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Rutland Regional Medical Center Collaborates with GE Healthcare on Community Hospital Showcase [Press Release]
Business Wire | 38 days 6 hours 33 minutes ago
GE Healthcare announced today an agreement with Rutland Regional Medical Center to develop a Community Hospital Showcase and highlight the facility as a national host site for visiting community hospitals. The agreement will leverage GE’s extensive portfolio and Rutland Regional’s best practices to create a national ‘blueprint’ for institutions that use technology to improve the quality and efficiency of patient care.
Invitation 2010 IR Global Rankings [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 87 days 57 minutes ago
NEW YORK, Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- MZ Consult NY (
The National Energy Summit & International Dialogue Begins Tomorrow [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 62 days 11 hours 26 minutes ago
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being released by the Council on Competitiveness:
Lufkin Industries Elects Richard R. Stewart to Its Board of Directors [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 108 days 1 hour 28 minutes ago
...Energy, a division of GE Energy, and as an officer of General Electric Company, from 1998 until his retirement in December 2006...power transmission products throughout the world. The Company has vertically integrated all vital technologies required...
InfoLogix Announces Closing of Restructuring of its Outstanding Debt with Hercules; Believes Compliant with NASDAQ's Minimum Stockholders' Equity Threshold [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 2 days 13 hours 36 minutes ago
...industries, today announced that the Company, including its subsidiaries...including Kraft Foods, Merck and Company, General Electric, Kaiser Permanente, MultiCare...InfoLogix is a publicly-traded company . For more information visit...
Consonus Announces New Leadership; Continues to Focus on Innovative Services for Data Centers Including Cloud Computing, Virtualization, and IT Managed Services [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 91 days 56 minutes ago
CARY, N.C., Aug. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Consonus Technologies, a
United Technologies sees rise in 2010 profit as revenue remains flat -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com
Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) | 5 days 2 hours 38 minutes ago
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The chief financial officer of United Technologies Corp. said Wednesday the industrial conglomerate will likely have a higher profit next year due to cost-cutting even as revenue remains flat.
GE's earnings snapshot, warts and all MarketWatch First Take - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 38 days 4 hours 20 minutes ago
Unfortunately, that snapshot isn't always flattering, and the earnings report GE rolled out Friday resembles a group portrait in which not everyone is looking their best, no matter how gussied up they might be for the occasion.
Vivendi executive says decision over sale of NBC Universal stake is 'complex' -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com
Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) | 3 days 7 hours 10 minutes ago
PARIS (AP) — Media and entertainment conglomerate Vivendi SA is nearing a decision on whether to sell its stake in NBC Universal , which would clear the way for the creation of one of the most powerful media companies in the world.
MarketWatch - Stock Market Quotes, Business News, Financial News
MarketWatch | 45 days 2 hours 15 minutes ago
Tech stocks may be quiet ahead of earnings reports
And the winning date for next year's Emmy Awards: August, not September -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com
Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) | 4 days 6 hours 56 minutes ago
LOS ANGELES (AP) — NBC has scheduled next year's Emmy Awards for August, instead of September when they're usually aired.
Media mogul Malone, chair of Comcast rival, says it would gain too much power with NBC -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com
Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) | 4 days 5 hours 24 minutes ago
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Media mogul John Malone says Comcast's plan to buy a controlling stake in NBC Universal would give it too much market power and force competitors to consider mergers or acquisitions as well.
GE forms venture with China's AVIC to develop electronics systems for C919, other jetliners -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com
Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) | 8 days 57 minutes ago
General Electric 's aviation unit is teaming with Aviation Industry Corp. of China to develop and market electronic systems for commercial aircraft customers, including the C919 narrow-body aircraft that China hopes will compete with jets made by industry giants Boeing and Airbus.
Original 3 broadcast networks have corporate roots in National Broadcasting Co. -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com
Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) | 8 days 23 hours ago
The three original broadcast networks still around today can all be traced back to the National Broadcasting Co.
GE offers a new sort of checkup
SmartBrief for CFOs | 21 days 15 hours 29 minutes ago
General Electric employees who partake in the company's Diabetes Health Plan agree to follow a health regimen and have the company check up on them. In return, they get deep discounts on co-pays for treatment.
Company Overview
| Company: | General Electric Company |
|---|---|
| Industry: | Commercial Lending |
| Website: | http://www.ge.com |
From turbines to TV, from household appliances to power plants, General Electric (GE) is plugged in to businesses that have shaped the modern world. The company produces -- take a deep breath -- aircraft engines, locomotives and other transportation equipment, kitchen and laundry appliances, lighting, electric distribution and control equipment, generators and turbines, and medical imaging equipment. GE is also one of the preeminent financial services companies in the US. General Electric Capital, comprising commercial finance, consumer finance, aircraft leasing, real estate, and energy financial services, is its largest segment. Other operations include the NBC television network.
Key Numbers
| Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 182,515 (2008) |
|---|---|
| One-year % Growth in Sales | 5.7 (2008) |
| Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 17,410 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Net Income | -21.6 (2008) |
| Number of Employees | 323,000 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Number of Employees | -1.2 (2008) |
| Fiscal Year-End | December |