Monaco, 6th April, 2011-- Today, GE Healthcare, along with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and two renowned key opinion leaders within the sports medicine field, presented findings at a thought leadership event to address the importance of leading medical technologies that can help doctors recognize risks for sudden cardiac death and musculoskeletal injuries before they happen. This thought leadership event is being held prior to the start of the IOC World Conference on Prevention of Injury & Illness in Sport in Monaco, 7-9 April.
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Sale, Manchester, 7 April 2011: Use of outright purchase as a method of acquiring company cars and vans may have fallen by more than half in the last 18 months, according to the latest quarterly Company Car Trends survey from GE Capital.
The research, which surveys 300 fleet decision makers, reveals that just 17% of respondents are using outright purchase today, compared to 38% just 18 months ago. Conversely, leasing appears to be making gains. In the same time period, the use of contract hire has risen from 42% to 66%.
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Sale, Manchester, 7 April 2011: Fuel costs will be the fastest rising item on the fleet industry agenda during the next 12 months, according to GE Capital, Fleet Services latest quarterly Company Car Trends survey.
The research reveals that a third (31%) of all fleet managers rated fuel costs as a maximum concern. This figure rose to nearly half (47%) when asked how they believe they would answer the same question a year from now.
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ISTANBUL, TURKEY, April 7, 2011 -- GE Capital Aviation Services Limited (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing and financing unit of GE, announced the signing of a sale-leaseback agreement with Istanbul-based Pegasus Airlines for the delivery of four new Boeing 737-800 aircraft. Deliveries are all scheduled for this month.
Pegasus, a scheduled and charter operator, is the second largest airline in Turkey, serving 100 destinations in 17 countries
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FAIRFIELD, CT. -- April 6, 2011 - GE congratulates the U.S. and Colombian governments on reaching an agreement to move forward the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement. This important agreement, combined with the Korea and Panama FTAs, is an important step forward in promoting jobs and competitiveness through trade. We urge Congress to approve all three FTAs as quickly as possible, and urge the Administration to move forward with further market-opening trade agreements.
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FORT EDWARD, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GE has selected Cashman Dredging & Marine Contracting Co. LLC, a leading national provider of environmental, capital improvement and maintenance dredging services, to perform environmental dredging in the Upper Hudson River in 2011.
GE announced in December that it would perform the second and final stage of the Hudson dredging project over the next five to seven years. The work is scheduled to resume in the Upper Hudson River near Fort Edward, N.Y., in May.
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Global and Regional Government and Industry Leaders Explore Ways to Increase Water Reuse Initiatives While Highlighting Innovative Technologies
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA---April 5, 2011---As Saudi Arabia faces an increasing demand for water to support its rapid population and economic growth, GE (NYSE: GE) held the Saudi "Used to Useful" Water Reuse Summit to explore water reuse solutions that can support the Kingdom and the region in securing a sustainable water supply for the future.