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Alcoa commissioners talk landfill, other infrastructure projects
Alcoa commissioners advanced several landfill expansion projects Tuesday aimed at improving efficiency and easing the strain on the more than 50-year-old facility. The Alcoa/Maryville/Blount County Landfill, located off Long Powers Road in Friendsville, accepts household garbage as well as bulkier waste, including old furniture and construction debris. Household garbage must be disposed of in more tightly regulated Class I cells designed to prevent groundwater contamination. Bulkier waste can be placed in less restrictive Class III and IV cells. Plans to expand the Class III and IV cells were delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, forcing Alcoa Public Works Department officials to use more expensive Class I space for bulky waste. Permits also began to expire or were voided because of changing conditions at the site, prompting the city to pursue multiple expansion projects simultaneously. “One of the issues we had with one of the original plans was that there have been some changes to (the site) that have forced us to go back through some very, very challenging regulatory work,” City Manager Bruce Applegate said. “That’s why, rather than starting over from scratch each time, we’re trying to get all these other pieces going at the same time so
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Greenville doctors create healthcare alternative for businesses
The average annual premium for employer-sponsored family health insurance nationally is almost $27,000. It’s a little bit lower in our state, coming in at about $25,000. This is a big expense for business owners and a group of South Carolina physicians decided to build an alternative. Mike Switzer interviews Dr. Spence Taylor with TPC Direct Care in Greenville, SC.
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The Case for Target Value Delivery
The Self Medical Center, a new 68,000-square-foot multi-specialty medical office building, will house a wide range of care services in a single building. | Photo Credit: McMillan Pazdan Smith. The need for new, renovated and expanded healthcare spaces continues to rise disproportionately to the available workforce, resulting in higher labor...
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Greenville’s Lifespan Clinic Cares for Sickle Cell Patients Across Ages
At 19, Gideon Inman is receiving care at a Greenville clinic built to serve people with sickle cell disease from childhood into adulthood. The age-spanning approach addresses a recognized weakness in care: the handoff from pediatric to adult services can be disjointed and poorly coordinated, according to research indexed on PubMed.