GE Appliances is shifting production of its washing machines from China to Louisville, Kentucky, the decision coming amid President Donald Trump’s economy.
The manufacturer said the $490 million investment will create 800 new jobs, the Associated Press (AP) reported on Thursday.
The news comes as employers across the United States added 139,000 workers to their payrolls in May, per Breitbart News.
In his statement, CEO Kevin Nolan said, “We are bringing laundry production to our global headquarters in Louisville because manufacturing in the U.S. is fundamental to our ‘zero-distance’ business strategy to make appliances as close as possible to our customers and consumers. This decision is our most recent product reshoring and aligns with the current economic and policy environment.”
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