Nigeria: How Obasanjo Bypassed Due Process Mar 25, 2008
THISDAY further learnt that the Implementation Committee also incorporated the Niger Delta Power Holding Company Plc with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) and made 25 per cent advance payments to three companies, Messers Lahmeyer International/O.T. Otis Engineering and a supplier of power generation equipment and related services, General Electric Company (GE), without the necessary approval ... "Furthermore, a design consultant Messer Lahmeyer International/O.T. Otis Engineering and a... (allAfrica.com)
Shock finds in power sector to yield more probes Mar 20, 2008
There are many things we will not take for granted," he said. The committee, following a court injunction obtained by a group, National Watchers, within the week, disclosed the names of 34 firms that allegedly benefited from the contracts but are not registered with CAC. Meanwhile, contractors of the power projects are disagreeing with the Director-General of the Bureau of Public Procurement (Due Process Office), Emeka Eze, over his claim that his office had nothing to do with approvals of power... (Guardian News, Nigeria)
Ocean Power Technologies Announces Results for the Quarter and Nine Months Ended January 31, 2008 Mar 17, 2008
Prior to joining OPT, Mr. Nock s career included five years as Senior Vice President, Marketing and Sales at Fuel Cell Energy, Inc. (Nasdaq: FCEL) and 29 years in the Power Systems Division of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE). Financial review. (BusinessWire)
INTERVIEW - Africa Must Invest To Secure Clean Water - GE Feb 25, 2008
ALGIERS - Africa should tackle the prospect of increased water scarcity by investing now in technology and not simply hoping the threat will go away, officials of America's General Electric company said on Sunday. Governments and development partners around the world must also accept that businesses can only provide clean water to users at a price that provides a commercial return, the executives said, explaining it could not be a "gift.". (Planet Ark, United States)
New Zealand is latest destination for Indian tourists Feb 10, 2008
AUCKLAND: An increasing number of Indian tourists are visiting New Zealand, known as the land of the long white cloud. In 2006-2007, as many as 20,946 Indians spent an average of 13. (India Times)
Thackeray defends himself Feb 10, 2008
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray hit out at north Indians yet again, this time targeting none other than Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. In an article published in a Maharashtra daily, Raj said when Manmohan Singh asked the French government to allow Sikh students to wear turbans in schools, no one called him communal. (India Times)
Growth rate may slow down Feb 10, 2008
The Indian economy is expected to 00004000 grow at a slower pace of 8. 7% than the projected 9. (India Times)
GE Board of Directors Authorizes Regular Quarterly Dividend Feb 9, 2008
--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Board of Directors of General Electric Company (NYSE: - ) today authorized a regular quarterly dividend of $0. 31 per outstanding share of the Company's common stock. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Budget call: It's time to play Santa, allies and Left tell Chidambaram Feb 8, 2008
Budget call: Time to play Santa, allies and Left tell Chidambaram- Politics/Nation-News-The Economic Times. Budget call: Time to play Santa, allies and Left tell Chidambaram8 Feb, 2008, 0149 hrs IST, TNN. (Economic Times)
Charles W. Qualls Jan 31, 2008
He was a retired employee of the General Electric Company, veteran of the U.S. Army and World War II and a member of the Harrisburg V.F.W.. Mr. Qualls was preceded in death by four sisters, Etta Elizabeth Qualls Holmes, Mary Sue Qualls, Stella L. Qualls and Geraldine Qualls; three brothers, John Frank Qualls, Virl Qualls and Oliver Qualls and his parents. (Truman Democrat, AR)
Blue Knights’ 1972-73 men’s hoops team will be honored this weekend Jan 25, 2008
Doug Turner married to Jan, has two children, lives in Atlanta, is the director of state taxes for General Electric Company. Rick Bussard married to Kim, has two children, lives in Olney, is an insurance business partner in the Blank's Insurance Agency. (Olney Daily Mail, IL)
Read what GE said Jan 19, 2008
" Forward-looking statements by their nature address matters that are, to different degrees, uncertain. For us, particular uncertainties that could adversely or positively affect our future results include: the behavior of financial markets, including fluctuations in interest and exchange rates and commodity and equity prices; the commercial and consumer credit environment; the impact of regulation and regulatory, investigative and legal actions; strategic actions, including acquisitions and... (USA Today -- Money)
Obituaries -- Jan. 16, 2008 Jan 17, 2008
He was employed by the General Electric Company for 42 years retiring in 1977. While working at G.E., he was instrumental in the design and development of. (Huntington Herald, CT)
Click for Full Story Jan 14, 2008
Thousands of General Electric Company employees across the country began a two-day strike to protest higher health insurance costs. One year ago: President Bush, facing opposition from both parties over his plan to send more troops to Iraq, said on CBS' "60 Minutes" that he had the authority to act no matter what Congress wanted. (KWTX.com, TX)
Ocean Power Technologies Appoints New Head of Business Development and Marketing Jan 3, 2008
Mr. Nock s previous positions held include five years as Senior Vice President Marketing and Sales at Fuel Cell Energy, Inc. (Nasdaq: FCEL) and twenty-nine years in the Power Systems Division of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE). At GE, Mr. Nock served as Product General Manager, Manager Power Plant Generation Programs, Manager Marketing and Sales, and in other positions. (BusinessWire)
GUEST COLUMN:Oliver Filley Ames the designated family patriarch Dec 28, 2007
From 1947 to 1949 his naval expertise was definitely an asset while working as an engineering assistant in the Aeronautical and Ordinance Systems, Engineering Division at General Electric Company. Oliver Ames graduated from Harvard Business School in 1951 with a masters in business administration. (Easton Journal, MA)
Merrill Lynch sells stake to Singapore firm Dec 25, 2007
Merrill Lynch also agreed on Monday to sell most of its commercial finance business, Merrill Lynch Capital, to the General Electric Company in a deal that would raise about $1. 3 billion for other parts of its business. (International Herald Tribune)
DRAXIS Names GE Healthcare as Exclusive Distributor of DRAXIMAGE(R) Sestamibi in USA Dec 21, 2007
Headquartered in the United Kingdom, GE Healthcare is a $17 billion unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: ). Worldwide, GE Healthcare employs more than 46,000 people committed to serving healthcare professionals and their patients in more than 100 countries. (PR Newswire)
Combo PET/CT Scan Helps Spot Breast Cancer's Spread Nov 29, 2007
One co-author, Dr. Homer Macapinlac, chair and professor of nuclear medicine at M.D. Anderson, reported being a consultant for General Electric Company and Siemens AG. Both companies produce scanners. The study findings are "significant for the high rate of metastatic disease, with almost one half of the women with PET/CT able to identify the tumors at an early stage," said Dr. David Bluemke, professor of radiology and medicine and clinical director, MRI, Johns Hopkins Medical Institution,... (MEDLINEplus)
RSNA: Radiological Exams in Pregnancy Increasing Steadily Nov 28, 2007
Dr. Lazarus declared no financial conflicts, but one of her co-authors disclosed research support from General Electric Company Research and the Bracco Group. Dr. Levine and Dr. Alderson said they had no financial conflicts to disclose. (MedPage Today)
GE team arrives to inspect projects Nov 14, 2007
Accra, Nov. 13, GNA - A five-member team from General Electric Company of America (GE) arrived in Accra on Monday night for a week's working visit during which it would inspect the company's projects and identify areas where it could do more. Speaking to journalists at the Kotoka International Airport, Mr Lloyd Trotter, Vice Chairman of GE, leader of the team, noted that Ghana needed to change at every stage of her development, and expressed the company's desire to plan its projects to suit the... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Read more... Nov 2, 2007
The GE Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the General Electric Company, has announced a five-year, $22 million grant to Atlanta Public Schools. The largest private grant in the school district's history is designed to improve student achievement and increase college readiness through a comprehensive collaboration between school, business, and community. (PNN Online)
Hospital superbug killed couple minutes apart Oct 27, 2007
"The couple died a month before their 20th wedding anniversary and they were cremated together on what would have been Mrs Owen's 71st birthday.Mr Owen died from a brain haemorrhage and his wife died of heart failure with C diff a contributory factor.Mr Owen was a research and development officer for the General Electric Company and was awarded the Imperial Service Medal for helping to invent the technology used in TV detector vans.Peter Adney, the hospital's acting director of operations, said:... (Telegraph.co.uk)
Activists demand national referendum on 'continental divide' Oct 15, 2007
General Electric Company. General Motors Corporation. (WorldNetDaily)
LOOKING BACK: Those newfangled washing machines Oct 2, 2007
Though gas-powered and some electric machines were available, my mother did not decide to purchase a washing machine until my sister began her work with General Electric Company. The company salesman had to prove to my mother that our housekeeper would not get her arm caught in the wringer. (Hingham Journal, MA)
Hewitt Associates Names Sonoco A Top Company for Leaders Sep 21, 2007
"While many North American companies have made significant strides in building leadership capabilities, our research reveals that Top Companies such as Sonoco have cultures that cultivate and nurture their talent, and a reputation for doing it well. In an increasingly complex and global marketplace, these characteristics differentiate successful businesses from unsuccessful ones." Other companies making the 2007 list of North American Top Companies for Leaders include: General Electric Company,... (Canada Newswire)
HUL tops Asian list of companies leadership development Sep 21, 2007
HUL also ranked fourth in the global list which has general electric company, Procter and Gamble and Nokia in the top three places in the same order. Four Indian companies HUL, Infosys Technologies, ICICI Bank and Wipro figured among the top 20 global companies in terms of leadership development, the study said. (Zee News)
ResMed Names Kieran Gallahue as Chief Executive Officer, Effective January 1, 2008. Aug 31, 2007
In his earlier career, he also worked for Instrumentation Laboratory, Procter e and the General Electric Company. Mr. Gallahue holds a BA degree from Rutgers University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. (PR Newswire)
Former owner, publisher of Town Crier dies at 96 Aug 25, 2007
"Born May 26, 1911, in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, he spent his youth successively in Chester, Vermont, Antigonish, and El Paso, Illinois (where he met his future wife). He attended St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish and the Nova Scotia Technical College in Halifax, earning a degree in electrical engineering, and was employed by the Canadian Westinghouse Company in Hamilton, Ontario, and the General Electric Company in Schenectady, N.Y. He married Mildred Ruth North in Johnstown, Nova... (Newington Town Crier, CT)
Broadband-over-powerline services new to DirecTV Aug 18, 2007
Current Group, LLC, is a privately held company based in Germantown, MD. Their investors include Duke Energy Corporation, EarthLink, Inc., EnerTech Capital, Google Inc., Goldman, Sachs & Co., General Electric Company, Hearst Corporation, Liberty Associated Partners (an investment partnership between Liberty Media Corporation and the Berkman family) and TXU Corp, among others. Talkback. (Monsters and Critics.com)
Above all, Murdoch is a businessman Aug 6, 2007
Rupert Murdoch is a businessman first - MarketWatch. 6 billion last week, is a marauder, evil genius, meddler, peddler to lowbrows and in the most offensive management crime of all, an opportunist. (MarketWatch)
The Whispered Howl Aug 2, 2007
What's staggering is the extent to which these cities were economic engines of upstate New York for so long. In 1892, Schenectady became the headquarters of the General Electric Company. Few traces are to be found of that immensely powerful corporation there today. (Ithaca Times, NY)
Elizabeth Edwards Will Give Up Tangerines to Fight Global Warming... Jul 25, 2007
s parent company, General Electric Company, is a corporation that is aggressively lobbying for global warming regulation. GE belongs to a lobbying group called U.S. Climate Action Partnership (USCAP). (The Drudge Report)
GE lines up $8 bn for core sector Jul 24, 2007
New Delhi, Jul 23 General Electric Company said on Monday that it planned to pump in $8 billion within three years for infrastructure projects in India. The company evinced interest in the modernisation and expansion of railways and has approached the Centre with a proposal to provide assistance in areas like signaling, freight corridor and real estate development along stations. (Financial Express)
Seiji Yasubuchi Appointed President and CEO of GE Commercial Finance Japan Jul 12, 2007
"We are committed to Japan and I believe that with Seiji s wealth of experience and demonstrated leadership we will accelerate growth and expand our footprint in Japan. Most recently, Seiji led Business Development as Senior Vice President, GE Commercial Finance Asia. Prior to joining GE, he was the Managing Director of UBS Investment Bank Japan. He has also held several leadership positions with Mitsubishi Corporation. Seiji Yasubuchi has a BA in Economics from Waseda University and an MBA from... (BusinessWire)
Dow Jones continues hunt for an alternative bid Jul 9, 2007
The General Electric Company and Pearson, the British publisher, seriously explored a joint bid for Dow Jones last month, but concluded that its value to them fell far short of News Corporation's $5 billion offer. News Corporation has been doing due diligence on Dow Jones. (International Herald Tribune)
Groupies at Live Earth Jul 6, 2007
First, the parent company of NBC is the General Electric Company, a corporation that is aggressively lobbying for global warming regulation. GE belongs to a lobbying group called U.S. Climate Action Partnership (USCAP) a group of regulation- and congressional pork-loving companies that have joined with radical environmentalists to push for under which companies could buy and sell rights to emit greenhouse gases. (Fox News)
Succession plans for Malaysian firms Jul 2, 2007
Business continuity does not just happen without proper planning, he said, adding that a case in point would be The General Electric Company (GE), a multinational corporation from the United States. GE is arguably one of the most successful companies in the world with a good track record of returns to shareholders, he said. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Scott R. Bayman, Former CEO of GE-India, Joins Stonebridge as Senior Director Jun 22, 2007
WASHINGTON, June 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Stonebridge International announced today that Scott R. Bayman, retiring President and CEO of GE-India and corporate officer of the General Electric Company, will join the firm as a Senior Director. Bayman's unique expertise, insight and relationships will enhance Stonebridge's ability to successfully guide clients through political, regulatory and commercial challenges in India. (PR Newswire)
State Health Scorecard Study Released Jun 16, 2007
D., Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School; Patricia Gabow, M.D., Denver Health; Robert Galvin, M.D., General Electric Company; Fernando A. Guerra, M.D., M.P.H., San Antonio Metropolitan Health District; George C. Halvorson, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc.; Robert M. Hayes, J.D., Medicare Rights Center; Glenn M. Hackbarth, J.D., Consultant; Cleve L. Killingsworth, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts; Sheila T. Leatherman, School of Public Health, University of North... (Today's THV)
Lawmakers disclose a variety of earnings, assets - books, TV spot, Irish cottage Jun 15, 2007
Major assets: Investment account that includes Boeing Co. stock, 1 million- 5 million; Xerox stock, 250,000- 500,000; stock holdings in American Airlines parent company AMR Corp., Eastman Kodak, General Electric Company and Walt Disney Co., each 100,000- 250,000; Pfizer Inc. stock, 50,000- 100,000. Retirement account investment in government reserves, 100,000- 250,000; Retirement account distribution, 100,000- 250,000. (North County Times)
OneChicago Reports May Volume Jun 6, 2007
-- General Electric Company (GE1C) 100,286 -- Time Warner (TWX1C) 59,978 -- Verizon Communications (VZ1C) 58,152 -- Altria Group, Inc. (MO1C/MO2C) 55,240 -- Merck & Co. (MRK1C) 47,612. The Exchange lists 477 futures on single stocks, five Exchange Traded Funds including 1 ETF of the 100 share size, and four ETFs of the 1,000-share size, as well as eight OneChicago Select Indexes, a series of customer-designed narrow-based security index futures. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Dow Jones says it will consider options for sale Jun 1, 2007
Now that the family has thrown open the doors, other bidders could emerge, like Bloomberg LP, the General Electric Company or the former head of the American International Group, Maurice Greenberg, all of whom have been rumored to be interested. Or the family could consider other arrangements, like selling part of the company or looking for a co-investor. (International Herald Tribune)
GE factory opening in Mississippi May 31, 2007
BATESVILLE, Mississippi - General Electric Company (GE) will break ground this summer on a new jet engine component factory near Batesville in northwest Mississippi. GE Aviation, a GE division and world-leading producer of jet engines, is creating a 200,000 square-foot facility to specialize in advanced composite engine components. (WREG.com, TN)
MEDIA REPORT Big Four networks unveil fall offerings for ad execs May 28, 2007
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Chopra to head GE in India May 22, 2007
NEW DELHI: General Electric Company (GE) has announced the appointment of Tejpreet Singh Chopra (TP Chopra) to the position of President & CEO for GE in India, succeeding Scott R Bayman, who has served with distinction in this role for 14 years. TP Chopra will be responsible for the strategic and overall leadership of all GE businesses in India. (Economic Times)
GE Dishwasher Recall - Is Your Model on the List May 19, 2007
(WASHINGTON) -- Because of a wiring problem that could cause fires, General Electric Company is recalling two-and-a-half million dishwashers. Government regulators say the recall includes dishwashers sold under the brands Eterna, G-E, G-E Profile, G-E Monogram, Hotpoint and Sears-Kenmore. (FOX19.com, OH)
New $80m generator May 10, 2007
The new open cycle gas turbine plant will be supplied by the General Electric Company. Origin signed a contract with the GEC in Adelaide today, witnessed by Urban Development Minister Paul Holloway, who approved the development in March. (NEWS.com.au)
5 Killed In Jax-Based Navy Helicopter Crash May 9, 2007
Contractor: Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (airframe); General Electric Company (engines); IBM Corporation (avionics components). Power plant: Two General Electric T700-GE-700 or T700-GE-701C engines. (News4Jax.com, FL)
Genesis Lease Limited Announces First Quarter 2007 Results Apr 25, 2007
On December 19, 2006, Genesis also issued 3,450,000 shares to an affiliate of General Electric Company (``GE''), in a private placement for a price of $23 ... The predecessor's financial statements reflect the combination of the 41 aircraft in Genesis's portfolio from the date that each such aircraft was acquired by an affiliate of General Electric Company (``GE''). (Primezone Releases)
GE Sensing Selects Dust Networks as Technology Partner for Wireless Sensing Solutions Apr 24, 2007
April 24 /PRNewswire/ -- GE Sensing, the sensing business of the General Electric Company (NYSE: ), and Dust Networks(TM), the leading provider of highly reliable, low-power wireless sensor networking (WSN) systems, today announced a technology partnership to build dynamic, flexible wireless sensing solutions for a range of monitoring applications. (Logo: ) GE Sensing, an industry leader in the design and manufacture of sensing systems, will use Dust Networks' embedded WSN products to provide GE... (PR Newswire)
Smith: Vonnegut Passes at 84 Apr 13, 2007
In 1947, he moved to Schenectady, N.Y., and took a job in public relations for the General Electric Company. Three years later he sold his first short story, "Report on the Barnhouse Effect," to Collier's magazine and decided to move his family to Cape Cod, Mass. (Zmag.org)
Carlyle tops Cambridge bid Apr 10, 2007
This will make the transaction the second largest in the domestic BPO space after Oak Hill and General Atlantic took 60% stake in Genpact, valuing the former General Electric company at $500 million. Sources said Carlyle s move to buy into Cambridge, which has substantial revenue locked up in the insurance processing domain, could unleash synergies given its rather large exposure to the insurance sector in the US. Mr Vangal could keep his equity holding intact and play a more proactive role. (India Times)
Improving U.S. Competitiveness Mar 24, 2007
General Electric Company Chairman and CEO kept drumming home the point that nothing is wrong with regulation. Businesses, according to Immelt, are not looking for less regulation, just more balance in the system. (Fox News)
What to do about pain at the pump? Mar 14, 2007
General Electric Company replaced DuPont at Hanford, but was not funded to provide corporate management for the effort and serious problems developed ... I told AEC officials in late 1972 that proposed commer 00000522 cial nuclear fuel reprocessing plants of General Electric Company (GE) and Allied-General Nuclear Services (AGNS) would not be successful and was asked to chair a task force to review reprocessing history for lessons learned and recommend appropriate action ... General Electric... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
MuchMusic Prepaid MasterCard(R) Launches Today Mar 12, 2007
With more than $163 billion in assets, GE Money, a unit of General Electric Company, is a leading provider of credit services to consumers, retailers and auto dealers in 50 countries around the world. Based in Mississauga, Ontario, GE Money - Canada provides private label credit card and MasterCard card programs to consumers, and lending options for retailers in key industries across the country. (Canada Newswire)
Numerex Provides Wireless M2M Network Services to GE Security's NavLogix(TM) Feb 27, 2007
ATLANTA, Feb. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Numerex Corp. (Nasdaq: NMRX), a leader in M2M (machine-to-machine) wireless communication solutions, has entered into an agreement with GE Security, Inc., a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of the General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), to provide wireless M2M network connectivity to NavLogix, GE Security's new mobile resource management (MRM) solution ... About GE's Security Business GE Security, Inc., a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of the General... (PR Newswire)
Internet & Technology Feb 14, 2007
Investor's Business Daily: Growth Computes For Tech Resellers. INTERNET &TECHNOLOGY. (Investors Business Daily)
Growth Computes For Tech Resellers Feb 14, 2007
INTERNET &TECHNOLOGY. INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY. (Investors Business Daily)
Cord Blood Registry achieves industry-leading stem cell recovery with new automation technology Feb 7, 2007
" ### About Cord Blood Stem Cells The blood remaining in an umbilical cord immediately after birth is a rich source of stem cells (cord blood stem cells) that can be collected easily and painlessly without risk to the newborn or mother. Cord blood stem cells have been used therapeutically for nearly 20 years and in more than 10,000 transplants worldwide. Today, they are used successfully to treat a wide range of blood diseases, genetic and metabolic disorders, immunodeficiencies and certain... (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Scandent to get off Cambridge Solution Jan 24, 2007
In 2004, Oak Hill and General Atlantic bought 60% of Genpact, valuing the former General Electric company at about $500 million, the largest the industry has seen in India. An industry source with close ties to Scandent said the asking price of the asset is quite high at $400-450 million and prospective investors may be wary of paying it. (India Times)
Obituaries -- Jan. 18, 2007 Jan 19, 2007
Miss Lastomirsky was a retired payroll clerk for General Electric Company. She was a member of the G.E. Quarter Century Club and Slovak Catholic Sokols. (Stratford Star, CT)
GE Real Estate Completes $2.2B Acquisition of a Diversified Portfolio Comprising 147 Assets From Crow Holdings Jan 16, 2007
Headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut, GE Commercial Finance is a wholly owned subsidiary of the General Electric Company (NYSE: ), a diversified services, technology and manufacturing company with operations worldwide. About Crow Holdings Crow Holdings ( ) is a privately held firm based in Dallas, Texas that makes investments on behalf of the Trammell Crow family and its investment partners. (PR Newswire)
Aleris International, Inc. Announces Management Promotions Jan 16, 2007
Prior to joining KPMG, Mr. Vargo managed internal audit at Lincoln Electric and prior to that worked for the General Electric Company and the Goodrich Corporation. Aleris International, Inc. is a global leader in aluminum rolled products and extrusions, aluminum recycling and specification alloy production. (PR Newswire)
Versatile to Showcase Mobiquity Kiosks'TM' at Retail Trade Show Jan 16, 2007
With $163 billion in assets, GE Money, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: - ), is a leading provider of credit services to consumers, retailers and auto dealers in approximately 50 countries around the world. GE Money, based in Stamford, Conn. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
