The General Electric Company was named America's most admired company in a survey conducted by FORTUNE magazine, the fifth straight year the company has earned recognition.
The magazine cites GE's depth of management strength and its consistent performance as reasons for its continuing place atop the list of America's most admired companies.
"FORTUNE's Most Admired seem to perform at their best when the heat is on, consistently delivering to shareholders, customers and employees," FORTUNE writes in its March 4 edition.
To produce the FORTUNE list, 10,000 executives, directors, and securities analysts are asked to rate companies in their own industries based on eight criteria: Innovation, Financial Soundness, Employee Talent, Use of Corporate Assets, Long-Term Investment Value, Social Responsibility, Quality of Management, and Quality of Products/Services. To come up with the top ten list, respondents select the ten companies they admire most in any industry.
FORTUNE's results mirror the results of surveys of top business executives by the Financial Times, which has named GE the World's Most Respected company four straight years.
GE (NYSE:GE) is a diversified technology, services and manufacturing company with a commitment to achieving customer success. GE operates in more than 100 countries and employs approximately 310,000 people worldwide.
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North Adams Schools Reviewing Greenhouse Program
By Tammy Daniels iBerkshires Staff
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — School officials plan to review the greenhouse program, which is being used for life skills education for older students.
The cost of the program was raised during review of the fiscal 2027 budget by the Finance and Facilities committee last week. Three or four students aged 18 to 22 are being served through the special education program at the greenhouse on South Church Street.
The discussion came up during the committee's final review and recommendation of a fiscal 2027 budget of $22,396,047 that will be offset by the transfer of $1,448,692 in school choice funds for a total of $20,947,355.
The school district is responsible for educating students up to age 22. The current staffing is a greenhouse manager, a special education teacher and one or more teaching assistants.
"The greenhouse manager is in charge of operations of the greenhouse itself, but not teaching the students, although the students can work with the greenhouse manager," said Superintendent Timothy Callahan. "Almost like an internship, even though these are students with significant disabilities."
Committee member David Sookey asked if the life skills program service these children at Drury High School as a "better utilization of resources we already have at the high school."
Callahan rsponded that it's a possible model for next year, describing the greenhouse as an adult version of the CASTLE (Collaboration for Autism Spectrum Teaching, Learning and Excelling) program, an individualized special education program for children with autism and communication disorders.
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