General Electric Co. CEO Jeffrey Immelt had some great things to say about Erie during his address at today’s shareholders’ meeting:

Erie is a GE success story. We have invested in this business … we are winning in the marketplace … we are increasing employment … we are giving back to the community. Yesterday, we visited Harding school. GE has worked with the Erie schools for many years. We are investing $15 million to improve the Erie school system … preparing it to compete for the 21st Century. Our people roll up their sleeves to mentor these kids and help them learn.

We picked Erie for this year’s shareowners meeting to celebrate the City, our people, our progress, and our future here. We’re proud to work here, we’re proud of who works here, and we’re proud of what we make here.

And the press about Erie has been relatively positive.

Check out this headline from the CNN/Money.com.

The full transcript of Immelt’s remarks has been posted in places such as the Wall Street Journal’s Web site.

You can also listen to the address here.