FAIRFIELD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 5, 2006--GE (NYSE: GE) announced today that the company will celebrate World Health Day this Friday, April 7th with an integrated marketing "take over" of New York City's Times Square including the first simultaneous broadcast on all major digital billboards. The event will allow New Yorkers and tourists to experience GE's online "Picture a Healthy World" campaign, which encourages people to take responsibility for their own health.
NORWALK, Conn. & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 5, 2006--GE Commercial Finance and The Royal Bank of Scotland Group today announced that GE Capital Markets and RBS Securities are Joint Lead Arrangers providing financing for Resource Management Service, LLC (RMS) and its affiliates.
RMS and its affiliates will use the proceeds from the financing to facilitate its purchase of timberlands from International Paper Company in a number of regions, primarily in the South.
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STAMFORD, Conn. and LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 3, 2006--Growing its multi-billion-dollar global debt finance business, GE Energy Financial Services announced today that it is combining and expanding its institutional and mid-market commercial debt platforms. This initiative to better serve debt issuers and intermediaries, as well as asset-backed and mid-market customers, was announced at the Platts 21st Annual Global Power Markets conference in Las Vegas.
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WILTON, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 3, 2006--GE - Advanced Materials, Silicones today announced a new, and first completely formulated, pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) based on SPUR+ technology. The new product is named SPUR+ 2000 PSA and it is an excellent candidate for the manufacture of high-performance labels, tapes and decals.
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Riyadh, April 3, 2006: GE, the global technology, media and financial services company, celebrated its first "GE Day" in the Kingdom. This is a key GE initiative to showcase latest technologies from its various businesses that include energy, water, transportation, healthcare, finance and the media. After Riyadh, GE Day will be held in Dammam on April 4, 2006.
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FAIRFIELD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 13, 2006--Financial Highlights (Continuing Operations):
-- Revenues of $37.8 billion, up 10%; organic revenue growth of 9%
-- Earnings of $4.0 billion, up 14%; earnings per share (EPS) of $.39, up 18%
-- Total orders up 33%
-- Five of GE's six businesses deliver double-digit earnings growth
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NORWALK, CT--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 3, 2006--GE Commercial Finance - Technology Lending, a unit of Global Media & Communications, announced today that it has opened a Palo Alto, Calif. office. Kjerstin Barley, Senior Vice President, will initially staff the office, reporting to John Kinnaman, Managing Director, GE Commercial Finance - Technology Lending. Additional team members will be added during the second quarter. The office is located at 400 Hamilton Avenue, Suite 220, Palo Alto, CA 94301.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 29, 2006--The demands of today's global economy have put increased responsibilities on corporate risk managers to implement more sophisticated loss prevention policies and processes. That's the assessment of Luis F. Arango, a chemical technical specialist with GE Insurance Solutions' Global Asset Protection Services unit. By doing so, Arango said, companies will be better positioned to meet shareholder, regulatory and insurance provider expectations and requirements.
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NORWALK, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 29, 2006--GE Antares Capital today announced that it is lead arranger of a $61-million credit facility for the recapitalization of Universal Tax Systems (UTS), a leading developer of software systems used by tax professionals to complete and electronically file income tax returns. The Company's flagship proprietary tax software product, TaxWise, is used by customers nationwide to prepare federal and state tax returns for both businesses and individuals. UTS is a portfolio company owned by Primus Venture Partners.
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