FAIRFIELD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 26, 2005--The GE Foundation today dramatically expanded its successful 'College Bound' program, announcing a five-year, $100 million investment to help increase the number of students in targeted U.S. school districts who go on to college. The announcement was made in Louisville, Kentucky, where GE Foundation President Bob Corcoran presented Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) with a $25 million grant - the largest non-governmental grant ever received by the district.
LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 26, 2005--The GE Foundation today presented the Jefferson County Pubic Schools (JCPS) with a $25 million grant - the largest non-governmental grant ever received by the district - aimed at improving math and science achievement and increasing the number of students who ultimately attend college. The grant is part of the GE Foundation's new national five-year, $100 million expansion of its successful 'College Bound' program. Louisville is one of four pilot sites for the program across the U.S.
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FAIRFIELD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 16, 2005--The Board of Directors of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) today authorized a regular quarterly dividend of $0.22 per outstanding share of the Company's common stock. The dividend is payable Oct. 25, 2005 to shareowners of record at the close of business on Sept. 26. The ex-dividend date is Sept. 22.
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TREVOSE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 16, 2005--GE Infrastructure, Water & Process Technologies, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), presented Water and Energy Aruba N.V. (WEB Aruba), a large water and power producer in the Caribbean, with GE's ecomagination Leadership Award today. GE presented the award, which honors recipients for striking a positive balance between industrial and environmental challenges, at the International Desalination Association World Congress in Singapore.
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NISKAYUNA, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 18, 2005--GE Global Research, the centralized research organization of the General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), announced the development of an ideal carbon nanotube diode that operates at the "theoretical limit," or best possible performance. This is a significant improvement upon the original nanotube diode device that GE developed and announced last year. This latest breakthrough will enable even smaller and faster electronic devices with increased functionality.
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NISKAYUNA, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 28, 2005--GE Global Research, one the world's most advanced and diversified industrial research labs, today announced that it will be hosting the National Academy of Engineering's (NAE) 11th annual Frontiers of Engineering Symposium from September 22-24, 2005. This represents the first time ever that the Symposium is being hosted by a corporate partner.