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Article: GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.(Business)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
- Article date:
- June 20, 2005
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NYSE: GE HEADQUARTERS: 3135 EASTON TPKE., FAIRFIELD, CONN. COMPANY FOUNDED: 1892 ACTIVITIES: AS ONE OF THE LARGEST AND MOST DIVERSIFIED INDUSTRIAL CORPORATIONS WORLDWIDE, GE MANUFACTURES PRODUCTS AND SERVICES RANGING FROM APPLIANCES TO LOCOMOTIVES TO FINANCIAL SERVICES. EMPLOYEES: MORE THAN 300,000 WORLDWIDE, INCLUDING 8,000 IN THE CAPITAL REGION AT GE ENERGY, SCHENECTADY; GE GLOBAL RESEARCH, NISKAYUNA; GE ADVANCED MATERIALS, SELKIRK AND WATERFORD; GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS, ALBANY; US Employee Services, Schenectady; GE Mortgage Insurance, Albany; GE Fanuc, Albany
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