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Whirlpool
continues expansion in Greenville
Whirlpool Corporation Breaks Ground on Factory Distribution Center
Expansion
BENTON HARBOR, Mich., August 22, 2016 -- Today, Whirlpool
Corporation announced plans to expand its Greenville, Ohio Factory
Distribution Center (FDC), which services all global shipments of
KitchenAid® small appliances.
The project -- which will nearly double the FDC from 327,000 square
feet to approximately 650,000 -- builds upon Whirlpool Corporation’s
commitment to American manufacturing and reinforces Greenville as the
global hub of the company’s small appliances business.
“This groundbreaking today is a testament both to the success of our
global KitchenAid business as well as our commitment to domestic
operations in the U.S. and Ohio,” said Ken Hossler, Plant Lead at the
Greenville FDC. “We’re continuing to invest in Ohio due to the skilled
and talented workforce here, and are looking forward to this
expansion’s role in our continued growth.”
Today’s groundbreaking follows Whirlpool Corporation’s $40 million
investment in its Greenville, Ohio manufacturing plant -- part of a
larger $80 million project to expand facilities across Ohio, that the
company announced in May.
The FDC’s expansion -- which is scheduled to be completed by March,
2017 -- will stand adjacent to the current facility in Greenville.
Download a fact sheet about Whirlpool Corporation here
About Whirlpool Corporation
Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE: WHR) is the number one major appliance
manufacturer in the world, with approximately $21 billion in annual
sales, 97,000 employees and 70 manufacturing and technology research
centers in 2015. The company markets Whirlpool, KitchenAid, Maytag,
Consul, Brastemp, Amana, Bauknecht, Jenn-Air, Indesit and other major
brand names in nearly every country throughout the world. Additional
information about the company can be found at WhirlpoolCorp.com, or
find us on Twitter at @WhirlpoolCorp.
Whirlpool Corporation Additional Information
This document contains forward-looking statements regarding facility
expansion and capital expenditure expectations. Actual events or
results may differ materially from those statements as a result a many
factors, including that the facility's expansion may be delayed. For
information about the factors that could cause such differences, please
refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2015, as updated by subsequent periodic reports, including the
information set forth under the caption "Risk Factors."
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