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Access to healthcare is a persistent challenge for many of the neediest Americans. The latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau show that the poorest U.S. residents are also most likely to lack health insurance. In 2010, some 16 million people, or 27% of the 60 million individuals living in [...]

In September 2011, the world at large learned that some 250 GE engineers and manufacturing workers were honored by a U.S. president. That president was Ronald Reagan and his presidential commendation took place 27 years ago, in August 1984.

When the shuttle Atlantis blasted off on its final voyage, GE Healthcare’s Vivid™ q Cardiovascular Ultrasound system was aboard. NASA selected the customized Vivid q to help assess the impact of long duration microgravity space flight on astronauts in the International Space Station (ISS).
Vivid q is a compact ultrasound [...]

Following the success of a seven-city EV tour that reached consumers, community leaders and the business community, GE decided to host a similar event for its employees in Atlanta, to bring the excitement and knowledge back home.
The event featured forums and presentations to inform employees about swiftly-evolving EV technologies, and [...]

Americans attempting to climb their way out of the recession have done so in fits and starts. It seems that for every positive report about the U.S. economy, there is a negative one just around the corner.
U.S. consumer confidence rebounded in April and hit a three-month high in May, while [...]

It’s been a week of high-tech investments at GE, from the factory floor in Rochester, NY to the latest in cyber security in Glen Allen, Virginia to the future of electric flight in Dayton, Ohio. Over the next few years, the three sites together could create more than 400 new [...]

Last week, GE announced a major breakthrough in solar energy that paves the way to make it available and affordable on a large scale. The news — that GE has achieved the highest-ever reported efficiency for CdTe thin film solar panels — happened as solar is bursting into the spotlight across [...]