GE only does what's best for GE, any positive outcome for where there facilities are located is purely accidental. Shouldn't GE also be paying taxes on the large profit they make every year?

YUP!  IT's TRUE!  

'Nothing Good Ever Happens IN Schenectady... Ever!'
About a story that has new jobs coming to the area, and expansion of a major employer...
and there is just a faint spark of optimism from Bumbler and Tbird...
followed by a volcano of pessimism.

Truly amazing!

  

Quoted from Box A Rox

YUP!  IT's TRUE!  

'Nothing Good Ever Happens IN Schenectady... Ever!'
About a story that has new jobs coming to the area, and expansion of a major employer...
and there is just a faint spark of optimism from Bumbler and Tbird...
followed by a volcano of pessimism.

Truly amazing!

  

I compare what is happening in Schenectady to a Titanic passenger being excited while reading a menu saying Filet Mignon is being served in the dining room tomorrow night ....as they climb on a lifeboat

It's called reallity Box, viewing the situation of our country without the rose colored glasses on. This country is in real financial trouble and if the government makes the wrong decisions we will all suffer for it. Example is what we are experiencing right now, who caused the problems we face? They were caused by many years of governments mistakes thinking they were helping when in truth they were creating unintended consequences and tremendous problems that they don't know how to solve, all for votes and they won't accept responsibility for causing them.

well at least one good thing has happened in Schenectady........................Box chose not to live here  

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well at least one good thing has happened in Schenectady........................Box chose not to live here  

I tried to move to Schenectady... they wouldn't let me... They said I was an Optimist, and Optimism is
banned throughout the entire county!

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I tried to move to Schenectady... they wouldn't let me... They said I was an Optimist, and Optimism is
banned throughout the entire county!

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Don't cheer too loud Box the battery plant could end up another Solyndra if they can't sell the batteries they produce.

Those batteries are pretty freaking amazing.   They will sell.  (Cost probably needs to come down though, that will come with time)

Quoted from Box A Rox

I tried to move to Schenectady... they wouldn't let me... They said I was an Optimist, and Optimism is
banned throughout the entire county!

run for public office or get a job at the gazetto......you'd fit right in!

Jack do you think that we can build those batteries cheaper than China or Mexico? If we can't do that the batteries may be great but they won't sell. That's why Solyndra failed and other green projects have failed we can't compete with the very cheap labor in other countries.

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Jack do you think that we can build those batteries cheaper than China or Mexico? If we can't do that the batteries may be great but they won't sell. That's why Solyndra failed and other green projects have failed we can't compete with the very cheap labor in other countries.

No, not compared to China.

But compared to Mexico - well that's not so simple.  GE has been moving manufacturing back from Mexico...  I am not so sure the large appliance manufacturing attempts worked out well there.  Aside from safety issues for visitors.

The factory workers assembling those batteries do not have the pay or benefits that the longer term union employees have.  I would guess (total speculation) that the labor costs associated with the batteries at this point is not the highest portion of the product cost.

But your point is valid.  I do think the risks are pretty low though - as they spent $170 million to build the facility, and with reasonable labor costs, not currently a lot of incentive to move manufacturing elsewhere.  Especially with the synergies of GRC so close in Niskayuna.

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Jack do you think that we can build those batteries cheaper than China or Mexico? If we can't do that the batteries may be great but they won't sell. That's why Solyndra failed and other green projects have failed we can't compete with the very cheap labor in other countries.

See?  This is Terrible News.  I wonder why most other cities would love this happening to them.

Nobody said it was bad for Schenectady, just that you have to face facts that the USA, because we have such a good standard of living, we have a hard time competing on an international level with countries that pay their workers next to nothing to build the same products.

This was the list that Gary McCarthy and Metroplex claimed was the job creation prior to his election (look under that thread). This was posted in the Gazetto OVER A YEAR AND 1/2 AGO. Back in May of 2011 these GE jobs were already created......so what's the story now about 350 jobs? They were already there in May 2011 Box?????

City of Schenectady
October 2011: Handbag firm set to open State Street site in Schenectady
GE Solar: 100 jobs*

City of Schenectady
October 2011: GE solar plant to Colorado, but 100 linked jobs here
DHA: 60 jobs

City of Schenectady
September 2011: Ex-Planned Parenthood site sold in Schenectady
Adecco: 3 jobs

City of Schenectady
August 2011: Adecco to lease Center City space
Transfinder: 75 jobs

City of Schenectady
June 2011: Schenectady firm’s expansion plans include move downtown
Shop Rite: 300 jobs

Niskayuna
May 2011: ShopRite plans return to region

GE Battery Plant: 350 jobs created
City of Schenectady
July 2010: GE gets OK for battery plant
GE Renewable headquarters: 650[/b]

City of Schenectady
GE Wind: 150 jobs created

City of Schenectady
GE Global Research and Energy Learning Center: 100 jobs created

Niskayuna
Railex: 300 jobs created

Rotterdam
June 2011: Railex adds jobs, eyes addition
Target, Glenville: 300 jobs

Glenville
December 2010: Target to take Kmart site in Glenville
Fedex Freight: 58 jobs created

Rotterdam
October 2010: FedEx Freight project in Rotterdam wins appeal, reinstatement in Empire Zone
Starfire: 15 jobs

City of Schenectady
October 2010: Schenectady-based Starfire Systems has plan to exit bankruptcy
M/E Engineering: 30 jobs

City of Schenectady
June 2010: Firm to bring 30 jobs into Schenectady County
ATC: 30 jobs

City of Schenectady
June 2010: Firm locating regional HQ in Schenectady
SEFCU: 70 jobs

April 2010: SEFCU bringing jobs downtown
Dimension Fabricators: 70 jobs"

GE officially opens battery plant, announces expansion plans

They are putting in another $70 million in equipment to ramp up manufacturing, and hiring another
100 workers to build more batteries. The plant is now up to 450 employees.


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