FAIRFIELD, CONN. -- November 8, 2007 -- GE will increase its pension benefit payments to more than 130,000 eligible retirees, effective December 1, 2007, GE Chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt announced today.
"We are pleased to provide a pension increase that recognizes the past achievements of GE retirees," Immelt said. "This improvement provides the largest amounts for those who have been retired the longest and generally have the greatest need."
U.S. State Department November 2007
GE received the Award for Corporate Excellence (ACE) from U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. GE was recognized for its extensive corporate social responsibility programs in Indonesia, specifically the Company's role in post-Tsunami relief efforts and its emphasis on employee volunteerism and educational programs.
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Partnership Produces Technology, Payment Options and Consumer Purchase Power
KETTERING, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GE Money and Lane® Home Furnishings today announced a multi-year renewal of its consumer financing agreement, originally formed in 2003. The Lane credit card program, issued through GE Money's Sales Finance unit, is available at Lane Home Furnishing stores and Lane Gallery Dealers nationwide.
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Fairfield, CT, November 6, 2007 -- GE (NYSE: GE) announced today that it plans to hold its 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareowners on April 23, 2008 in Erie, Pennsylvania. The meeting is expected to be held at the Bayfront Convention Center.
GE convenes its annual meeting at a different site each year in order to highlight the performance of a certain business and to illustrate the diversity and strength of the Company's business portfolio.
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Cost-effective alternative to custom and high-cost solutions for SCA-compliant development
Software Defined Radio Forum Technical Conference and ProductExposition
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. & BURLINGTON Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--At the Software Defined Radio Forum Technical Conference and Product Exposition (Denver, CO, November 5 -- 9) today, GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms and PrismTech will together present a compact Software Defined Radio (SDR) demonstrator based on COTS (commercial off-the-shelf) hardware and software.