CLEVELAND, Ohio (October 1, 2010) --- GE Lighting executives, employees and union leaders joined government officials and community leaders at the company's manufacturing plant in Bucyrus, Ohio this morning to celebrate GE's more than $60 million investment in the facility and the job creation that comes with it.
CLEVELAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fresh research from GE indicates that most U.S. consumers---77 percent---don't know that starting in 2012 and continuing through 2014, federal government legislation aimed at reducing energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions will ban the manufacture of standard incandescent light bulbs. In sum:
Consumers can virtually light a room, create shopping list to demystify light bulb shopping
CLEVELAND --- As easy as flipping a switch, consumers can now make over the lighting in a room to better fit their moods and personality with GE Lighting's new iPhone application. The GE Mood Cam™ app allows users to snap pictures of indoor environments, such as a kitchen, living room or bedroom, and change the mood of the room by sliding the Moodometer™ tool to adjust the look from warm (cozy) to vibrant (energetic/creative).
CLEVELAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GE Lighting has hired Jaime A. Irick to lead GE Lighting Solutions as its president and CEO, reporting to Michael Petras, president and CEO of GE Lighting. In his new role, Irick drives the development, growth and management of GE's global light-emitting diode (LED) product business for both the household and professional market segments. Brian Sroub has joined the company in the newly created global role of chief marketing officer for GE Lighting, also reporting to Petras.
CLEVELAND, OH and LOS ALTOS, CA (June 28, 2010) -- LED (light emitting diodes) lighting solutions are taking center stage as interest and demand grow for energy-efficient lighting innovations and as governments around the world enact strict energy standards. To accelerate LED product development, GE Lighting, a unit of the General Electric Company's (NYSE: GE) Appliances & Lighting business, and Rambus Inc.
Better quality, more controllable and efficient lighting is an investment that ought to be on the radar screens of school districts across the U.S. this year. Superintendents, business managers, and school boards can take a meaningful step toward extraordinary, lasting lighting energy savings-and improved, more flexible learning environments-by visiting http://www.betterlightingbetterschools.com/.
CLEVELAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GE Lighting Solutions now offers an even brighter, energy-efficient option to channel letter lighting with its new white Tetra® MAX LED Lighting Systems. Similar to the existing Tetra MAX LED line, the white color LEDs (light-emitting diodes) evenly illuminate medium-size channel letters with minimal installation effort, but now offer 43 percent more lumens per foot and a 43 percent wider viewing angle than the previous generation.
CLEVELAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GE's new Infusion™ LED (light-emitting diode) module becomes available for the first time in the coming months in fixtures made by four companies: Janmar Lighting, Inc. (Covina, Calif., USA), Journée Lighting, Inc. (Westlake Village, Calif., USA), Modular International, Inc. (Pittsburgh, Pa., USA), and Spectrum Lighting (Fall River, Mass., USA). Fixtures outfitted with the GE Infusion™ LED module will be available to commercial customers through GE's distributor partners.
