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GE Appliances to Invest Nearly $500 Million to Reshore Washer-Dryer Production in Kentucky

The company was purchased by China-based multinational home appliance and consumer electronics manufacturer Haier in 2016.
GE Appliances to Invest Nearly $500 Million to Reshore Washer-Dryer Production in Kentucky
A reflection on the black door of a General Electric (GE) refrigerator at a store selling electronics and appliances in Montebello, Calif., on Jan. 15, 2016. Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images
Wesley Brown
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GE Appliances, owned by the Chinese multinational home appliance and consumer electronics manufacturer Haier Group Corp., announced on June 26 that it will invest $490 million to expand its washer and dryer manufacturing plant in Kentucky, stating that the project will bring current production back to the United States from China.

The multimillion-dollar investment at the GE Appliance plant in Louisville, Kentucky, which serves as the company’s global headquarters and largest manufacturing site, will establish the company’s most advanced manufacturing plant for producing clothes washers, the company said.

Wesley Brown
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Wesley Brown is a long-time business and public policy reporter based in Arkansas. He has written for many print and digital publications across the country.