Holding Companies & Conglomerates

Fairfield, Conn. - The GE Foundation today dramatically expanded its successful 'College Bound' program, announcing a five-year, $100 million investment to help increase the number of students in targeted U.S. school districts who go on to college. The announcement ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 13, 2005--UPS (NYSE:UPS), the world's largest package delivery company, today announced it has completed the installation of technology that will significantly reduce the number of miles driven by its familiar brown package c...

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 8, 2005--UPS (NYSE:UPS) today announced it had begun working directly with the governors of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama to support the Hurricane Katrina relief effort.

In Louisiana, Gov. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco ha...

ATLANTA - In response to the destruction from Hurricane Katrina, The UPS Foundation is donating $1,250,000 toward relief efforts and UPS is taking separate steps to assist its employees and their families in the affected areas.

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WASHINGTON, D.C--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The UPS Foundation
(NYSE: UPS) and two leading U.S. companies are joining to launch formally a unique grant-making fund to help non-profit organizations manage volunteers more effectively.

In development for the pas...

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 13, 2005--Ten years ago, Tony Flores learned the disappointing news that his 2-year-old son Joey had autism. Not much later, Tony and his wife, Sandy, were told their older child Sammy had the condition as well.

WICHITA, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 5, 2005--Koch Industries, Inc. has released its 2005 Environmental, Health and Safety Progress Report, which outlines how Koch companies strive to fulfill a strong commitment to workplace safety, resource conservation and environme...

ATLANTA - UPS (NYSE:UPS) today reinforced its ongoing commitment to balancing economic, social and environmental objectives by releasing the company's third annual Corporate Sustainability Report.

The report demonstrates UPS is m...

Fairfield, Conn. - GE released today its first citizenship report highlighting its performance, progress and challenges in a variety of citizenship areas, including compliance and governance; globalization; community investment; the environment, health, and safety; pr...

ATLANTA - UPS (NYSE:UPS) is implementing two new initiatives to protect the environment - 11,000 computers soon will automatically go to "sleep" when not in use, and 14 California facilities have begun purchasing "green" power.

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