Chalfont St. Giles, UK, July 12, 2010 - GE Healthcare, a business unit of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), announced today the appointment of Anne LeGrand as Vice President and General Manager, of the company's global X-ray business.
LeGrand joins GE Healthcare from Philips Healthcare, where she was Senior Vice President and General Manager of their ultrasound business unit, a $1 billion business with more than two thousand employees worldwide.
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Funding used to refinance existing debt, acquire one Taco Bell unit, remodel existing stores
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--Wednesday, July 07, 2010-- GE Capital, Franchise Finance is providing $9 million in financing for D. G. Smith Enterprises, Inc., a Taco Bell franchisee based in Sacramento, California. The proceeds will be used to refinance existing debt, fund a store acquisition, and support remodeling at select locations. Financing was provided through the GE Capital Franchise Finance bank affiliate, GE Capital Financial Inc.
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New CO2 capture technology under development could reduce CO2 emissions from the production of synthetic crude oil from the Oil Sands by up to 25%
NISKAYUNA, New York, June 30, 2010 -- In the quest to develop more cost-effective ways to reduce carbon emissions from fossil fuels, GE (NYSE: GE) is partnering with the University of Alberta (UA) and Alberta Innovates Technology Futures (AITF) on a $4 million CO2 capture project supported by the Climate Change and Emissions Management (CCEMC) Corporation.
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New Expansion Increases Overall Investment in GE's Largest Technology Center to Over $100 Million, Underscoring Its Long-Term Commitment to the Kingdom and the Middle East
DAMMAM, SAUDI ARABIA---June 29, 2010---Further expanding its knowledge-sharing commitment to Saudi Arabia and the region, GE (NYSE:GE) today announced it will add a training center at the site of the new GE Energy Manufacturing Technology Center in Dammam. The new advanced training center will bring GE's total investment in the Dammam site to approximately $100 million.
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200 New Jobs to Be Created
BALTIMORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Middle River Aircraft Systems, a part of GE Aviation, today announced that it is expanding its employment by 200 new jobs in the state of Maryland -- bringing the Company's employment at its Middle River facility to more than 1,000 over the next year.
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GEH Pact with SNC-Lavalin Polska to Enhance Support of Poland's Nuclear Energy Initiative
WILMINGTON, N.C.---May 27, 2010---GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) has announced a new workforce training initiative and second preliminary project development agreement as GEH expands its support of Poland's plans to build commercial nuclear power plants to help strengthen the country's energy security and reduce its greenhouse gas emissions.