Frank Hancock, left, and Joe Cottrell install electrical conduit as construction continues on Whirlpool’s 1 million-square-foot manufacturing plant off Benton Pike in Cleveland, Tenn.CLEVELAND, Tenn.-Olin Chlor Alkali launches construction of its $160 million facility in Bradley County today in an 11 a.m. ceremony at the Hiwassee River.
Work is progressing on Whirlpool Corp.’s new Cleveland plant, which remains on schedule to begin operation early in 2012.
And Monday, Wacker Chemical starts the first day of training at Chattanooga State Community College for key employees at its new plant near Cleveland.
“It’s an exciting time and what you want to see with your existing industrial base: adapting and including new technology,” Doug Berry, vice president for economic development at the Cleveland/Bradley Chamber of Commerce, said Thursday.
Recent hot, humid weather is not stifling the work to get Whirlpool ready.