until she retires at the end of the year.

"Beth's passion for innovation has opened new markets for GE and changed the way we work," GE Chairman and CEO John Flannery said. "We have relied on Beth to see around corners and lead us to new ideas and invention."

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GE announced several changes to its executive team on Friday. Vice Chair John Rice, who worked at the company for 39 years, will also retire on December 31, as will the company's chief financial officer Jeffrey Bornstein. His shoes will be filled by Jamie Miller, CEO of GE Transportation. She came to the company in 2008.

The changes follow former CEO Jeff Immelt's exit. Immelt stepped down on August 1 afterReimagining Learning in Philly

July 18, 2013

During it's seventh year, the cost-free music technology program for high school students called Summer Music Technology ran for the first time at the ExCITe Center. Over the week, students learned about the science and technology behind digital music; and this year, a visitor from the U.S. Department of Education came by to observe the program.