2024
September
Service Awards
Join us in congratulating these employees on their recent work anniversary milestones!
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International Teachers Reception
On July 22nd, GUC helped welcome 20 teachers from around the world who have moved to Pitt County to teach a variety of subjects for three to...
August
The Board of Commissioners recognized our Natural Gas Department for earning the American Public Gas Association (APGA) System Operational Achievement Recognition (SOAR) for a fourth time. Read more about that...
Congratulations once again to our Gas Department employees. They earned the American Public Gas Association’s (APGA’s) highest recognition for operations - the prestigious System Operational Achievement Recognition (SOAR) Gold. ...
Appointments are available daily for wellness visits in the GUC Clinic. A wellness visit is a type of preventative care that focuses on maintaining wellness and stopping health problems before they occur or catching issues in early stages. All wellness visits to the...
Electric Overhead Service Crew Leader Keith Stancil has retired after 25 years of service with GUC. Keith began his utility career in 1982 doing contract work for Stackhouse, now MasTec, and joined Greenville Utilities in 1999 as an Overhead (OH) Construction Crew...
GUC’s Wellness Committee is offering a free 5k training program through a partnership with Fleet Feet. Perks include in-person training, access to the training program via Training Peaks, educational discussions, exclusive discounts, and more. ...
We continue our new Leadership Q&A segment with Andy Anderson, Director of Information Technology (IT). Andy began his GUC career in April 2020. He directs all IT departmental operations and activities, including guidelines and directions for using information...
August is Wellness Awareness Month, and what better way to celebrate than with the GUC annual Wellness Fair. The Fair took place on August 6th and provided a great opportunity for employees to learn health and wellness tips from local experts. Around 20 different...
For the ninth time in our 119-year history, employees celebrated an important milestone — one million consecutive man hours without a lost workday due to injury. This was the first time we’ve had this achievement since August of 2022, when were able to celebrate with...
Promotions
Brandon Jones, Electric Meter Specialist
Stephanie Talbott, WR Staff Support Specialist III
Chaz Hathaway, WR...
During the July 18th Board of Commissioners meeting, Justin Fuller was...
Commissioners approved a new Gas Supply Agreement that allows GUC to purchase a certain amount of natural gas each month at a discount. The 30-year deal guarantees GUC a savings of at least $.25 per dekatherm for a potential savings of $200,400 per year. This covers...
James Gay, Meter Supervisor, has retired after 35 years of service with Greenville Utilities.
James supervised the group of Electric Meter...
Mandy Joyner, Cashier II, has been with GUC for two years. Cashiers are part of the Collections section of the Finance Department. This section is responsible for the receipt and deposit of GUC funds, ensuring that all money paid to GUC is properly handled and balanced...
July
Fan Donation Tradition Continues
Greenville Utilities helped provide relief from the heat for local residents by purchasing 100 fans for those in need. For more than 25 years, GUC has provided fans to be distributed to the elderly, handicapped, and qualifying...
In addition to recognizing the two Electric Lineworker Rodeo Teams, the Board of Commissioners approved the FY 2024-25 budget. Tremendous inflationary pressure has made it impossible to continue to provide safe, reliable utility solutions without the following changes:
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Service Awards
Join us in congratulating these employees on their recent work anniversary milestones!
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June
As an employee of GUC, you have access to the valuable Cigna Employee Assistance Program (EAP) at no cost to you!
Through EAP, Cigna provides personal advocates who work with you and members...
In response to the feedback you shared in the GUC Health Clinic Survey, this “Clinic Corner” will be a standing informational section in Spotlight that will share updates not only about the...
We kick off our first Leadership Q&A with Anthony Miller, Director of Gas Systems, who celebrated 35 years of service with GUC at the end of 2023. Anthony began his GUC career as our first Gas Systems Engineer in 1988 as well as GUC’s first black engineer. In 1991...
