S.C. Report
By T&D Staff Sunday, October 29, 20061,000 temporary
employees
Kelly Services is hiring about 1,000 temporary employees through Nov. 13 to work as customer service representatives at Palmetto GBA on the 1-800-MEDICARE beneficiary help line.
The Kelly Services employees will be assigned to answer calls at Palmetto GBA’s Columbia facilities on Farrow Road and Broad River Road.
The Kelly workers are needed because of an expected increase in call volume during Medicare’s open enrollment period.
The temporary workers will answer calls through Dec. 31, when their temporary employment will end.
Anyone interested in the positions should call the automated scheduler at 1-866-277-5961 to make an appointment for testing. The automated-response line includes a job description, minimum requirements, work hours and pay rates.
In addition to the 1,000 temporary employees, Kelly Services is also recruiting full-time or part-time customer service representatives who are fluent in both English and Spanish.
savings accounts
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – BB&T Corp. announced it will begin offering health savings accounts to qualified clients.
HSAs offer clients a convenient, tax-advantaged way to help pay for current and future qualified medical expenses. Eligible individuals can make tax-deductible contributions to their HSA, and funds can be withdrawn tax-free when used for qualified medical expenses.
And, unlike flexible spending accounts, participants don’t lose unspent money at the end of the year. It grows tax-free for the life of the account.
“Many companies are re-evaluating health care coverage as a way to improve their bottom line,” said BB&T Institutional Services Division Manager Ray McCulloch. “They are turning to consumer-driven health care plans and options to shift money so that employees can manage their own health care dollars.
“As we bundle HSAs, 401(k) plans, flex spending, group health and payroll services together, BB&T will have a very attractive employee benefits package for small and large businesses.”
BB&T will offer HSAs to institutional and commercial clients as an added employee benefit through subsidiary Stanley, Hunt, Dupree & Rhine. BB&T also will offer the accounts to interested retail clients who are covered by a high-deductible health plan.
retailer wins award
RICHMOND – The Columbia CarMax retailer has won the Torch Award for Business Ethics from the Columbia Better Business Bureau.
Receiving the Torch Award for 2006 reflects CarMax’s continued dedication to fairness and openness.
Torch Award winners have demonstrated their commitment to ethical business practices in all aspects of their relationships with customers, associates, vendors, shareholders, and within the community.
The Columbia CarMax is involved in supporting its surrounding community.
For example, Columbia associates have volunteered and donated to Harvest Hope Food Bank, a regional distribution program that collects, stores and distributes food and related items to more than 300 qualified agencies engaged in feeding needy, elderly, children and ill families throughout central South Carolina.
CarMax is the nation’s largest retailer of used cars.
CarMax, a Fortune 500 company, is headquartered in Richmond, Va., CarMax currently operates 71 used car superstores in 34 markets.
CarMax also operates seven new car franchises, all of which are integrated or co-located with its used car superstores.
to Bishopville
Ahlstrom, a Finland-based company specializing in fiber-based materials, announced plans to start manufacturing operations in Bishopville, investing $16 million and creating 100 jobs.
The company will utilize an existing 116,260 square-foot facility at the I-20 Industrial Center in Bishopville, and begin production in early 2007.
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