ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 29, 2005--GE's Retail Sales Finance unit, a leader in home improvement financing, has been selected to provide a new consumer credit program for Clockwork Home Services, parent company of Success Group International and provider of home services with more than 180 franchisees across the country.
Clockwork's new Royal Privilege Program is a private label credit card available to home services customers. According to the company, GE was selected for the speed and efficiency of its credit application process.
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GE Healthcare introduced today the company's new Discovery VCT, the world's first true 64-slice combination positron emission tomography and volume computed tomography (PET/CT) system for cardiac imaging applications. Launched at the 91st annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America in Chicago, GE's new Discovery VCT has the potential to transform the way physicians diagnose and treat heart disease and other life-threatening illnesses.
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CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 28, 2005--Performance artists are rolling giant molecules down the streets of Chicago today, as GE Healthcare welcomes more than 60,000 healthcare professionals to the 91st annual Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting being held at McCormick Place Convention Center from Sunday, November 27 through Thursday, December 1.
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November 28, 2005 -- EVENDALE, OH - Japan Airlines (JAL) has selected the GEnx engine to power its 30 firm, 20 option Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft.
The value of the firm engine order is more than $700 million (USD). Engine deliveries begin in 2008.
"The selection completes an extensive two-year technical evaluation by JAL, and we are very honored that the GEnx engine has been chosen," said Tom Brisken, general manager of the GEnx project.
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Expansion of over US$500 million
Doha, QATAR, November 28, 2005: GE Energy recently signed a contract with the Qatar Electricity & Water Company (QEWC) for the expansion of the Ras Abu Fontas B-2 power plant in the State of Qatar. This important venture for over US$500 million, to be developed by a consortium including GE and FISIA Italimpianti., is due for completion in 2007 and will help Qatar support future demands for power and water. The power plant will produce 597 megawatts of power and 30 million gallons of desalinated water per day.
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CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 27, 2005--
GE Highlights Vision of Enabling an "Early Health" Model of Care Focused on Earlier Diagnosis, Pre-Symptomatic Disease Detection and Disease Prevention
GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), today kicked off its participation in the 2005 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) conference in Chicago, highlighting new technologies that will enable an "early health" model of care in the future, focused on earlier diagnosis, pre-symptomatic disease detection and disease prevention.
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Moscow, November 24, 2005 -- Board of Directors of DeltaBank, wholly owned subsidiary of GE Consumer Finance, a unit of General Electric, Co., announces the appointment of Richard Gaskin as CEO for DeltaBank. Andrei Larkin, who functioned as Acting President since late 2004 following the bank's acquisition by GE Consumer Finance, will concentrate on further building DeltaBank's financial strategy as CFO of the bank.
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Dubai, 23 November, 2005:Emirates Airlines has ordered 42 extended-range Boeing 777 aircraft, all powered by GE90 engines, with purchase right for 20 additional aircrafts.
These GE90-115B engines will be covered by a 12-year, OnPointSM Solution service agreement with GE for maintenance and overhaul.
The combined value of the GE90 engine purchase and OnPoint Solution agreement for GE is more than US$2.5 billion.