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GenCorp, developer tell Rancho Cordova to scale back lofty goals for Rio del Oro (Sacramento Bee)

mlvellinga@sacbee.com (Mary Lynne Vellinga) — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMT

Under pressure to turn its vast real estate holdings along Highway 50 into cash, the parent company of Aerojet is pushing Rancho Cordova to reduce its expectations for such items as parks, affordable housing, roads and schools.Representatives of GenCorp and Elliott Homes say falling home prices have made it "financially infeasible" to build their planned Rio del Oro project on 3,800 acres in...

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Aerojet to lay off 100 employees (The Sacramento Business Journal )

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:21:16 GMT

The Aerojet division of GenCorp Inc. plans to lay off about 100 employees in 60 days from a range of jobs from faclities management to defense program work, said GenCorp spokeswoman Linda Cutler. (GY)

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Planning Commission OKs GenCorp projects (The Sacramento Business Journal )

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:48:41 GMT

The Sacramento County Policy Planning Commission voted unanimously on Tuesday night to recommend approval of the GenCorp Inc.'s project for Glenborough at Easton and Easton Place to the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors, GenCorp announced Wednesday.

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Sacramento County Policy Planning Commission Recommends Approval of GenCorp's Glenborough at Easton and Easton Place Project (Red Orbit )

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:00:32 GMT

SACRAMENTO, Calif., July 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- GenCorp Inc.

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Aerojet parent GenCorp's profits tumble for second quarter (Sacramento Bee)

dkasler@sacbee.com (Dale Kasler) — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMT

GenCorp Inc. reported lower quarterly profits Monday, and the results reflect the recent turmoil at the Rancho Cordova-based aerospace company and real estate developer.

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GenCorp Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript (Seeking Alpha)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:20:24 GMT

GenCorp (GY) Q2 2008 Earnings Call Complete Story »

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GenCorp profits decline in second quarter (Sacramento Bee)

dkasler@sacbee.com (Dale Kasler) — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:32:22 GMT

GenCorp Inc. reported a decline in second-quarter profits Monday.

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GenCorp to Webcast Second Quarter 2008 Earnings Results (PR News Wire)

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:25:00 GMT

SACRAMENTO, Calif., June 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- GenCorp Inc. (NYSE: ) announced today that its analyst conference call to discuss second quarter earnings results will be webcast live on the Internet at 2:00 p.m. Pacific (5:00 p.m. Eastern) on Monday, June 30, 2008. The webcast will be accessible from the Company's web site, . The Company will release earnings that day after the market...

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Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Rocket Engines Shipped (Technology News)

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:47:51 GMT

The rocket engines destined for use on NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) have been shipped by Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company. When MSL is launched in the fall of 2009 aboard the Atlas V, Aerojet will provide propulsion for every phase of the mission. The Atlas V will be configured with four Aerojet solid motors to provide an additional one million pounds of thrust to the launch vehicle....

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Aerojet Propulsion Supports NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery STS-124 Mission (Red Orbit )

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 23:00:07 GMT

SACRAMENTO, Calif., June 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aerojet, a GenCorp company, used its propulsion to launch the Space Shuttle Discovery on its 14-day mission to deliver needed components to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kibo Laboratory at the International Space Station.

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GenCorp board has new chairman after shakeup (The Sacramento Business Journal )

Tue, 20 May 2008 16:30:21 GMT

Aerospace and defense company GenCorp Inc. has announced three resignations from, and an appointment to, its board of directors effective immediately.

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Steel Partners gets grip on GenCorp after board fight (Market Watch)

Tue, 20 May 2008 13:41:00 GMT

Steel Partners LLC ended a multi-year struggle to take the reins at GenCorp after two of its lieutenants were appointed to the aerospace and defense provider’s board of directors, which will help the activist hedge to push more aggressively for strategic alternatives.

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Three board members step down at GenCorp (Sacramento Bee)

dvsmith@sacbee.com (Darrell Smith) — Tue, 20 May 2008 13:00:49 GMT

Three directors at GenCorp Inc. announced late Monday afternoon that they were immediately resigning their positions, the latest board changes since the company's largest shareholder took control in March.

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GenCorp Chairman Wicks and 2 other directors step down (Market Watch)

Tue, 20 May 2008 08:19:10 GMT

TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) -- GenCorp Inc., the Sacramento, Calif., provider of aerospace products and systems, said Chairman Timothy A. Wicks and two other directors stepped down. The company named James R. Henderson, 50, to succeed Wicks, who'd been chairman since February 2007. Henderson was named to the board in March 2008. He's a managing director and operating partner of Steel Partners, the...

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Aerojet Completes Early Risk Reduction Engine Testing for NASA's Orion Crew Module (Red Orbit )

Tue, 13 May 2008 23:00:05 GMT

SACRAMENTO, Calif., May 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aerojet, a GenCorp company, successfully completed a hot-fire testing program of the Orion crew module 120-pound thrust mono-propellant engine to demonstrate operation at expected Orion flight conditions.

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Aerojet Develops Innovative Reaction Control Engine Technology for NASA's Exploration Program (The Earth Times Online Newspaper)

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 01:22:47 GMT

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Nov. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aerojet, a GenCorp Inc. company, recently completed developmental testing of an innovative cryogenic oxygen/methane Reaction Control Engine (RC...

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