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GE combines technologies into energy efficiency company

(Reuters) – General Electric Co said on Wednesday it had started a company to focus on energy efficiency to help corporate and other customers lower their energy bills and better manage power distribution. The new company, called Current, will integrate GE’s LED, solar, energy storage and electric vehicle businesses with GE’s growing data and analytics platform. The company, which will be run by Maryrose Sylvester, who has been president of

Floods, Crimes and Disasters: Is Your Home in a Danger Zone?

Filed under: News, Buying AFP/Getty ImagesA local resident in Charleston, S.C., surveys the water surrounding a home during the October floods. By Blake Miller With the recent news of catastrophic flooding in South Carolina to other stories of homes blowing up because of broken gas lines or vanishing into a massive sinkhole, you might be ready to Google your address to find out if your little abode is all that