GE (NYSE: GE) announced today that it will hold its 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareowners on Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. GE holds its shareowners meeting in a different city each year to illustrate the diversity of the company's businesses and the strength of its portfolio.
GE has more than 1,300 employees in Louisiana at several locations across the State, including at its GE Capital Technology Center in New Orleans, where the Company is developing innovative software, processes and technologies to drive excellence for GE Capital and its customers. GE employs 134,000 people in the U.S., making it one of the largest employers in the country.
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