WILTON, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 28, 2003--GE Specialty Materials, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), announced today it has completed its acquisition of Osmonics, Inc. (NYSE: OSM), a global manufacturer and marketer of high-technology water purification, filtration and water handling systems
ATLANTA, GEORGIA (February 27, 2003) --- GE Wind Energy will supply 80 wind turbines for a new, 120-megawatt facility in California's Mojave Desert that will be the first wind project for Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), the nation's largest municipally owned utility.
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MILWAUKEE & RIDGEFIELD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 27, 2003--GE Medical Systems Healthcare Services, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE) that is based in Wisconsin, and iSixSigma LLC today announced a strategic alliance to launch an internet portal focused specifically on the healthcare application of Six Sigma--a rigorous, data-driven method for process and quality improvement.
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FAIRFIELD, Conn. & MINNETONKA, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 26, 2003--General Electric Company (NYSE: GE) and Osmonics, Inc. (NYSE:OSM) announced that, at the special meeting of the shareholders held today, the shareholders of Osmonics, approved the merger of Osmonics into a wholly owned subsidiary of GE.
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OSLO, NORWAY (February 24, 2003) --- GE Hydro, a unit of GE Power Systems, has been awarded a US$26.8 million contract to upgrade Swiss power producer Ofible's plant in Biasca, Switzerland. The project marks the latest example of GE's continuing expansion into the European hydropower industry.
GE Hydro will supply six overhung two-jet, 50-megawatt Pelton turbines and three 333 rpm, 109 MVA generators producing 327 megawatts of power. The new equipment will replace eight overhung one-jet, Pelton turbines and four generators, which have been producing 288 megawatts.
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February 24, 2003 -- EVERETT, Washington - The Boeing 777-300ER today completed its maiden flight, beginning a 1,600-hour flight-test program that's expected to bring U.S. government certification by early next year.
The newest member of the 777 airplane family, with its distinctive red, white and blue paint scheme, took off at 10 a.m. Pacific from Paine Field in Everett, Wash. After flying a little over three hours, it landed at 1:02 p.m. at Seattle's Boeing Field.
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February 24, 2003 -- EVENDALE, Ohio - Corbett Caudill, vice president and general manager of engineering at GE Aircraft Engines' (GEAE) has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) for technical leadership in the design of gas turbine engines for military and commercial aircraft.
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February 21, 2003 -- EVENDALE, Ohio - Dr. Mike Benzakein, general manager of advanced engineering for GE Aircraft Engines (GEAE), has been named a Fellow by The Royal Aeronautical Society.
Royal Aeronautical Society Fellows are recognized for significant aerospace contributions, and for playing a lead role in influencing and informing global opinion on aviation matters.
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