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In 2010 GE Transportation commissioned Tripp Umbach a Pittsburgh-based independent research firm, to conduct an economic impact study.  The report, "Powering Pennsylvania: GE Transportation's Impact on the Economy and Community-at-Large in Northwestern Pennsylvania," was released in April 2011.

Key findings of the report include:

· GE Transportation supports one in 11 jobs in Erie County.

· Every GE job supports close to three additional jobs in Pennsylvania.

· GE's total economic impact is $2.7 billion on Erie County and $4.6 billion on the entire state.

· The company generates one dollar in every $130 in the state's economy.

· GE employees' impact on the local area, both through their financial donations and thousands of hours of volunteerism, is estimated to be in excess of $19.6 million annually.

Read the press release here: GE Tripp Umbach Press Release.

Read the entire report here: GE Tripp Umbach Study.