Arrangement the first of its kind in North America's accessibility industry
Laval, Québec -- Savaria Corporation (TSX: SIS), North America's second-largest provider of accessibility equipment, and GE Money, the Canadian consumer-lending unit of the General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), announced today that they have entered an agreement where GE Money will provide financing for consumers purchasing Savaria's accessibility products.
NISKAYUNA, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GE (NYSE: GE) today announced a $13 million research partnership with the Federal Transit Administration, Ballard Power Systems and A123 Systems to develop a lightweight, battery dominant zero emissions hybrid fuel cell bus. The research will be led by GE's Global Research Center in Niskayuna, where researchers can leverage a long history in hybrid vehicles and expertise in battery chemistry.
STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Stamford Public School district has been awarded a $15.3 million, five-year grant from the GE Foundation's College Bound District Program, the district and the Company announced today. The grant, the largest non-government grant in the district's history, is designed to improve student achievement and increase college readiness through comprehensive school/business/community collaboration.
FAIRFIELD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, GE announced education grants totaling $35 million in two public school districts: $20 million to Cincinnati, Ohio; and $15 million to Stamford, CT. Both are the largest non-governmental grants ever received by the districts. The grants are a part of GE's successful "College Bound" program, a five-year, $100 million investment to help increase the number of students who go on to college in targeted U.S. school districts.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GE Fanuc Automation, a unit of GE Industrial (NYSE: GE), today announced the completion of a sales and marketing agreement with SAP America, Inc., to jointly market GE Fanuc Production Management solutions and SAP® applications -- easing plant floor and enterprise integration to increase quality, drive productivity, and enable success in key business initiatives such as Lean Six Sigma, regulatory compliance and efficiency.
2006年10月15日，时值第一百届广交会开幕之即，作为具有代表性的成功外资企业，GE塑料集团荣幸地迎接了温家宝总理及其一行50余名中央、地方的政府官员和中国主要新闻单位，参观了该业务在中国最早成立的生产基地南沙厂。
在为时20分钟的参观过程中，GE塑料大中华区总裁陈世祥、中国生产总经理黄敬业向温总理汇报了公司在中国的业务进展、介绍了其最新开启的光学显示薄膜生产线并展示了GE塑料在多个行业的主要应用。
温总理对GE在本地的持续投资、向中国引进新技术和致力人才的本土化表示出极大兴趣。当听说GE塑料率先将LCD技术介绍到中国时，他要求在不久的将来进一步把高端显示薄膜(ADF)技术引入南沙。
参观过程中，温总理捧起Lexan*塑料粒子并刻意停留一会儿，让媒体拍摄我们的产品。随后，他又一一拿起并仔细观看了用Ultem*做的车前灯罩、用Geloy*做的挤出型窗框、激光打印机墨合底盘和一个由Xylex*做成的透明的手机外壳。
Moscow, October 17, 2006 - GE Energy (a unit of generall Electric, Co,), a global leader in power generation technologies, and OJSC "NPO Saturn", a leader in Russian machine building and a leading company in the field of jet engines in Russia, have announced their intentions to invest and cooperate in the heavy duty gas turbine industry. The parties are actively holding discussions with the goal to create a joint venture.
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