SAYREVILLE, NJ, September 17, 2008 -- GE Energy Financial Services, a unit of GE (NYSE: GE), announced today that it has applied the company's capital, expertise and technology to restart and successfully complete the first operating season of its 123-megawatt Parlin Energy Center in northeastern New Jersey.
GE began work on the power plant in June 2007 after buying the project for $12.1 million from Calpine Corporation.
GE's Centricity PACS-IW V 3.7.1 is first major release since Dynamic Imaging acquisition, offers groundbreaking user interface design
BARRINGTON, IL, SEPTEMBER 16, 2008 -- GE Healthcare IT, a leading provider of healthcare information technology, today introduced Centricity® PACS-IW version 3.7.1., the first major solution to derive from GE's Dynamic Imaging . Providing an intuitive platform for radiologists, the solution has made significant strides to improve performance, interface navigation and ergonomic design.
CLEVELAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)--More than half of 67 stores operated by Medina, Ohio-based Discount Drug Mart, Inc.---37 stores to date---have completed lighting retrofits that the retailer expects will deliver a combined energy and maintenance cost savings equal to the margin earned on $14.2 million in sales over the life of the new lamps.
STAMFORD, Conn. and WILMINGTON, Mass. -- September 16, 2008 -- GE Energy Financial Services, a unit of GE (NYSE: GE), announced today a venture capital investment of $4 million in Advanced Electron Beams, whose technology helps traditional manufacturers become more environmentally sustainable while improving profitability. The technology uses a stream of electrons to initiate chemical reactions or break chemical bonds more efficiently than existing thermal and chemical approaches.
CLEVELAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)--More than half of 67 stores operated by Medina, Ohio-based Discount Drug Mart, Inc.---37 stores to date---have completed lighting retrofits that the retailer expects will deliver a combined energy and maintenance cost savings equal to the margin earned on $14.2 million in sales over the life of the new lamps.
Nigeria among nine African countries to benefit from program
Abuja, Nigeria; September 15, 2008 - Nigeria is among nine African countries that are set to benefit from General Electric's (GE) US$10 million worth of product, infrastructure and training plan to improve healthcare delivery services in Africa this year. Under this year's plan, GE has targeted a total of 81 facilities in Kenya, Uganda, Ghana, Nigeria, Tanzania, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Malawi, Mali, and Senegal. The projects are at various stages of completion.
Company focuses on partnership and localization initiatives in the country
High-profile 'GE Day Nigeria 2020' event attracts government and customers
Abuja, Nigeria; September 15, 2008: General Electric (GE) the global infrastructure, technology, media and financial services company, marked its first "GE Day" in Abuja, Nigeria today as a key initiative to showcase latest technologies from its various businesses including energy, water, transportation, healthcare, aviation, finance and media.
*Nigeria among nine African countries to benefit from program
Abuja, Nigeria; September 15, 2008 - Nigeria is among nine African countries that are set to benefit from General Electric's (GE) US$10 million worth of product, infrastructure and training plan to improve healthcare delivery services in Africa this year. Under this year's plan, GE has targeted a total of 81 facilities in Kenya, Uganda, Ghana, Nigeria, Tanzania, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Malawi, Mali, and Senegal. The projects are at various stages of completion.
*Company focuses on partnership and localization initiatives in the country
*High-profile 'GE Day Nigeria 2020' event attracts government and customers
Abuja, Nigeria; September 15, 2008: General Electric (GE) the global infrastructure, technology, media and financial services company, marked its first "GE Day" in Abuja, Nigeria today as a key initiative to showcase latest technologies from its various businesses including energy, water, transportation, healthcare, aviation, finance and media.
