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Integrity: Greg Williams Chairman and CEO of Nabholz (Conway, AR), a 1,200 person multi-discipline, employee- owned firms whose name has been synonymous with integrity since its founding in 1949.
By LIISA ANDREASSEN Correspondent
T hrough the decades, Nabholz has grown into a national, multi-service contractor offering a full range of construction, industrial, civil, and environmental services. Williams joined Nabholz in 1991 and says that his greatest accomplishment as CEO has been establishing its wellness program in conjunction with its self-funded health insurance program. “We grow our people, serve our clients, and build our communities with integrity. That’s the Nabholz way,” Williams says. A CONVERSATION WITH GREG WILLIAMS. The Zweig Letter: Your wellness program is impressive. Please tell me about the impetus for this program and how long it’s been around. Can you share some information about results the program has seen and benefits to company as well as employees? Greg Williams: In 2007, Nabholz shifted to self-funded health insurance to reduce rising health care costs. Nabholz
leaders hired Jayme Mayo, PA-C (Certified Physician Assistant), Wellness Director. She decided she needed to create a program that provided individual support for employees and spouses to make lifestyle changes. The program brings health care into the workplace with on- site wellness testing, a medical clinic at headquarters, and a dedicated medical team. Nabholz provides on-site wellness testing twice a year for employees and spouses on its health insurance plan. The medical team screens employees and spouses for cholesterol, blood sugar, blood pressure, obesity, and nicotine – all major drivers of health insurance costs. They recently added screening for thyroid levels and prostate cancer. Nabholz pays 100 percent of the employee-only health insurance premium if employees and their spouses take part in the health survey and wellness testing. If the employee or spouse does not participate, the employee pays 30 percent of the employee-only insurance premium. For each outcome that meets or exceeds Nabholz targets, employees can earn an annual gift card. More importantly,
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