BEIJING, CHINA, JANUARY 16, 2007 -- GE, a worldwide sponsor of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, has signed contracts to make significant contributions to more than 150 projects addressing infrastructure needs for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games including security, plastics, energy, lighting and water treatment. GE continues to bid on many projects in Beijing to demonstrate its capability to provide complete solutions for the 2008 Games and its commitment to help Beijing host the largest, most technologically advanced Olympic Games ever.
(베이징- 2007년1월 16 일) 2008 베이징올림픽의 공식 글로벌 후원사인 GE는 보안, 플라스틱, 에너지, 조명 및 수처리 등 2008 베이징올림픽의 기반 시설 니즈를 충족시키기 위한 150여 개의 프로젝트와 관련된 계약을 체결했다. GE는 2008 올림픽을 위한 전방위 솔루션 제공 역량을 입증하고 베이징 시가 사상 최대의 최첨단 올림픽을 개최할 수 있도록 조력하겠다는 공약을 실천하기 위해 지속적으로 많은 프로젝트 입찰에 참가하고 있다.
스티브 버타미니 (Steve Bertamini) GE 차이나 회장 겸 CEO는 "GE는 국제올림픽위원회(IOC)의 12개 글로벌 파트너 중 하나로서 올림픽 준비에 있어 없어서는 안될 획기적이고 혁신적인 제품 및 서비스 제공자로 자리매김하고 있다"면서, "GE는 복합적인 대규모 프로젝트를 진행할 수 있는 역량을 갖춘 기업이며, 올림픽이야 말로 최고 수준의 기반기술 솔루션을 요하는 행사"라고 덧붙였다.
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FAIRFIELD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 13, 2006--Financial Highlights (Continuing Operations):
-- Revenues of $37.8 billion, up 10%; organic revenue growth of 9%
-- Earnings of $4.0 billion, up 14%; earnings per share (EPS) of $.39, up 18%
-- Total orders up 33%
-- Five of GE's six businesses deliver double-digit earnings growth
-- Cash from GE's operating activities (CFOA) up 132% to $6.7 billion; Industrial CFOA up 24%
-- Return on average total capital (ROTC) increasing 1.4 percentage points to 17%
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Three Figure Skating Pairs, including Silver and Bronze Medalists, and Coach Receive Awards
TORINO, ITALY, Feb. 25, 2006 -- One day before the closing of the Torino 2006 Olympic Winter Games, the City of Torino, TOROC and the Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2008 Olympic Games gathered at the GE Ice Plaza in the heart of Torino's historic city center, to honor the remarkable achievements of Chinese Figure Skating Team and their coach during the Torino Games.
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TORINO, Italy--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 16, 2006--GE, a Worldwide Partner of the Olympic Games, announced that GE Lighting is providing variety of products and services to support the major venues of the Torino 2006 Olympic Winter Games and the city center of Torino.
For the city, specifically, GE Lighting is supplying:
-- Upgraded street lights in the historic city center;
-- Lighting systems in Piazza Castello, where the medal ceremonies will take place, Piazzetta Reale, Piazza San Carlo, Piazza San Felice, Via Roma and Via Po;
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TORINO, Italy--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 14, 2006--The world's elite amateur athletes have gathered in northwestern Italy and are competing at the XX Olympic Winter Games in Torino. For the past several months, GE Energy crews have been hard at work, installing and maintaining the tons of power, lighting and temperature control equipment needed to stage the massive event.
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TORINO, Italy--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 14, 2006--GE (NYSE:GE), a Worldwide Partner of the Olympic Games, announced today that GE Healthcare, a USD 15B unit of GE, is bringing the benefits of advanced, portable ultrasound technology to Olympic athletes through partnerships with the IOC, TOROC and Olympic teams from the U.S., France and the UK.
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SHANGHAI, China--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 1, 2006--The newest, largest round roof of its kind in the world - that of the massive new Shanghai South Railway Station - is being constructed of clear, tough Lexan(1) polycarbonate (PC) sheet from GE. Not only does this ambitious construction project represent one of the largest single orders of Lexan sheet ever received by GE's Plastics business to date, but more importantly underscores GE's commitment to help revitalize the Chinese infrastructure with some of the world's most advanced materials technologies.