Recent Acquisition of Ionics Broadens Global Desalination Capabilities
Wilton, CT-March 22, 2005-GE Infrastructure, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), celebrates World Water Day (WWD) with a continued commitment to innovation and investment in the world's natural resources' has invested millions of dollars in water purification research and development over the last year.
World Water Day, established by the United Nations, is an annual effort to promote access to safe drinking water and sanitation around the world.
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Erie Area Students Learn in Specialized Courses Taught by Volunteers
ERIE, P.a. (March 22, 2005) -- For the second straight semester, GE Elfun Volunteers are partnering with Junior Achievement of Southwest Pennsylvania to bring a piece of the corporate world into classrooms. JA is a national non-profit organization that strives to educate and inspire young people to value free enterprise and understand business and economics in order to improve the quality of their lives.
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March 21, 2005 -- EVENDALE, OHIO - General Electric Company has surpassed a key milestone in the GEnx engine development program in committing to a final architectural design.
Called "Tollgate 6" in GE nomenclature, completing this stage in the development process launches the detailed design phase. Also, fabrication of components is underway, leading to assembly of the first full engine in October. The first engine goes to test in 2006.
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Salzbergen, Deutschland - 21. März 2005 - Im Zuge der Neuorganisation des Geschäftsbereichs Stromerzeugung von GE Energy - zu dem auch der Bereich Windenergie gehört - wurde Robert Gleitz zum Geschäftsführer der Windsparte ernannt. In seiner neuen Funktion wird Gleitz an den Vizepräsidenten des Bereichs Stromerzeugung von GE Energy, Mark Little, berichten.
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NORWALK, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 21, 2005--GE Commercial Finance, Commercial & Industrial Finance (CIF) has announced the appointment of Pat Dowling as Industry Leader for the Aerospace & Defense market.
In his new role, Mr. Dowling will be responsible for expanding the global focus for CIF in the Aerospace & Defense industry. CIF will combine access to capital and industry expertise worldwide, through the use of traditional debt, leasing and alternative sources of liquidity to both public and private entities worldwide.
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ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 17, 2005--Robert Gleitz has been named General Manager of GE Energy's wind segment, reporting to Mark Little, Vice President-Power Generation for GE Energy.
"Robert brings 20 years of extensive global experience and outstanding execution skills to his new role," said Little. "In his previous position, he was instrumental in driving outstanding financial performance, teamwork and excellence in leading GE initiatives, and success in delivering new products."
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FLORENCE, ITALY, March 17, 2005: -- GE Energy has manufactured and shipped the largest distillate hydro cracker reactor ever built in Europe and one of the largest in the world. It is being installed in one the largest oil refineries in France, the Gonfreville l'Orcher facility owned by Total France SA.
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YORK, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 16, 2005--As we celebrate National Freedom of Information Day and Sunshine Week, deadline-driven reporters can have more time to finish those important scoops. Today, newspapers - such as Knight Ridder's Wichita Eagle - are taking advantage of the high reliability offered by automation, which is allowing reporters to go up to the very minute of the press deadline to finish stories and helping to bring their articles to front doors worldwide.
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TREVOSE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 16, 2005--In a ceremony attended by more than 400 people, which included representatives from the highest level of the Kuwaiti Government, GE Infrastructure's Water & Process Technologies business helped dedicate the world's largest membrane based wastewater filtration project and the company's first major water project in the Middle East.