Jun 23 Economy Bottom Line: GE CEO Steps Down; Southwest, Allegiant Add Flights From Louisville Shea Van Hoy, managing editor of Business First, joins us to talk about some of this week's biggest business stories. By Staff Jun 23 Economy Bottom Line: GE CEO Steps Down; More Flight Options From Louisville Staff
Jun 6 Community GE Appliances Sale To China-Based Haier Is Final About 6,000 people work at Louisville’s Appliance Park, which was constructed by GE more than 60 years ago. By Rick Howlett Jun 6 Community GE Appliances Sale To China-Based Haier Is Final Rick Howlett
Feb 14 Local News General Electric Expands New Healthcare Program to Louisville General Electric is trying to create a more integrated health system in the company’s main areas of operation. This includes Louisville, where GE expects to add 1,000 employees by 2014. “For us to continue to be competitive as a global company, as an American based company, we need to be able to tackle some of […] By Devin Katayama Feb 14 Local News General Electric Expands New Healthcare Program to Louisville Devin Katayama
Feb 10 Local News General Electric Begins Manufacturing New Hybrid Water Heater in Appliance Park General Electric is trying to reverse decades of outsourcing by doing something it hasn’t done in over 50 years, opening a new manufacturing operation in Louisville. China is where earlier versions of the GeoSpring Water Heater were manufactured. But Louisville’s Appliance Park has since advanced, and will now build the new energy-efficient hybrid GeoSpring. “The […] By Devin Katayama Feb 10 Local News General Electric Begins Manufacturing New Hybrid Water Heater in Appliance Park Devin Katayama
Dec 12 Local News Yarmuth Praises GE Leader’s Innovation, Leadership Responding to the announcement that General Electric Co.’s James P. Campbell is retiring at the end of the year, U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth, D-Ky., praised the appliance CEO as an innovator and job creator. The 54-year-old is stepping down after three decades at the company and overseeing a $1 billion investment in its appliance department, […] By WFPL News Dec 12 Local News Yarmuth Praises GE Leader’s Innovation, Leadership WFPL News
Sep 23 Local News GE To Begin Filling 480 New Jobs From the Associated Press General Electric in Louisville will start taking applications for 480 new jobs starting Wednesday. GE spokeswoman Kim Freeman says former employees and those with manufacturing experience will be given first consideration. The company will accept 6,000 applications, and Freeman says anyone who has previously applied for a GE job will need […] By Rick Howlett Sep 23 Local News GE To Begin Filling 480 New Jobs Rick Howlett
Oct 18 Local News More Jobs Coming To GE’s Appliance Park At its Louisville Appliance Park campus, GE will invest $194 million and create 300 jobs to establish a center of excellence for bottom-freezer refrigerators, a new product platform for that facility. By Rick Howlett Oct 18 Local News More Jobs Coming To GE’s Appliance Park Rick Howlett
Jun 28 Local News Biden Visits Louisville's GE Plant By Rick Howlett Vice-President Joe Biden was in Louisville Monday to tout the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Biden delivered a 25 minute speech at General Electric’s Appliance Park. The company is getting nearly $25 million in tax credits under the program to help retool the facility for lines of energy efficient appliances. “The only […] By Rick Howlett Jun 28 Local News Biden Visits Louisville's GE Plant Rick Howlett
Dec 14 Local News GE To Make New "Smart" Washers And Dryers In Louisville General Electric says 430 new jobs will be created at its Appliance Park operation in Louisville when it adds a new line of energy-efficient washers and dryers. Company officials announced Monday that they plan to invest $80 million in the operation, which will begin turning out front-loading washers in the third quarter of 2012, and […] By Rick Howlett Dec 14 Local News GE To Make New "Smart" Washers And Dryers In Louisville Rick Howlett
Oct 29 Local News GE CEO Discusses Appliance Division General Electric's Consumer and Industrial CEO says the company remains dedicated to its Louisville-based appliance and lighting division, a year after announcing a possible spin-off. By Gabe Bullard Oct 29 Local News GE CEO Discusses Appliance Division Gabe Bullard
Oct 12 Arts and Culture Non-profit Brooklawn Gets Help from GE A throng of employees from General Electric were at work at Brooklawn Child & Family Services today. WFPL’s Elizabeth Kramer explains why. More than 500 GE employees showed up at Brooklawn’s campus off Goldsmith Lane for the company’s annual volunteer project. Brooklawn has a campus off Goldsmith Lane where it provides treatment program for emotionally […] By Elizabeth Kramer Oct 12 Arts and Culture Non-profit Brooklawn Gets Help from GE Elizabeth Kramer
Jun 1 Local News GE Announces Appliance Park Expansion General Electric made it official Monday and announced it will, for the first time in decades, make a new product at Louisville’s Appliance Park. GE Consumer and Industrial President Jim Campbell says the expansion will create some 400 jobs in the plant and hundreds more auxillary jobs in the community. “For the first time in […] By Rick Howlett Jun 1 Local News GE Announces Appliance Park Expansion Rick Howlett
May 28 Local News Incentives Approved For GE Expansion The Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority has approved an incentives package for General Electric to expand operations at Louisville’s Appliance Park. The move could create 420 jobs at the facility. GE says it is considering an expansion of its Louisville operations to include production of energy-efficient appliances, beginning with a hybrid hot water heater. The […] By Rick Howlett May 28 Local News Incentives Approved For GE Expansion Rick Howlett
May 25 Local News GE Union To Vote On Wage Freeze This Week In exchange for the freeze on 2100 workers' salaries, GE says it will hire 100 new workers and keep all product manufacturing in Louisville until June 2011, when the workers' contracts expire. By Gabe Bullard May 25 Local News GE Union To Vote On Wage Freeze This Week Gabe Bullard
May 22 Local News General Electric Seeking Wage Freeze At Appliance Park General Electric is asking union workers at its Appliance Park plant in Louisville to agree to a wage freeze in exchange for job security and other benefits. By Gabe Bullard May 22 Local News General Electric Seeking Wage Freeze At Appliance Park Gabe Bullard