Thomas Edison
American inventor and businessman
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| 2025 | Expected commissioning of the Champlain Hudson Power Express HVDC transmission line, providing a more direct power connection between Con Edison and Hydro-Québec in Canada. |
| March 2025 |
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Needlejuice Records released four new wax cylinder singles: Tally Hall's 'Hidden in the Sand' and 'Mucka Blucka', Tom Lehrer's 'The Elements', and Napoleon XIV's 'They're Coming To Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!'.
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| 2024 | In season 18, Inspector Brackenreid is promoted to Chief Constable of Toronto, with Albert Choi replacing him as Inspector at Station House No 4. |
| November 5 2024 | Release of Murdoch Mysteries – Season Seventeen Blu-ray. |
| November 4 2024 | Planned release of Murdoch Mysteries – Season Seventeen DVD in Region 2 |
| April 2024 | The Black Maria reopened to the public with new exhibits, interpretive panels, a replica film backdrop, and period clothing for visitor interaction and film-making. |
| April 2 2024 | GE spun off its energy businesses as GE Vernova, transforming GE into an aviation-focused company with GE Aerospace as its legal successor. |
| 2023 |
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Audio-Technica revives its 1980s Sound Burger portable player.
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| 2023 | Will Forte reprises his role as Abraham Lincoln, continuing his collaboration with Lord Miller projects after previous appearances in Clone High (2002-2003, 2023), The Lego Movie films (2014–2019), and Michelangelo and Lincoln: History Cops (2014). |
| 2023 | Continuation of Smart Meter Project to replace remaining meters with several thousand still needing to be changed due to customer access issues. |
| 2023 | Con Edison sold its clean energy business to RWE. |
| 2023 | Macy Murdoch web series premieres, starring Shailyn Pierre-Dixon as a 21st-century descendant of William Murdoch who is transported back to 1910. |
| October 24 2023 | Blu-ray release of Murdoch Mysteries – Season Sixteen |
| May 2023 |
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Needlejuice Records released wax cylinder singles for Lemon Demon songs 'Touch-Tone Telephone' and 'The Oldest Man On MySpace'.
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| January 4 2023 | GE HealthCare was spun off as the first of the three companies, with GE retaining 10.24% of shares. |
| 2022 | The company's ranking further declined to 48th, indicating significant challenges in maintaining its previous market position. |
| 2022 | GE maintains minimal net loss of $64 million, with slight workforce increase to 172,000 employees and stock price at $52.55. |
| 2022 | The National Park Service began a two-year rehabilitation project of the Black Maria structure, involving extensive repairs, a new exterior, and an accessible ramp. |
| 2022 | Majority of Smart Meter Project completed, replacing over five million electric and gas meters using Aclara Smart Grid Solutions technology. |
| December 2022 | Total CO2e emissions stabilize at 1,060 kilotonnes, maintaining the substantial reduction achieved in previous years. |
| July 18 2022 | GE unveiled the brand names and focus areas of the three companies: aerospace, healthcare, and energy. |
| June 1 2022 | CBC announced the sixteenth season, which will have twenty-four episodes. |
| March 3 2022 | GE published an international memo pledging $4.5 million in humanitarian aid to Ukraine during the Russian invasion. The donation included $4 million for medical equipment, $400,000 in emergency cash for refugees, and $100,000 to Airlink, an NGO supporting communities in crisis. |
| 2021 | General Electric continued to experience a downward trend, falling to 38th in the annual ranking. |
| 2021 | The company returns to a net loss of $6,757 million, with continued workforce reduction to 168,000 employees and stock price increasing to $58.91. |
| 2021 | The Black Maria Film and Video Festival was renamed to the Thomas Edison Film Festival. |
| December 2021 | GE's Total CO2e emissions dramatically drop to 1,080 kilotonnes, showing continued significant progress in reducing carbon footprint. |
| November 9 2021 | The company announced its plan to divide itself into three public companies: GE Aerospace, GE HealthCare, and GE Vernova. |
| August 2 2021 | GE begins trading on a split-adjusted basis with a new ISIN number (US3696043013). |
| July 30 2021 | General Electric announces a reverse stock split of its common stock at a 1-for-8 ratio. |
| June 30 2021 | Netflix released the animated comedy film 'America: The Motion Picture', a parody of George Washington's fight against the British, which was directed by Matt Thompson and written by Dave Callaham. |
| February 2021 | The Energy and Policy Institute criticized Con Edison for promoting clean energy while investing in fracked gas infrastructure, noting that executive compensation policies do not directly reward reducing greenhouse gas emissions. |
| 2020 | GE shows financial improvement with a net income of $5,230 million during the COVID-19 pandemic, with further workforce reduction to 174,000 employees. |
| 2020 | GE completed remediation and restoration of its 10 manufacturing plant areas within the city of Pittsfield. |
| 2020 | COVID-19 pandemic restrictions on air travel caused a significant revenue decline for GE. The company ranked 33rd in the Fortune 500. |
| 2020 | The company's ranking further dropped to 33rd, potentially reflecting challenges during the global COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2020 | During the COVID-19 pandemic, 170 Con Edison employees tested positive for the virus, with three fatalities. The company committed to not shutting off service due to non-payment and waived late-payment charges for customers. |
| December 31 2020 | Total CO2e emissions further reduced to 1,900 kilotonnes, representing a 13% year-on-year decrease and demonstrating a consistent declining trend in emissions since 2016. |
| November 2020 | General Electric warned it would be cutting jobs while waiting for economic recovery due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| October 6 2020 | General Electric received a Wells notice from the Securities and Exchange Commission indicating potential civil action for possible securities law violations. |
| July 2020 | ION TV's ION Plus network picked up the series and started airing it on Sundays. |
| July 1 2020 | GE Lighting was acquired by Savant Systems, maintaining its headquarters at Nela Park in East Cleveland, Ohio. |
| June 2020 | GE made an agreement to sell its Lighting business to Savant Systems, Inc. |
| June 2020 | Murdoch Mysteries was removed from some Fox Broadcasting Company stations. |
| March 30 2020 | General Electric factory workers protested to convert jet engine factories to produce ventilators during the COVID-19 crisis. |
| 2019 | General Electric's ranking declined to 21st, suggesting a slight downturn in business performance. |
| 2019 | Continued financial struggles with a net loss of $5,439 million, but significant stock price recovery to $56.57, and workforce reduction to 205,000 employees. |
| December 2019 | Further reduction in Total CO2e emissions to 2,390 kilotonnes, continuing the company's environmental improvement efforts. |
| December 2019 | Season 13 starts airing in the United States on Acorn TV. |
| August 15 2019 | Financial fraud investigator Harry Markopolos accused General Electric of being a 'bigger fraud than Enron', alleging $38 billion in accounting fraud. |
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