February 2016
United Way
Hats off to our United Way Committee and to employees for a successful campaign. The committee works hard year-round raising awareness and money to support the mission of our local...
Wayne Hardee / 30 years
Wayne Hardee, Overhead Construction/Maintenance Supervisor in the Electric Department, recently celebrated 30 years of service with Greenville Utilities. He is responsible for supervising the daily work loads of six crews of Overhead Lineworkers and...
The GUC Board of Commissioners held its regular monthly meeting on February 18, 2016. Here are the highlights of those meetings:
Award of Bid for Electric POD Substation. GUC receives electric service from Duke Energy Progress (DEP) 230 kilovolt (kV) transmission lines that enter into our...
After years of planning and work, the final phase of our OPTICS project, Navigate, is nearly complete. Arguably this last phase is the most important one as it ties all of the other components together and connects them to the customer. That is what OPTICS is all about — the customers we serve...
One of our very own Live Healthy America teams recently won the nation-wide weekly photo Captain's Challenge! Team S@ssy By Summer battled the vending machines and won with their nutritious snack made of fruits, nuts, and dairy.
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Greenville Utilities was recently chosen as the North Carolina 811 (NC811) Safe Digging Partner. NC811 presented a recognition certificate and vehicle stickers to highlight GUC's commitment to damage prevention.
Navigate is the final big phase of OPTICS that will give us the crucial pieces used to tie the other areas together to improve the overall customer experience. This team is working hard to ensure a successful go-live in the coming months.
With the final OPTICS systems set to go...
Robert Scott recently retired after 30 years of service with GUC. Robert began his career in 1986 as an Electric Shop Technician. Since 1996, he's been a Substation Lineworker. He worked on the Substation Construction/Maintenance Crew responsible for the structural work when a substation is...
Our big GUC family is full of hard-working employees who are passionate about working here. From contract workers to the CEO, everyone has an important role to fill, like Occupational Health Nurse Sonia Pickens.
GUC and Vidant Health work in tandem to provide employees with nurses who keep...
This month we continue our look at Customer Relations with Credit and Revenue Protection.
Credit Supervisor Antwyne Tyson manages these two sections, which includes six employees. His main responsibilities are overseeing the customer bankruptcy administration; handling third-party...
David Smith, Gas Systems Supervisor, has retired after 29 years of service with Greenville Utilities. He was hired as an Equipment Operator and has subsequently worked as a Crew Leader, Utility Locator and Chief Utility Locator. David began his current position in 2001. In that role, he was...