| Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE: WHR) officially opens its new manufacturing facility in Cleveland, Tenn., for production of premium cooking products. The $200 million project includes a state-of-the-art production facility and distribution center and will be the largest premium cooking plant in the world. Whirlpool expects the project will add about 130 new jobs to its existing Cleveland workforce. Each year Whirlpool Corporation spends more than $7.4 billion to operate its nine US plants and keep its approximately 15000 manufacturing employees at work. Whirlpool Corporation Chairman and CEO, Jeff M. Fettig, and US Secretary of Commerce, John Bryson, were key speakers at today's ribbon-cutting ceremony which began at 11:30 am EDT. Federal, state and local officials, including Deputy Governor Claude Ramsey and Tennessee Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bill Hagerty, also attended. To view Multimedia News Release, go to www.multivu.com |