GUELPH, Canada — Danby, a Canadian appliance manufacturer, is retooling its production lines to make full-service ventilators and a second device that allows bag valve masks to operate mechanically in an emergency situation.
DECATUR, AL – GE Appliances has completed a $125 million investment project at its Decatur refrigerator plant, which boosted production capacity, added new “smart” technology and increased the site’s workforce.
LOUISVILLE, KY—Approximately 5,000 people attended the open house at GE’s Appliance Park to celebrate the creation of 1,000 jobs and the opening of two new assembly lines.
SYRACUSE, NY—Bitzer Scroll Inc. is spending $5.5 million to expand is assembly plant here to make a new line of compressors. The company plans to add 60 jobs by 2016.
CLEVELAND, TN—Only 20 months after unveiling a plan to build a $200 million state-of-the-art assembly plant here, Whirlpool Corp. officially cut the ribbon Tuesday on the energy-efficient and environmentally friendly facility.
BENTON HARBOR, MI—The Commerce Department has ruled that Whirlpool Corp. and other U.S. appliance assemblers are being harmed by competitors importing certain refrigerators from South Korea and Mexico. The department found that Samsung, LG, Electrolux and other brands were illegally “dumping” some of their foreign-made appliances in the United States by selling the products at less than fair value.
LOUISVILLE, KY—As GE began production of electric water heaters at its newly renovated assembly plant here, company officials confirmed that hiring is under way for the launch of a refrigerator assembly line next month. The company plans to hire up to 1,300 people by 2014.
