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06-24-02
ATLANTA, Georgia - UPS (NYSE:UPS) again has been named to Fortune magazine's list of the "50 Best Companies for Minorities," rounding out the top 25 companies in this year's list.
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05-10-02
ATLANTA, Georgia - GE Power Systems today officially entered the wind power industry, announcing that its acquisition of certain assets of Enron Wind Corp. has been completed.
The new GE business, GE Wind Energy (www.gewindenergy.com), will be headed by Steven Zw...
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04-18-02
WASHINGTON, D.C. - UPS representatives, including the senior vice president of human resources and four employees who've left the welfare rolls, today join President George W. Bush and business leaders at the White House to discuss the future of welfare-to-work.
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04-11-02
LOS ANGELES, California - The chairman and CEO of UPS today urged free trade advocates to step up and make their voices heard in the growing debate over globalization.
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03-28-02
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has named GE Lighting as an ENERGY STAR(R) Partner of the Year for its commitment to making and selling energy-efficient products that save consumers money on energy bills. GE Lighting was recognized at a special 10th Anniversary awa...
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03-20-02
For the third consecutive year, UPS (NYSE:UPS) has been named among America's Top Corporations for Women Business Enterprises (WBEs) by the Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC).
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03-05-02
Fleetguard Emission Solutions, a unit of Fleetguard Inc., and 3M Automotive, today announced a joint development agreement (JDA) to design and develop advanced exhaust emission control technologies geared to meet the ever-increasing demands of the diesel emission marketplace...
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11-06-01
UPS (NYSE: UPS) today unveiled plans to complete testing of the industry's first hybrid electric delivery vehicle.
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10-16-01
More than 550 employees from General Electric (GE) businesses in Kansas City will participate in GE's Day of Caring on Thursday, October 18. A company-wide initiative, GE's Day of Caring involves GE businesses around the world joining together to serve their respective commu...
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10-02-00
For the second consecutive year, UPS has been named among America’s Top 16 Corporations for Women Business Enterprises (WBEs) by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC), the nation’s premiere third-party certification entity for businesses owned and operated...