Company announces intent to possibly create manufacturing jobs in Rhode Island
Posted on February 19, 2012
GE, which specializes in solutions in energy, health and home, transportation and finance, announced this week a big push to hire for manufacturing jobs in Rhode Island, among other locations around the U.S.
The company unveiled a program aimed at strengthening Americas global competitiveness by building a more highly skilled workforce, lowering healthcare costs and supporting the integration of the nations veterans into the workforce.
As part of its focus on what works, GE will launch several new programs throughout the year, including:
· New pilot programs with partners to improve healthcare delivery in Louisville, KY, and Erie, PA, to achieve better health at lower costs in each community. This follows a successful program in Cincinnati that has resulted in significantly lower costs for both local employers and providers while improving access and maintaining quality care.
· Hiring 5,000 U.S. veterans over the next five years and sponsoring a Hire our Heroes partnership with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to help veterans integrate into the civilian workforce and match them to jobs.
· Opening several manufacturing skill-building centers called GE Garages to spark interest in skills for jobs and partnering with GOOD/Corps on the What Works Project, a new interactive platform to highlight what works by inviting the public to submit stories, images or video depictions of what is currently driving American competitiveness. The project will award up to $10,000 each week through November to selected non-profit organizations that support American jobs and skills training.
· Doubling the number of GE engineering interns to more than 5,000 as part of an initiative proposed by the Presidents Council on Jobs and Competitiveness to add 10,000 more engineering graduates a year in the U.S.
