It says something about Whirlpool Corp.'s faith in the workforce of Bradley County that the company has invested $200 million in a 1 million-square-foot factory to replace its existing appliance-manufacturing facilities in the county.
The new facility is Whirlpool's biggest plant project ever. It covers an area equal to 28 football fields. Whirlpool will add 130 workers to the 1,500 it now has in the county.
Work is also under way or planned for a 400,000-square-foot distribution center and a 41,000-square-foot research and development center.
That's good news for Bradley County -- and the rest of our region.