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Mother of Invention: Sixty Years Ago, Pat Leary Helped Build GE’s First Supersonic Jet Engine

The week before Mother’s Day, Mark Leary called his mom, Patricia. Mark, who works on GE’s new GEnx engines, has…



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Forward in Reverse: How “Reverse Innovation” Helps Win Future Markets

GE Healthcare’s Lullaby baby warmers have grown popular with doctors in Europe’s modern maternity wards, but their birthplace is far…



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GE Tops Clean Energy Patent List

GE received the most clean energy patents in the United States last year, beating General Motors, Samsung, Toyota and other…



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The Hard Road to Frankfurt: New Lufthansa Flight Caps Epic GEnx Journey

Airlines are queuing up for GE’s GEnx jet engines for many reasons. They’re thrifty with fuel, quiet, and so efficient…



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GE Taps Mining Momentum with Two Proposed Acquisitions

GE said on Tuesday that it would acquire two underground mining equipment companies and boost the global growth of its…



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One Mill’s Waste, Another Mill’s Megawatts

A few years ago, the Wuhan Iron & Steel (Group) Company (WISCO), already China’s largest steel mill, was plotting new…



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GE Gives $100,000 to Chicago Food Bank, Taps Volunteers to Fight Hunger

A growing number of Americans are going hungry. According to recent estimates, some 37 million people obtain their meals through…



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All Eyez on GEnx: GE Adds Tom Cruise Touch to Tupac Hologram Technology

The rapper Tupac Shakur, who died 16 years ago, grabbed global headlines again last month when his hologram walked on…



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Made in Texas: How GE Helped Get Texas Manufacturing in Gear

Four years ago, much of the global economy fell into a rut, but Randy Bentley added a second shift. “We’ve…