Applauding SCANA Corp. for Equal Opportunity Award

Today, Congressman Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) congratulated SCANA Corporation, headquartered in Columbia, S.C. for receiving the U.S. Secretary of Labor's Opportunity Award at an annual awards ceremony hosted by the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP). This award, OFCCP's top honor, is given to one federal contractor each year that has established and instituted innovative workforce strategies and programs to ensure equal opportunity."South Carolina is so proud of SCANA. They have created a true equal opportunity environment that serves as an example to companies nationwide," said Congressman Wilson. "SCANA has a well-deserved reputation as one of the Palmetto State's best employers. Special recognition should go to SCANA Chairman and CEO Bill Timmerman, President of SCE&G Neville Lorick and Senior Vice President of SCANA Charles McFadden. Thanks to their direction, they have proved that a commitment to excellence must include making employment opportunities available to everyone." SCANA Corporation is an $8 billion Fortune 500 energy-based holding company with businesses in regulated electric and natural gas utility operations and telecommunications. SCANA's subsidiaries provide nearly 557,000 customers in South Carolina with electric utility and more than one million customers in South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia with natural gas.Three types of awards -- the Secretary of Labor's Opportunity Award, Exemplary Voluntary Efforts (EVE) Awards, and Exemplary Public Interest Contribution (EPIC) Awards -- were presented to recognize innovative workplace programs and initiatives that increase equal employment opportunity for the American workforce.The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, part of the Labor Department's Employment Standards Administration, administers and enforces laws that ensure equal opportunity for workers employed by federal contractors. ###