C & D, Gaffney, SC 29341 864-488-0898/864-488-3423/www.gentiva.com Amedisys Home Health of Clinton 210 Physicians Park Drive, Suite U, Clinton, SC 29325-7563 864-833-3212/864-833-3234/www.amedisys.com DHEC Region 1 South Home Health Services 93 Human Service Road, Clinton, SC 29325 864-833-5883/864-833-5457/www.scdhec.net

Local Employees

Nurses: Practical/Vocational Registered

Home Health Aides/ Social Workers

Top Local Official(s)

Year Established Locally

41

1 20

2 1

Hunter Kome

1999

40

0 25

3 3

Mary Ellenburg

1976

38

0 12

1 1

Teresa Chandler

1987

25

1 1

18 0

Bruce C. Meyer

2010

25

0 6

2 2

Julie Coates

2007

19

1 6

1 1

Barbara Johnson

2007

15

1 6

1 1

Erika Berry

2002

INP

INP 7

1 1

Harriet Guy

INP

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Upstate Fitness Centers Ranked by Combined Square Footage of Upstate Facilities Company Address Phone/Fax/Website

Square Footage

YMCA of Greater Spartanburg 266 S. Pine St., Spartanburg, SC 29302 864-585-0306/864-596-4135/www.ymcaspartanburg.org

158,000

YMCA of Greenville 601 E. McBee Ave., Suite 212, Greenville, SC 29601 864-242-1111/864-242-9704/www.ymcagreenville.org

142,000

Anderson Area YMCA 201 E. Reed Road, Anderson, SC 29621 864-716-6260/864-716-6265/www.andersonareaymca.org Life Center Health & Conditioning Club 126 Corporate Drive, Simpsonville, SC 29681 864-962-8700/864-962-8702/www.ghs.org/lifecenter Life Center Health & Conditioning Club 875 W. Faris Road, Greenville, SC 29605 864-455-4231/864-455-8447/www.ghs.org/lifecenter Westside Club 501 Willis Road, Spartanburg, SC 29301 864-587-7106/864-587-7102/www.thewestsideclub.com YMCA of Greater Laurens 410 Anderson Drive, Laurens, SC 29360 864-984-2621/864-984-6089/www.laurensymca.org LivN Nsidout Wellness Complex 550 Brookwood Point Place, Simpsonville, SC 29681 864-228-8888/INP/www.livnnsidout.com Sportsclub Five Forks 317 Scuffletown Road, Simpsonville, SC 29681 864-675-5808/864-675-5877/www.sportsclubsc.com

Employees/ Members/ Locations

92,000 70,000 65,000 61,000 60,000 58,000 55,000

200 11,000 2 900 22,000 8B 250 8,500 4 125 7,000 2 90 5,500 2 32 1,350 1 89 INP INP 56 2,400 1 140 3,500 3

Top Local Official(s)

Other Services

Year Established Locally

Rick Callebs, CEO

Childcare, youth sports, swim lessons and swim team

1869

After-school childcare, residential camp, summer day Scot Baddley, CEO, camp, sports, sport clinics, teen center, community center, president youth-in-government

1876

Joe Drennon, CEO

Water park, youth wellness area, free child watch, birthday parties, etc.

1949

INP

Massage therapy, nutrition consultations

1999

INP

INP

1990

Scott Halkett, general manager

Swimming, soccer, tennis, speed training, pool, swim lessons, swim team, kids fitness (after school)

1994

Brian Harlan, CEO

Sports programs, family programs, childcare, aquatic center

1969

Scott Karr, general manager

Restaurant, nutrition, sports performance training, conference room and arena rentals, medical health programs, education Personal training, group fitness classes, racquetball, tennis, indoor pool, basketball/volleyball, massage therapy, childcare

Bill Egan, CEO

INP = Information not provided. NR = Not ranked. N/A = Not applicable. Although every attempt is made to ensure the accuracy and thoroughness of GSA Business lists, omissions sometimes occur. Please send additions to: List Research, 1204B E. Washington St., Greenville, SC 29601 or via fax to 235-4868 or at

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Upstate Fitness Centers Ranked by Combined Square Footage of Upstate Facilities Company Address Phone/Fax/Website Sportsclub Greenville 712 Congaree Road, Greenville, SC 29607 864-288-7220/864-234-7839/www.sportsclubsc.com YMCA of Pickens County 201 Burns Road, Easley, SC 29640 864-855-9622/864-850-5971/www.pcymca.net Sportsclub Simpsonville 667 S.E. Main St., Simpsonville, SC 29681 864-228-8282/864-228-8599/www.sportsclubsc.com Spartanburg Athletic Club 2420 Andrews Road, Spartanburg, SC 29302 864-582-5050/864-582-0113/www.sacfitness.com Coop's Health & Fitness 219 Brown Road, Anderson, SC 29621 864-222-2667/INP/coopsfitness.com Greer Athletic Club 905 N. Main St., Greer, SC 29651 864-877-4647/INP/www.greerathleticclub.com Sports Spine & Industrial Inc. 1361-F W. Wade Hampton Blvd., Greer, SC 29650 864-662-1025/864-848-7203/www.ssi-physicaltherapy.com Total Fitness Family Center 9801 Anderson Road, Piedmont, SC 29673 864-295-3687/864-295-2497/www.totalfitnesscenter.com Anytime Fitness 3211 N. Pleasantburg Drive, Suite E-3, Greenville, SC 29609 864-242-9222/INP/www.anytimefitness.com/greenville

Square Footage 55,000 50,000 35,000 25,000 B 20,000 12,500 12,000 12,000 11,600

Employees/ Members/ Locations 140 6,500 3 250 9,500 3 35 3,200 3 40 2,250 1 25 5,000 2 15 900 1 15 500 1 15 3,100 1 15 3,500 2C

Year Established Locally

Top Local Official(s)

Other Services

Bill Egan, CEO

Personal training, group fitness classes, racquetball, tennis, indoor pool, basketball/volleyball, massage therapy, childcare

1975

Sid Collins, CEO

Childcare, sports, aquatics and personal development

1959

Bill Egan, CEO

INP

2003

Carol Nees, club manager

Massage therapy, personal training, child care

1976

INP

Personal training, tanning, hair salon

1995

George Gagnon, president

INP

1980

Alison Howard, Susan Howard

Outpatient physical therapy practice, aquatic and post rehabilitation programs (Simpsonville location)

2004

Emery Williams, owner, operator

Kids aerobics, free child care, ladies only area, muscle beach arena, pro shop and juice bar, heated pool, afterschool DAT program

1993

Stacy Hawkins, manager

Tanning, sauna, massage, 24 hours/day/365 days/year, free motion treadmills, virtual reality bikes, cross-fit certified room, hammer strength room

2006

INP = Information not provided. NR = Not ranked. N/A = Not applicable. Although every attempt is made to ensure the accuracy and thoroughness of GSA Business lists, omissions sometimes occur. Please send additions to: List Research, 1204B E. Washington St., Greenville, SC 29601 or via fax to 235-4868 or at http://www.gsabusiness.com/directory/update_lists.

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Upstate Employee Benefits Brokers Ranked by Number of Employee Benefits Producers Company Address Phone/Fax/Website

Employee Benefits Producers/ Employees Top Local Official(s)

Year Established Locally

Specialization

Ted M. Easler, Jan DeRosa Easler

Employee benefits - medical, life, dental, vision, and disability; set up of Section 125, Health Savings Account and Health Reimbursements Accounts; individual medical benefits for adults, children and medicare benefit options

1986

19 19

Raymond Newsom, Steve Epps, Patricia Reavis, John Young

All areas of employee benefits to include medical, life disability, retirement plans and voluntary benefits

1983

Palmetto Insurance 1807 N. Boulevard, Anderson, SC 29621 864-225-1633/864-225-6237/www.palmettoinsurance.com

13 73

David Walker, Danny Walker

Employee benefits, business insurance, personal insurance (home and auto), senior benefits, home builders

1983

Benefit Controls of S.C. Inc. PO Box 6608, Greenville, SC 29606 864-242-9441/864-232-6655/www.benefitcontrols.com

8 14

William A. Gantt

Employee benefit programs

1985

Group Benefit Strategies LLC 32 Parkway Commons Way, Greer, SC 29650 864-232-5528/864-232-5835/www.gbsbenefitservices.com

8 8

David G. Ellison, Charlie Mosley, Betsy Leach

Group insurance, corporate planning, 401-K plans, executive benefits

1994

The Stover Company Inc. PO Box 17887, Greenville, SC 29606 864-271-8080/864-271-1001/www.thestovercompany.com

8 11

Ladson A. M. Stover

Property and casualty insurance

1984

Steinberg & Associates Inc. 340 S. Pine St., Spartanburg, SC 29302 864-582-7575/864-582-7148/www.steinberg-associates.com

7 7

Hank Steinberg

Employee benefit programs

1969

Affinity Insurance Group Inc. PO Box 25394, Greenville, SC 29616 864-963-9849/866-756-1201/www.affinityinsgrp.com

6 6

Tommy Hardin

Employee benefits

1999

Rosenfeld Einstein PO Box 5145, Greenville, SC 29607 864-271-6336/864-233-9291/www.rosenfeldeinstein.com

6 63

Nathan A. Einstein, Dan Einstein, Howard Einstein

Property, liability and benefits insurance agency

1933

Brown & Brown of South Carolina Inc. PO Box 16837, Greenville, SC 29606 864-234-8889/864-234-5373/www.bbgreenville.com

5 17

John Church

Group health, disability, dental, vision and life insurance

1988

Northwestern Mutual Financial Network 501 E. McBee Ave., Suite 101, Greenville, SC 29601 864-232-2881/864-232-5453/ www.southcarolinaupstategroup.nmfn.com

5 49

David G. Ellison

401k plans, group insurance, executive benefits

1980

Assured Benefits Inc. 2 Mckenna Commons Court, Greenville, SC 29615 864-268-5717/864-268-0315

4 4

Steve Douglas Brown

Group and individual medical insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, long term care insurance and Medicare supplement insurance.

1990

BB&T Insurance Services PO Box 27149, Greenville, SC 29616 864-297-4444/888-751-3014/www.insurance.bbt.com

4 86

Thomas R. Parrish

Groups of two or more employees

1976

Brown & Brown of S.C. Inc. PO Box 5139, Spartanburg, SC 29304 864-585-8717/864-583-1398/www.bbspartanburg.com

4 45

Mark E. Felk, Charles S. Worley

Guaranteed cost and partially self funded programs

1917

Herlong Bates Burnett Insurance Inc. 28 Global Drive, Suite 102, Greenville, SC 29607 864-527-0424/864-527-0443/www.hbbins.com

4 13

Michael Herlong, Tom Bates

Personal, commercial, life and health

2002

Palmetto Insurance 110 W. 1st Ave., Suite F, Easley, SC 29640 864-343-2257/864-343-2258/www.palmettoinsurance.com

4 4

Mike McAlister

Employee benefits

2006

Carolina Capital Management 25 Woods Lake Road, Suite 709, Greenville, SC 29607 864-232-7595/864-232-7586/www.nefccm.com

3 3

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2005

The Furman Co. Insurance Agency LLC 703 E. North St., Greenville, SC 29601 864-242-5151/864-233-4723/www.furmanco.com

3 5

Betsy Hinson, Harrison Cline

Small to middle market industry

1999

Sullivan Company LLC PO Box 2910, Greenville, SC 29602 864-288-4950/864-288-8020/www.SullivanIns.com

3 26

Joe Sullivan, Kay Cannan

Employee benefits, commercial insurance, personal insurance

1974

The Turner Agency Inc. PO Box 17677, Greenville, SC 29607 864-288-9513/864-288-8972/www.turneragencyinc.com

3 19

C. Ross Turner III, Phyllis Foster, Michael Douglas

Employee benefits, term and whole life insurance, group health, business and personal insurance

1962

Group Benefit Systems Inc. 337A E. Saint John St., Spartanburg, SC 29302 864-583-0958/894-591-1118/www.groupbenefitsc.com

85 11

Corporate Benefits Inc. PO Box 17975, Greenville, SC 29606 864-271-6430/864-271-6444/www.corporatebenefitsinc.com

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hen two key Noisette Co. officials resigned recently, they took with them a $9,000-per-month contract for managing a neighborhood that the city of North Charleston is developing.

Art Titus and Elias Deeb oversaw the day-

Key staff members have left and a foreclosure lawsuit is advancing. The company has closed six property sales and continues to attract tenants.

to-day operations of the city’s Oak Terrace Preserve development in Park Circle when they worked for the Noisette Co. as chief

operating officer and project manager, respectively.

Now the two are doing the same work for the city, but through a new company that Deeb owns called Cedrus LLC. Mayor Keith Summey said the city of North Charleston moved the contract because See NOISETTE, Page 10

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Builders seek law to stop fire sprinkler requirement for new home construction.

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rolls up record numbers at S.C. banks With a slight increase in ridership from the previous year, the Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority has its green-and-tan buses riding in the black.

Do wellness program work?

Companies that make an investment in wellness can increase productivity and save on costs. Page 15

INSIDE: Up-and-down fuel costs, business partnerships help transit authority grow. Page 8

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That’s the kind of major project that can build the reputation of a firm’s economic development practice; but Nexsen Pruet

Law firm was called upon by Boeing to help negotiate its deal in South Carolina.

already was among the small group of firms that companies turn to when they consider new investments in South Carolina.

Those firms are concentrated in Columbia

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Banking on recovery

First National is in the midst of a “transitional year,” CEO says.

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Tucked away in rural Chester County is a new research center that has

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Inc. said this month in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that it expects to receive a written agreement from the FDIC to improve its capital position. The holding company for Palmetto Bank lost $40 million last year and is no longer considered “wellcapitalized” by federal regulators.

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hey have arrived by the hundreds: Letters from customers objecting to the rate increase of more than 9% sought

by S.C. Electric & Gas Co. An outpouring of opinion unlike anything in the state’s recent history EXECUTIVE has put the utility on the SUMMARY defensive.

Customers are “Please reconsider this objecting to an increase! The people in my electricity rate area are counting on you to increase of more stop this highway robbery!” than 9% in the wrote Sharon Azecusky of middle of the Chappells to the state’s regstate’s deep ulatory body, the S.C. Pubrecession. lic Service Commission.

Some of the letters — there have been more than 300 — seem part of an organized campaign, but others clearly were penned at a kitchen table purely out of frustration. An overwhelming theme in the complaints is timing of the electricity rate increase amid the recession.

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April 27 - May 10, 2009

South Carolina’s unemployment rate rose to 11.4% in March, equaling the highest rate ever recorded since January 1983. The March figure was five-tenths of a point higher than the revised February rate of 10.9%.

Highlights: 10 counties in Upstate Alliance Rank County in state

Jobless rate

4 Union 12 Cherokee 18 Oconee 19 Abbeville 23 Greenwood 29 Anderson 30 Spartanburg 33 Laurens 37 Pickens 40 Greenville

20% 16.4% 14.3% 14% 13% 11.9% 11.6% 10.9% 9.9% 9.6%

Source: S.C. Employment Security Commission

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Fluor’s mastery of wind power yields European projects

Greenville and South Carolina have a growing cluster of expertise in harnessing the wind.

GE Energy makes electric generators driven by windmills capable of lighting a small town. Fluor Corp. builds wind farms that stand like centurions at sea and pour out enough power for a city.

Three companies in S.C. make bearings for the huge machines. Wind turbines utilize free energy, and emit no harmful carbon pollutants.

The American Wind Energy Association estimates U.S. wind power capacity will grow 20%, or 5,000 megawatts, this year alone.

Demand for this new-technology hardware will preserve jobs, or even increase employment in the Upstate.

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n the next 20 years, worldwide electricity demand is expected to double, and the world’s largest gas turbine plant, operated by General Electric on Garlington Road in Greenville, is retooling itself to meet a diverse set of global needs, including wind power generators.

Already one of every two wind turbines in the United States today is made by GE. Last year, GE Energy built 604 of the 60-ton wind turbine machine heads in Greenville. (The blades are made elsewhere.) see GE, page 16

luor Corp. saw the potential of wind power early in the technology’s development, and set out to become a major player for renewable sources of energy.

“We saw the potential in this technology six or seven years ago,” said David Eppinger, vice president in the power division at Fluor. “We believed it would yield projects of the size and complexity that Fluor is known to execute very well.”

Today, the engineering and conEppinger struction company that employs more than 2,500 professionals in Greenville is the prime contractor for the world’s largest wind turbine project under construction – the Greater Gabbard Offshore Farm near Britain’s Suffolk coast.

The giant turbines will occupy a hostile, corrosive environment of saltwater, waves and storms, while resting on pylons in water as deep as 100 feet.

Despite those challenges, the service life of each of the high-tech windmills is expected to be 20-25 years.

The $2 billion-plus, 500-megawatt complex is expected to be 20 miles or more from shore, minimizing visual and noise objections from neighbors. The 140 windmills will stand on 260-foottall towers and have three-bladed rotors that are more than 300 feet in diameter.

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Upstate Hospitals Ranked by Number of Beds Facility Name Address Phone/Fax/Website

Beds

Greenville Hospital System University Medical Center 701 Grove Road, Greenville, SC 29605-5601 864-455-7000/864-455-8439/www.ghs.org Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System 101 E. Wood St., Spartanburg, SC 29303 864-560-6000/INP/www.spartanburgregional.com AnMed Health 800 N. Fant St., Anderson, SC 29621 864-512-1000/INP/www.anmedhealth.org Self Regional Healthcare 1325 Spring St., Greenwood, SC 29646 864-725-4111/864-725-4260/www.selfregional.org Bon Secours St. Francis Health System 1 St. Francis Drive, Greenville, SC 29601 864-255-1000/864-255-1088/www.stfrancishealth.org Mary Black Health System PO Box 3217, Spartanburg, SC 29304 864-573-3000/864-216-4887/www.maryblackhealthsystem.com Patrick B. Harris Psychiatric Hospital PO Box 2907, Anderson, SC 29622 864-231-2600/864-225-3297/www.patrickbharrispsychiatrichospital.com Oconee Medical Center 298 Memorial Drive, Seneca, SC 29672 864-482-3100/864-885-7256/www.oconeemed.org Wallace Thomson Hospital PO Drawer 789, Union, SC 29379 864-427-0351/864-429-2653/www.wallacethomson.com

Active Local Staff Registered Employees Physicians Nurses

Top Local Official(s)

1,268

9,500

470

2,800

Michael C. Riordan, president, CEO

760

5,000

528

1,403

Ingo Angermeier, president, CEO

573

3,500

400

INP

John A. Miller, CEO

414

2,400

185

600

James A. Pfeiffer, president, CEO

338

3,360

675

930

Mark S. Nantz, Teri Ficicchy, Nancy Graebner

209

1,125

390

270

Douglas Moyer, CEO

200

300

INP

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John F. Fletcher, CEO; Allen McEniry, chief operating officer

169

1,510

96

330

Jeanne L. Ward, president, CEO; Hunter Kome, chief operating officer

143

304

55

110

William H. Leonard, CEO

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Beds

Upstate Carolina Medical Center 1530 N. Limestone St., Gaffney, SC 29340 864-487-4271/864-489-0585/www.upstatecarolina.net Baptist Easley Hospital 200 Fleetwood Drive, Easley, SC 29640 864-442-7200/864-442-7521/www.palmettohealth.org Laurens County Health Care System PO Drawer 976, Clinton, SC 29325 864-833-9100/864-833-9142/www.lchcs.org Carolina Center for Behavioral Health 2700 E. Phillips Road, Greer, SC 29650 864-235-2335, 800-866-4673/864-877-1260/www.thecarolinacenter.com SpringBrook Behavioral Health System 1 Havenwood Lane, Travelers Rest, SC 29690 864-834-8013/864-834-6977/www.springbrookbehavioral.com Cannon Memorial Hospital Highway 178, W. G. Acker Drive, Pickens, SC 29671 864-878-4791/864-878-8354/www.cannonhospital.org Shriners Hospitals for Children 950 W. Faris Road, Greenville, SC 29605 864-271-3444/864-240-8167/www.shrinershq.org Abbeville Area Medical Center PO Box 887, Abbeville, SC 29620 864-366-5011/864-366-3317/www.abbevilleareamc.com

Active Local Staff Registered Employees Physicians Nurses

Top Local Official(s)

125

385

100

90

Joe Howell, president

109

900

165

150

Roddey E. Gettys, CEO

90

480

130

150

Rich D'Alberto, Will Grant, Kay Swisher, Jamie Adair

89

226

6

65

John Willingham, CEO

88

146

2

18

Keith Jackson

55

275

32

75

Norman G. Rentz, president, CEO

50

195

9

50

Gary F. Fraley, administrator

25

228

17

96

Rich Osmus, CEO

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Upstate Urgent Care Centers Ranked by Number of Physicians Company Address Phone/Fax/Website

No. of Physicians

Hours

Services

MD360 300 Scuffletown Road, Simpsonville, SC 29681 864-329-0029/http://ghsmd360.org

5

6 a.m.-10 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sat., 12 p.m.-6 p.m. Sun.

Doctors Care - Simpsonville 25 Ray E. Talley Court, Simpsonville, SC 29680 864-967-7028/864-228-0915/www.doctorscare.com

4

8 a.m.-8 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat., 1 p.m.-6 p.m. Sun.

Treatment of injuries or conditions that are non-life-threatening including urgent care, comprehensive care, sports medicine, occupational medicine, physical therapy, lab and X-ray Walk-in center for the treatment of minor emergencies (breaks, sprains, cuts and scrapes); family care (annual and sports physicals, flu shots, vaccinations, allergy, asthma, sinus infections, colds and flu); diagnostic services (on-site xray and lab); occupational medicine

Clemson Health Center 885 Tiger Blvd., Clemson, SC 29631 864-654-6800/www.clemsonhealth.com

3

8 a.m.-8 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sat., 1 p.m.-6 p.m. Sun

Doctors Care - Anderson 2126 N. Highway 81, Anderson, SC 29621 864-226-2660/864-226-2665/www.doctorscare.com

3

8 a.m.-8 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat., 1 p.m.-6 p.m. Sun.

Doctors Care - Congaree 701 Congaree Road, Greenville, SC 29607 864-458-7289/864-458-9462/www.doctorscare.com

3

8 a.m.-8 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat., 1 p.m.-6 p.m. Sun.

3

8 a.m.-8 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Sat.-Sun.

Walk-in center for the treatment of minor emergencies (breaks, sprains, cuts and scrapes); family care (annual and sports physicals, flu shots, vaccinations, allergy, asthma, sinus infections, colds and flu); diagnostic services (on-site xray and lab); occupational medicine Walk-in center for the treatment of minor emergencies (breaks, sprains, cuts and scrapes); family care (annual and sports physicals, flu shots, vaccinations, allergy, asthma, sinus infections, colds and flu); diagnostic services (on-site xray and lab); occupational medicine Illnesses, injuries, physical examinations, diagnostic tests including: laboratory, X-ray, EKG, hearing screening, pulmonary function testing; occupational medicine services

3

6 p.m.-10 p.m.

Walk-in clinic for children, open nights

3

8 a.m.-10 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat.-Sun.

Walk-in facility for minor illnesses

Doctors Care - Berea 6704 White Horse Road, Greenville, SC 29611 864-294-1392/864-294-0424/www.doctorscare.com

2

8 a.m.-8 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat., 1 p.m.-6 p.m. Sun.

Doctors Care - East Blackstock 218 E. Blackstock Road, Spartanburg, SC 29301 864-576-8646/864-576-8932/www.doctorscare.com

2

8 a.m.-8 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat., 1 p.m.-6 p.m. Sun.

Doctors Care - Greenville 4200 E. North St., Suite 5, Greenville, SC 29615 864-292-2266/864-292-8356/www.doctorscare.com

2

8 a.m.-8 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat., 1 p.m.-6 p.m. Sun.

Walk-in center for the treatment of minor emergencies (breaks, sprains, cuts and scrapes); family care (annual and sports physicals, flu shots, vaccinations, allergy, asthma, sinus infections, colds and flu); diagnostic services (on-site xray and lab); occupational medicine Walk-in center for the treatment of minor emergencies (breaks, sprains, cuts and scrapes); family care (annual and sports physicals, flu shots, vaccinations, allergy, asthma, sinus infections, colds and flu); diagnostic services (on-site xray and lab); occupational medicine Walk-in center for the treatment of minor emergencies (breaks, sprains, cuts and scrapes); family care (annual and sports physicals, flu shots, vaccinations, allergy, asthma, sinus infections, colds and flu); diagnostic services (on-site xray and lab); occupational medicine

2

8 a.m.-8 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Sat.-Sun.

Treatment for illnesses and minor injuries

2

9:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Mon.-Sat., 1:30 p.m.6 p.m. Sun.

Doctors Care - Greer 230 W. Wade Hampton Blvd., Greer, SC 29650 864-968-9144/864-968-9244/www.doctorscare.com

1

8 a.m.-8 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat., 1 p.m.-6 p.m. Sun.

Doctors Express 1467 Woodruff Road, Suite C, Greenville, SC 29607 864-458-8126/www.doctorsexpress.com/greenville

1

8 a.m.-8 p.m. Mon.-Fri.; 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat.-Sun.

Allergies, asthma, colds/flu, small cuts/scrapes, insect bites, dizziness, minor burns, sprains, sunburn or skin rashes, ear infections, nausea, diarrhia and vomiting, non-life-threatening conditions only Walk-in center for the treatment of minor emergencies (breaks, sprains, cuts and scrapes); family care (annual and sports physicals, flu shots, vaccinations, allergy, asthma, sinus infections, colds and flu); diagnostic services (on-site xray and lab); occupational medicine Non-emergency treatment for acute illness, trauma and sports injuries, including minor surgical procedures; on-site laboratory and digital x-ray service; pre-employment physicals, drug screening and treatment of workrelated injuries

INP

10 a.m.- 9 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 12 p.m.-7 p.m. Sat.-Sun.

Exigent Occupational Medicine and Urgent Care 2310 Wade Hampton Blvd., Greenville, SC 29615 864-292-5915/864-244-7734/www.exigenturgentcare.com Pediatric Evening Clinic 451A E. Saint John St., Spartanburg, SC 29302 864-591-0311/864-591-0744/www.pediatriceveningclinic.com Regional Westside Minor Care 8311 Warren H. Abernathy Highway, Spartanburg, SC 29301 864-560-9696/864-560-9636

Mary Black Minor Care Center 2995 Reidville Road, Spartanburg, SC 29306 864-587-3000/http://www.maryblackhealthsystem.com/Services/ Pages/Minor%20Care%20Center.aspx Self Regional Health Care's Express Medical Care 102 Rock Creek Blvd., Greenwood, SC 29649 864-725-5020/www.selfregional.org

AnMed Health Kids' Care 2000 E. Greenville St., Anderson, SC 29621 864-512-6544/www.anmedhealth.org AnMed Health Minor Care 600 N. Fant St., Anderson, SC 29621 864-512-1787/www.anmedhealth.org

INP

7 a.m.-7 p.m.

Bon Secours After Hours Care 50 Cross Park Court, Greenville, SC 29605 864-991-1956/http://www.stfrancishealth.org/find-a-physician-bonsecours-medical-group-after-hours-care.html

INP

9 a.m.-6 p.m. Sat., 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sun.

Medi Urgent Care Center 111 Carter Park Drive, Suite A, Seneca, SC 29678 864-886-0848 RediCare 823 Pearman Dairy Road, Anderson, SC 29625 864-225-7878/www.redicaresc.com

INP INP

8 a.m.-8 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat., 1-5 p.m.

Sun. and holidays 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat.,12 p.m.-4 p.m. Sun.

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