Whirlpool Expand
Growth in National Operations Center in Plainfield
(Plainfield, IN) Whirlpool, the world's leading manufacturer and marketer of major home appliances, announced today it will expand its national parts distribution and operations center here, creating more than 150 new jobs.
The expansion follows Whirlpool's acquisition of Maytag in 2006 and the consolidation of the two companies' North American parts operations.
The company, which currently employs more than 400 at its 805,000 square-foot facility in Plainfield, plans to begin hiring new warehouse and packaging specialists later this year and will continue to make significant staffing additions through December 2008. The facility is owned and operated by Ryder.
The Indiana Economic Development Corporation offered Whirlpool and Ryder up to $780,000 in performance-based tax credits and up to $57,000 in training grants based on Whirlpool's announced job creation plans. The Town of Plainfield also offered property tax abatement.
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