Switch to Desktop Site  Obama launches new push for US jobs,
tapping GE's Immelt to help  The economy is 'not growing fast
enough yet,' Obama acknowledged Friday, speaking to GE workers
in Schenectady, N.Y. Will GE's CEO, Jeffrey Immelt, prove to be
his guide to building a more competitive America?   President
Barack Obama and GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt visit the birthplace of
the General Electric Co., in Schenectady, N.Y., to showcase a
new GE deal with India and to announce a restructured
presidential advisory board Friday.  J. Scott Applewhite/AP/File
About these ads  President Obama on Friday called for a new
effort to put the economy into job-creation "overdrive," naming
General Electric CEO Jeffrey Immelt to head an advisory panel on
the issue.  Neither the president nor Mr. Immelt can claim to
hold any magic formula for jobs, but the move does appear to
bolster one key White House goal: mending frayed relations with
corporate America.  The selection of Immelt, one of America's
most prominent chief executiv