GE AVIATION TO BUILD $51 MILLION R&D FACILITY IN DAYTON, OHIO

DAYTON, OHIO — GE Aviation, an operating unit of GE, is planning to develop Electrical Power Integrated Systems Research and Development Center (EPISCENTER) near Dayton. The $51 million center will focus on several markets, including on- and off-highway hybrid and electric vehicles, and additional electric aircraft and marine applications. The Ohio Third Frontier Commission is providing a capital grant of up to $7.6 million for EPISCENTER. GE expects the center to be operational in 2012. Details of the project have not been released.