LOUISVILLE — GE Appliances will invest $490 million at its Louisville global headquarters and manufacturing site to create its most advanced factory for the production of clothes washers, the company announced.
The investment, said the Haier Group Corp. subsidiary, positions GE Appliances to become the biggest American clothes washer manufacturer, and builds on the company’s 10-year, $3.5 billion investment in U.S. manufacturing. The new manufacturing lines will open in 2027, the company said…