GE Appliances announced Thursday a $490 million investment into its headquarters in Louisville.
The company said it will create an advanced manufacturing plant for production of clothes washers, reshoring production from China and creating 800 new, full-time jobs.
The plant will produce GE Profile UltraFast Combo Washer/Dryer and the GE and GE Profile UltraFresh Front Load Washer line-up.
With this investment, GE expects to become the biggest American washer manufacturer.
This investments will move production of more than 15 models of front load washers to Building 2 at Appliance Park. Next door, Building 1 at Appliance Park produces top load washers and front load dryers.
Building 2 will be redesigned as a model factory, showcasing the latest in automation, robotics, and material-handling technologies, including AGVs (Automated Guided Vehicles) and AMRs (Autonomous Mobile Robots).
The new manufacturing lines will open in 2027, according to GE Appliances officials.
Source: WHAS11
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