WILMINGTON, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 25, 2005--GE Energy's nuclear business has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract to upgrade the monitoring and control systems for the Forsmark Nuclear Power Station, located on Sweden's east coast.
GE is supplying Forsmarks Kraftgrupp AB of Osthammar, Sweden (a subsidiary of state-run utility, Vattenfall AB) with its Power Range Neutron Monitor (PRNM) system, based on GE's high-speed digital technology.
NORWALK, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 25, 2005--GE Commercial Finance today announced that it has named four executives to its Global Media & Communications origination team. Mark Huang has been appointed senior vice president, Technology Lending; Eitan Milstein has been named senior vice president for the Special Situations team; and Kevin Khanna and Robert Malone will serve as vice presidents, focusing on the entertainment and media sectors respectively.
PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 24, 2005--
Innova(R) 2100IQ to improve patient outcomes by enabling clinicians in the Cath Lab to visualize precise placement of interventional devices
GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), announced today a new cardiovascular imaging system that will enhance clinicians' ability to diagnose and treat heart disease and enable more precise placement of interventional devices such as stents, balloons and filters.
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 24, 2005--At the SID International Symposium, Seminar and Exhibition here, GE Advanced Materials announced it is expanding the Illuminex diffuser film family of optical films for liquid crystal display (LCD) back-lighting applications into complete display solutions for applications such as televisions, notebook PCs, computer monitors, and automotive global positioning system (GPS) displays.
May 24, 2005 -- EVENDALE, Ohio - GoJet Airlines will become the first U.S. operator of the CF34-8C5B1 engine on the Bombardier CRJ700 when it takes delivery of its first aircraft in June.
The CF34-8C5B1 is a common engine configuration for both the Bombardier CRJ700 and CRJ900* aircraft and Bombardier selected it to become the production standard engine for the CRJ700 model. The engine was certified on the aircraft earlier this month.
May 24, 2005 -- EVENDALE, OHIO - Styrian Spirit is the first airline to order the Bombardier CRJ700* aircraft equipped with the advanced GE CF34-8C5B1 engine, and will be the first European operator when it takes delivery of its first CRJ700 airliner in June of this year. Bombardier has selected the GE latest generation CF34-8C5B1 to become the new production standard engine for the CRJ700 model.
FAIRFIELD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 19, 2005--GE released today its first citizenship report highlighting its performance, progress and challenges in a variety of citizenship areas, including compliance and governance; globalization; community investment; the environment, health, and safety; products and research and development; and its commitment to employees and other stakeholders. The report, "Our Actions," tells an integrated story of how GE conducts business, its impacts on communities, and its efforts to be a good and trusted world citizen.
