MUMBAI, India--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 30, 2006--
GE Sets Goal: US$8 Billion in Revenues and US$8 Billion in Assets in India by 2010
General Electric Company Chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt today announced a US$250 million investment in infrastructure and healthcare projects in India and said that GE intends to dramatically expand its industrial and financial presence in the country.
CLEVELAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 30, 2006--Last night, GE Consumer & Industrial presented Michael F. Rohde of L-Plan Lighting Design with the first-ever GE Edison Award for Residential Lighting in recognition of his work transforming an 85-year old cow barn into affluent living quarters. The 23rd Annual GE Edison Awards Ceremony held at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas also recognized the work of 10 other lighting designers/firms.
CLEVELAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 30, 2006--Last night, GE Consumer & Industrial presented Michael F. Rohde of L-Plan Lighting Design with the first-ever GE Edison Award for Residential Lighting in recognition of his work transforming an 85-year old cow barn into affluent living quarters. The 23rd Annual GE Edison Awards Ceremony held at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas also recognized the work of 10 other lighting designers/firms.
BEIJING--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 29, 2006--GE today marked 100 years doing business in China, signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) to expand cooperation in the development of advanced environmental technologies that will support continued, sustainable growth in China over many decades.
2006年5月29日 北京通用电气（GE）公司今天以独特的方式庆祝进入中国市场100周年：GE公司董事长兼首席执行官杰夫*伊梅尔特在人民大会堂启动"绿色创想"计划，并与中国国家发展与改革委员会签署了一份环保技术合作谅解备忘录，双方约定加强在环境可持续发展方面的合作，GE公司将提供先进的技术和方案为中国的能源节约型和环境友好型产业作出贡献。
"绿色创想"是GE公司的一项全球战略举措。GE将大幅度增加对环保技术的研发投资，帮助全球客户解决日益严峻的环境挑战，同时减少自身在全球生产和经营活动中的温室气体排放，并以环保产品和服务作为新的业务增长点。
在"绿色创想"启动仪式上伊梅尔特表示："20世纪初，GE从小型机电贸易和位于沈阳的一个灯泡厂开始了在中国的旅程，到今天已经发展成为年销售额达到50亿美元的中国重要的战略伙伴。今天我们在这里启动'绿色创想'，我们相信先进的能源和环保科技将为GE和中国架起一座桥梁，通向拥有无限发展潜力的未来。"
在与发改委的谅解备忘录中，GE表示将向中国提供以下先进科技：气化联合循环发电（IGCC）或称"洁净煤"技术，先进的风能技术，支线航空，先进机车开发，污水、工业废水再利用及海水淡化，提高建筑物能源使用率并减少对环境影响的先进材料，可节能70%-75%、长寿命的照明系统等。
ERIE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 25, 2006--General Electric Corporation (NYSE: GE) today announced that it is preparing to ship its 1,000th Evolution(R) Series locomotive. The milestone will be achieved just 17 months after GE began commercial production of Evolution locomotives. The 1000th unit, which bears road number 5972, will be delivered to BNSF Railway. It is one of nearly 750 Evolution locomotives ordered by BNSF, which is aggressively adding capacity to meet the growing demand for rail transportation.
NORWALK, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 25, 2006--GE Antares Capital today announced it is the administrative agent on a $75-million credit facility to support the acquisition of Delta Educational Systems by Gryphon Colleges Corporation, a portfolio company owned by Gryphon Investors. GE Capital Markets and Merrill Lynch Capital served as co-lead arrangers and joint bookrunners.
The facility consists of a $55-million term loan and a $20-million revolver.
CHALFONT ST GILES, United Kingdom--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 24, 2006--GE Healthcare and DiscoveRx (Fremont, CA) have entered into an exclusive distribution agreement for all HitHunter(TM) cAMP Enzyme Fragment Complementation (EFC)-based assays, designed for high throughput, non-radioactive screening of compounds in drug discovery.
