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- Stock symbol: GE (NYSE)
- Annual revenue (2007): $172.7 billion
- Founders: Thomas Edison, Elihu Thomson, Edwin J. Houston
- Year established: 1890
- Industry: Conglomerate
- Phone: 203-373-2211
- HQ: Fairfield, Connecticut
- CEO: Jeff Immelt
- CFO: Keith Sherin
- Staff: 319,000
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General Electric Company is a technology conglomerate that was originally started by electrical innovator Thomas Edison in the 19th century. According to the BrandZ brand equity database, GE is second only to Google among the top brands of the world.
In December 2009 General Electric announced it had secured a bid for a massive 1.4 Billion dollar contract with New York City based Caithness Energy, which is building a 845-megawatt wind farm in Oregon called Shepherds Flat. http://www.timesunion.com/ASPStories/Story.asp?StoryID=876426&LinkFrom=RSS
In March 2009 initial reports that the company would be participating in funding for Tesla Motors was disputed. GE representatives indicated that an initial offer for funding had been withdrawn because of economic concerns.Gawker: Tesla CEO Says GE's ... (March 30, 2009)
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Key Dates
- 1876: Edison opens the laboratory in which he would invent the incandescent electric light bulb
- 1890: Edison General Electric Company established
- 1892: Becomes General Electric Company
- 1907: Produces heating and cooking line
- 1930: GE Plastics department founded
- 1932: GE scientist Irving Langmuir wins Nobel Prize
- 1970: Computer division sold to Honeywell
- 1973: GE scientist Ivar Giaever wins Nobel Prize
- 1986: Reacquires RCA
- 1987: GE Aircraft Engines founded
- 2004: Acquires Vivendi's TV/movie assets
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Subsidiaries
- GE Commercial Finance
- GE Healthcare
- GE Industrial
- GE Infrastructure
- GE Money
- NBC Universal
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Weather at General Electric Company Headquarters
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Current ConditionsFairfield, CT as of Tue, 09 Feb 2010 7:52 am EST
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General Electric Company Questions
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Considering all the layoffs recently at General Electric, was a Super Bowl ad a wise use for resources? 4 AnswersThe fact that GE owns NBC, and NBC took in a very large amount of money from this year's Super Bowl definitely answers the question. "Yes" NBC made a killing... read more -
How many kilowatts of electricity does the average Household in China consume? 2 Answers1. 827 KWh per person 2. Energy for the entire country = (827 kWh/person) x (1.2 × 109 people) = 9.92 × 1011kWh then times this by 5 years 3. Yes: http://www.en... read more -
What is a good business name for an engineering (electrical/computer/software) products and services company? 2 AnswersVitaTek NeoTerik NeoTeknic EMinent TekLife Interfaze LiQual Konvergent Autonomic Ind. Integral, Inc. read more
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General Electric DECT6.0 Expandable Amplified Cordless Phone with Answering Machine, 29115AE1 - $79.29
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#bcast#job alert Broadcast Operations Manager - General Electric - New York, NY: has an opening for a Broadcast O... http://bit.ly/cpJFFX
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General Motors : GM backs first electric car with European push - Marketing - http://www.askbiography.com/bio/General_Motors.html
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@MICarratu que se ponga en la cola a esperar sus turbogeneradores, el General Electric se las pondra bien caras..
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General Electric sbugiardata da un libro di Paulson: era in crisi ma non dissero nulla: L'ex segretario del Tesoro... http://bit.ly/crssMv
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On Twitter powered by Twitter
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#bcast#job alert Broadcast Operations Manager - General Electric - New York, NY: has an opening for a Broadcast O... http://bit.ly/cpJFFX
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General Motors : GM backs first electric car with European push - Marketing - http://www.askbiography.com/bio/General_Motors.html
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@MICarratu que se ponga en la cola a esperar sus turbogeneradores, el General Electric se las pondra bien caras..
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General Electric sbugiardata da un libro di Paulson: era in crisi ma non dissero nulla: L'ex segretario del Tesoro... http://bit.ly/crssMv
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