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WASHINGTON (February 13, 2012)--General Electric Co. says it plans to hire 5,000 veterans over the next five years and to invest $580 million to expand its aviation business.
The announcements Monday were part of a four-day event that the global conglomerate is hosting with partners in Washington.
GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt heads up President Obama's 27-member jobs council, which also includes AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, AOL co-founder Steve Case and Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg.
GE said Monday that its "Hiring Our Heroes" partnership will help match veterans with jobs.
Connecticut-based GE also plans to open several manufacturing-training centers in locations such as Houston and Cincinnati to help build job skills.
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