Overview

• The $490 million investment, approved June 26, shifts production of over 15 front-load washer models from China to GE Appliances’ 750-acre Appliance Park complex in Kentucky.
• Construction of automated production lines has begun to expand clothes-care capacity to the size of 33 football fields by 2027.
• The project is expected to add 800 full-time jobs by 2027 as part of the zero-distance strategy to integrate manufacturing with on-site design and engineering.
• CEO Kevin Nolan said that while tariffs on Chinese imports accelerated the timeline, the move aligns with long-term goals to strengthen domestic supply chains.
• This initiative builds on more than $3.5 billion invested in U.S. plants over the past decade and relies on nearly all American-made steel for production.