NORWALK, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 28, 2004--GE Commercial Finance, through its Business Credit unit, has provided Dantzler, Inc. with a $35 million credit facility, an expansion of a facility previously provided to Dantzler announced on June 15. The company will use the financing for working capital. With headquarters in Hialeah, Fla., Dantzler, Inc. is a leading wholesaler of lumber and plywood used in the construction industry throughout the Southeast U.S., Caribbean, Central America and Canada.
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GARCHING, Munich, Germany, June 28, 2004 - General Electric (NYSE: GE) officially opened today its new European Global Research Center in Garching, near Munich, Germany, at an event hosted by Chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt. This state-of-the-art 10,000 square-meter facility is the latest addition to GE's US $4 billion worldwide technology development effort.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 23, 2004--In today's hectic world, a consumer's home is his soft spot to fall, her safe place in the world -- and the patio is an extension of that comfort and convenience. GE Monogram(R) offers a collection of products to extend the home environment and create a patio that sets the stage for carefree entertaining.
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June 22, 2004 -- EVENDALE, Ohio - GE Marine reported that its LM2500 aeroderivative gas turbine will power the Royal Australian Navy's (RAN) eighth ANZAC-class frigate, Nuship Ballarat. The frigate was recently delivered to the RAN during a ceremony in Williamstown, Melbourne, Australia.
The ANZAC ship program is a collaboration between the Australian and New Zealand governments, involving the development and construction of 10 new ANZAC class frigates - eight for the RAN and two for the Royal New Zealand Navy.
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NORWALK, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 22, 2004--GE Commercial Finance Business Credit announced that it has named Michael P. Knuckles as senior vice president, manager of origination for the Southern region. Based in Atlanta, Mr. Knuckles will manage a team of originators covering Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and Washington, D.C.
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NORWALK, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 21, 2004--GE Commercial Finance, through its Business Credit unit, announced that it has financed Kentucky Electric Steel, LLC with a three-year, $15 million credit facility, which the company will use for working capital. With headquarters in Ashland, Ky., Kentucky Electric Steel, LLC recycles steel from scrap, a process designed to result in lower production costs than those of integrated steel mills, which produce steel by processing iron ore and other raw materials in blast furnaces.
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FAIRFIELD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 18, 2004--GE today announced the appointment of four new company officers.
Tim O'Brien, 40, is Vice President, Plastics, Americas at GE Advanced Materials. In this role, he is responsible for sales, application development and supply chain activities for the business's family of engineering thermoplastics throughout the Americas.