GE announced third-quarter 2011 operating earnings of $3.4 billion, or $0.31 per share, up 11%, from the third quarter of 2010 (excluding effects of the preferred redemption).
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2011 Data Visualization Marathon winning entry highlights our changing healthcare needs
Sydney -- Australia, 20 October 2011: GE has teamed up with the 2011 Data Visualization Marathon in Sydney to take a closer look at Australia's changing healthcare landscape. The winning entry, 'Guess What Australia', draws on data about the nation's aging population, changing demographics and skills shortage to visually represent the challenges faced by our healthcare system today.
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GE Capital releases data that shows the mid-market requires greater support and access to capital to grow
13 October 2011 [Melbourne, Australia]: Data from a new study reveals that despite medium sized businesses representing just 1.3% of all businesses in Australia, the sector contributed close to $425 billion towards GDP in the 2009-10 financial year, exceeding the valued added by either small or big business.
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$100 million open innovation challenge to find and fund ideas to accelerate detection of breast cancer and enable more personalised treatment
New mobile mammography concept SenoCase™ to transform access to screening in underserved areas
SenoBright™, an exclusive imaging technique, improves accuracy of breast exams and helps doctors better identify patients who need biopsies
GE to invest $1 billion on cancer R&D over five years
Formation of cancer coalition in Australia to expand access to mammography screening and breast cancer technology
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Sydney, Australia -- 1 September, 2011 - GE (NYSE:GE) today announced that it has joined Virgin Australia and a consortium of other partners to research and develop commercial biofuel for the aviation industry. The consortium will focus on pyrolytic conversion of biomass from mallee eucalypt trees and intend to have a pilot biofuel production unit operating in Australia by 2012.
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16 units selected for LNG refrigeration trains
GE Oil & Gas' first installation of an LM6000 mechanical drive turbine
FLORENCE, ITALY -- July 25, 2011 -- GE Oil and Gas has entered into an agreement with Bechtel International, Inc. for the supply of compression technology for two customized LNG refrigeration trains for the Chevron-operated Wheatstone Project in Western Australia. A final investment decision on the Wheatstone Project is expected in the second half of 2011.
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GE announced strong second-quarter 2011 operating earnings from continuing operations of $3.7 billion, up 18%, or $0.34 per share, up 17%, from the second quarter of 2010.
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MELBOURNE (Friday 1 July 2011): Better Place, GE and Renault Australia today joined together at the Australian International Motor Show (AIMS) with a series of announcements that demonstrate a strategic move to make electric cars a mass market reality for all Australians and help address the nation's sustainable transport challenge.