GREENVILLE, OH—After two years in product development, Whirlpool and KitchenAid finally began producing the new KitchenAid Pro Line Blender on March 28. The new product joins a host of other appliances assembled in Greenville, such as the KitchenAid Stand Mixer and hand mixer.

FINDLAY, OH—Whirlpool Corp. will add about 50 jobs in a $40.6 million, 86,400-square-foot expansion of its dishwasher assembly plant here.

OAK RIDGE, TN—The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Whirlpool Corporation are collaborating to design a refrigerator that could cut energy use by up to 40 percent compared with current models.

MARION, OH—Looking to staff a new assembly line, Whirlpool Corp. is hiring 150 workers at its dryer assembly plant here.