Cleveland, Tenn. - Top Whirlpool officials along with employees marked the completion of the company's new $200 million factory here today.
"It's a significant milestone in the company's history," said Jeff Fettig, chief executive of Whirlpool Corp.
Officials call the 1.1 million square foot plant the largest premium cooking factory in the world.
It will replace Whirlpool's existing cooking appliance manufacturing plant in Cleveland when it's fully up and running in about a year.
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Mike Pare, the deputy Business editor at the Chattanooga Times Free Press, has worked at the paper for 27 years. In addition to editing, Mike also writes Business stories and covers Volkswagen, economic development and manufacturing in Chattanooga and the surrounding area. In the past he also has covered higher education. Mike, a native of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., received a bachelor’s degree in communications from Florida Atlantic University. he worked at the Rome News-Tribune before ...
