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GE confirms plans, Louisville looks ahead
General Electric has hung a "For Sale" sign on Appliance Park and is planning to move the few jobs that aren't appliance-related out of Louisville.
Courier-Journal.com – 1 hour, 3 minutes ago ¦ comment?
found in Local: Kentucky: Louisville
General Electric has hung a "For Sale" sign on Appliance Park and is planning to move the few jobs that aren't appliance-related out of Louisville.
Courier-Journal.com – 1 hour, 3 minutes ago ¦ comment?
found in Local: Kentucky: Louisville
GE's plans bring bitterness, frustration for family
When he started working at General Electric's Appliance Park in 1972, Larry Murphy thought his job was one of the best in Louisville.
Courier-Journal.com – 1 hour, 53 minutes ago ¦ comment?
found in Local: Kentucky: Louisville
When he started working at General Electric's Appliance Park in 1972, Larry Murphy thought his job was one of the best in Louisville.
Courier-Journal.com – 1 hour, 53 minutes ago ¦ comment?
found in Local: Kentucky: Louisville
Priced to Sell
General Electric is pulling the plug on its iconic appliances division.
Washington Post – 5 hours, 24 minutes ago ¦ comment?
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General Electric is pulling the plug on its iconic appliances division.
Washington Post – 5 hours, 24 minutes ago ¦ comment?
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Business Briefing | Deals: G.E. Acknowledges Plan to Sell Appliance Unit
General Electric confirmed that it planned to sell or spin off the appliance business that for a century has put refrigerators, washing machines and dishwashers in American homes.
New York Times – 7 hours, 1 minute ago ¦ comment?
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General Electric confirmed that it planned to sell or spin off the appliance business that for a century has put refrigerators, washing machines and dishwashers in American homes.
New York Times – 7 hours, 1 minute ago ¦ comment?
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GE confirms plans to exit appliance business
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) -- General Electric Co. plans to sell or spin off the business that for a century has put appliances in American homes, a decision that could presage further asset sales, analysts said....
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) -- General Electric Co. plans to sell or spin off the business that for a century has put appliances in American homes, a decision that could presage further asset sales, analysts said....
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GE Decides It's Time to Get Out of the Kitchen
Stoves, refrigerators and other kitchen appliances used to be the core of General Electric's business. But now, withthe hot growth is elsewhere, GE is selling its appliance division and America's kitchens are likely to lose an iconic brand name.
KPLC - TV – 12 hours, 20 minutes ago ¦ comment?
found in Local: Louisiana: Lake Charles
Stoves, refrigerators and other kitchen appliances used to be the core of General Electric's business. But now, withthe hot growth is elsewhere, GE is selling its appliance division and America's kitchens are likely to lose an iconic brand name.
KPLC - TV – 12 hours, 20 minutes ago ¦ comment?
found in Local: Louisiana: Lake Charles
General Electric May Turn Switch Off on Appliances
General Electric says it may sell off its iconic, century-old appliance division, which has placed its iconic script logo on refrigerators, ovens and air conditioners. The company says appliance sales are so concentrated in the U.S. that it causes volatility and unpredictable growth.
NPR.org – 13 hours, 24 minutes ago ¦ comment?
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General Electric says it may sell off its iconic, century-old appliance division, which has placed its iconic script logo on refrigerators, ovens and air conditioners. The company says appliance sales are so concentrated in the U.S. that it causes volatility and unpredictable growth.
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Workers, Ky. officials face uncertainty over GE operation
They hung on during years of downsizing, but now the few thousand people working at GE's sprawling Appliance Park face even greater uncertainty with the company's plans to sell or spin off its appliance business.Word that General Electric Co. might shed its appliance division, headquartered in Louisville, sent ripples through the work force that reached city hall and the governor's office in Frankfort.State and local officials met with GE executives Friday then tried to put a positive face on the uncertainty at Appliance Park, an approximately 900-acre operation so big it has its own postal ZIP code."I think we've got a lot to sell, and we just need to take advantage of that opportunity," said Larry Hayes, secretary of Gov. Steve Beshear's executive cabinet."It's the hand we've been dealt, and now we need to play that hand as best we can."
Kentucky.com – 14 hours ago ¦ comment?
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They hung on during years of downsizing, but now the few thousand people working at GE's sprawling Appliance Park face even greater uncertainty with the company's plans to sell or spin off its appliance business.Word that General Electric Co. might shed its appliance division, headquartered in Louisville, sent ripples through the work force that reached city hall and the governor's office in Frankfort.State and local officials met with GE executives Friday then tried to put a positive face on the uncertainty at Appliance Park, an approximately 900-acre operation so big it has its own postal ZIP code."I think we've got a lot to sell, and we just need to take advantage of that opportunity," said Larry Hayes, secretary of Gov. Steve Beshear's executive cabinet."It's the hand we've been dealt, and now we need to play that hand as best we can."
Kentucky.com – 14 hours ago ¦ comment?
found in Local: Kentucky: Lexington
Why GE Is Getting Out of the Kitchen
By jettisoning one of its most iconic units, General Electric would join a small but high-profile club of companies that famously parted ways with businesses once synonymous with their brand names.
WFIE - 14 – 14 hours, 39 minutes ago ¦ comment?
found in Local: Indiana: Evansville
By jettisoning one of its most iconic units, General Electric would join a small but high-profile club of companies that famously parted ways with businesses once synonymous with their brand names.
WFIE - 14 – 14 hours, 39 minutes ago ¦ comment?
found in Local: Indiana: Evansville
GE plans to exit appliance business
General Electric Co. said Friday that it plans to sell or spin off its iconic appliance business that for a century sold refrigerators, air conditioners and ovens for millions of homes.
WTHR.com – 15 hours, 45 minutes ago ¦ comment?
found in Local: Indiana: Indianapolis
General Electric Co. said Friday that it plans to sell or spin off its iconic appliance business that for a century sold refrigerators, air conditioners and ovens for millions of homes.
WTHR.com – 15 hours, 45 minutes ago ¦ comment?
found in Local: Indiana: Indianapolis