General Electric

General Electric is splitting itself into three public companies that concentrate on aviation, healthcare and energy

Following the deadly riots at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, many big corporations pledged not to donate to members of Congress who objected to the results of the presidential election.

General Electric and Ford Motor will produce 50,000 ventilators for the U.S. government under the Defense Production Act for $336 million, federal officials announced Thursday.

Employees of General Electric in Massachusetts held a protest Wednesday, joining similar demonstrations around the country demanding the conglomerate create safer working conditions amid the coronavirus pandemic. The protest, which involved members of the Industrial Division of the Communications Workers of America Local 20, took place at the GE aviation facility in Lynn. The union earlier said workers would protest…

Workers at the General Electric Aviation plant in Lynn, Massachusetts, protested outside the facility and outside GE’s Boston headquarters this week, asking for safety measures amid the coronavirus pandemic. The union, which represents over 1,200 workers in Lynn, says the company isn’t doing enough. “We need to be reassured that we’re going to have gloves, we’re going to have...

A woman thought it would be easy to get an appliance replaced when it didn’t work after it was delivered, but she was wrong.

A Merrimac, Massachusetts, woman thought it would be easy to get an appliance replaced when it didn’t work upon delivery, but she was wrong.

Boeing’s CEO says the company will consider temporarily shutting down production of the 737 Max if the plane’s return is significantly delayed beyond the company’s October forecast.

Announcing a merger that will see United Technologies Corp. move its headquarters to the Boston area from the state it has called home for nine decades, the chief executive offered assurances Monday that the new company will have a presence in Connecticut “for years to come.” But the symbolism of the move cut deeply in Connecticut, a state that is...

Announcing a merger that will see United Technologies Corp. move its headquarters to the Boston area from the state it has called home for nine decades, the chief executive offered assurances Monday that the new company will have a presence in Connecticut “for years to come.” But the symbolism of the move cut deeply in Connecticut, a state that is...

General Electric is selling its biopharma business to Danaher Corp. for $21.4 billion as it continues to sell off chunks of a once sprawling conglomerate. The biopharma unit, part of GE Life Sciences, generated revenue of about $3 billion last year. Danaher said after tax benefits, the deal will have a price tag that is closer a $20 billion. The...

A lawmaker says he wants money from incentives that General Electric plans to return to Massachusetts redirected to help the state’s vocational schools. GE announced last week it was scaling back plans for its world headquarters in Boston, scrapping plans for a new office tower and reducing its anticipated workforce in the city from 800 to 250.

General Electric will reimburse Massachusetts $87 million for an incentive package after announcing it would scale back its operations and sell its Boston headquarters.

Officials with General Electric announced Thursday they plan to reimburse the state of Massachusetts for the $87 million incentive package that was given to them when the company moved its headquarters from Connecticut to Boston. The announcement comes as the company confirms to NBC10 Boston they plan to scale back operations and sell its Fort Point channel headquarters. That parcel...

After just 15 months on the job, Luis Ramirez is out of his role as general manager of the MBTA. Steve Poftak, the former interim general manager, will take over.

MBTA General Manager Luis Ramirez is out a little more than a year after being named to the position. Massachusetts Transportation Secretary and CEO Stephanie Pollack announced Tuesday that the MBTA and Ramirez “mutually agreed that the time was right for him to separate form the MBTA and pursue other opportunities.” He was hired in September of 2017.

The three candidates on the ticket have been hitting as many stops as they can this weekend, trying to make sure their messages are reaching as many people as possible.

Neil Covert wants to replace Connecticut’s outgoing Democratic governor, Dannel Malloy, with a Republican who will not propose higher taxes or tolls on the state’s highways as a way to tackle the state’s financial problems. On Tuesday, the 49-year-old Kent resident will vote for Bob Stefanowski, who is in a tight race against Democrat Ned Lamont. Stefanowski says he will...

After less than two years and a precipitous decline in the share price at General Electric, John Flannery was ousted as chairman and CEO of the century-old company. Flannery took over for longtime CEO Jeff Immelt in June 2017 with the company trying to re-establish its industrial roots, albeit a high-tech version of itself. However, as Flannery has restructured the...

There’s a scratch in Facebook’s Teflon coating. The social network’s user base and revenue grew more slowly than expected in the second quarter as the company grappled with privacy issues, sending its stock tumbling after hours. The company also warned that it expects revenue growth to decelerate in the next couple of quarters as it promotes new, and for now...