Stoves move through an assembly line in 2012 at the GE Roper plant in LaFayette, Ga.Metropolitan Chattanooga has the highest share of employees who work at foreign-owned businesses.
Even before recent expansions by VW, Beaulieu, Electrolux and Wacker, an estimated 12,670 jobs – or one of every 16 employees – were at foreign-owned businesses in the Chattanooga area, according to the Brookings Institution.
• In 2014, Electrolux of Sweden buys General Electric appliance division, including GE Roper in Lafayette, Ga.
• In 2014, Volkswagen of Germany announces plans to add 2,000 employees and build mid-sized SUV at Chattanooga assembly plant, which VW built in 2008.
• Beaulieu International Group, of Belgium announces plans to establish its U.S. headquarters in Cartersville, Ga., and create 350 jobs