Holding Companies & Conglomerates

LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 27, 2005--Automobile drivers may be feeling the pinch at the gas pump, but try fueling the world's ninth-largest airline. That task has prompted UPS to accelerate a fuel conservation program that's now saving more than $1 million...

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 17, 2005--In neighborhoods and villages across the globe this week, more than 20,000 UPS (NYSE: UPS) employees in 45 countries will donate approximately 100,000 hours of service to their local communities.

As part of the thi...

TREVOSE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 4, 2005--GE Water & Process Technologies, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), joined its parent company today in announcing the expansion of its five-year, $20 million African infrastructure and healthcare initiative. ...

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 4, 2005--UPS (NYSE:UPS) today announced the induction of 354 drivers into its "Circle of Honor," pushing to 3,956 the total of active elite drivers who have steered clear of accidents for 25 years or more.

Eighty-seven of tho...

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.