Whirlpool Corp. Opens its New, State-Of-The-Art Riverview Campus in Benton Harbor, Mich
April 30, 2012 at 11:30 am EDT
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Whirlpool Corp. officially opened its new, state-of-the-art Riverview Campus in Benton Harbor, Mich. The company held a ribbon cutting ceremony followed by a tour of the new offices. An investment of $70 million, the Riverview Campus is located at 600 W. Main Street in Benton Harbor and covers 245,275 square feet on an 11.9 acre site. The campus is registered with the U.S. Green Building Council and is seeking LEED Gold certification. Construction began on the offices with a groundbreaking ceremony in November 2010, as part of the company's plan to consolidate its 15 owned and leased facilities into three centralized office campuses. The three campuses now include the existing Administrative Center and Technology Center Campuses, as well as the multiple building Riverview Campus. The company also plans to retain its Hilltop South offices at 150 Hilltop Road in St. Joseph and the Harbor Town offices at 145 East Main Street, Benton Harbor. In addition, more than 80% of the products Whirlpool Corporation makes that are sold in the U.S. are made in the U.S. Whirlpool Corporation continues to invest in U.S. manufacturing jobs and $1 billion in its U.S. footprint from 2010-2014, including: A new $200 million production facility and distribution center recently opened in Cleveland, Tennessee, adding 130 new jobs to the existing workforce there; Acquisition of the former WC Wood facility in Ottawa, Ohio, adding nearly 400 jobs and bringing total employment in the State of Ohio to approximately 10,000, making it the largest manufacturing center for appliances in the U.S; A $175 million investment in the company's Clyde, Ohio laundry facilities which produce some of the most energy and water efficient laundry products available; A $20 million investment in its Amana, Iowa refrigeration plant to drive improved productivity and efficiency.
Whirlpool Corporation is a global kitchen and laundry company. The Companyâs segments include Major Domestic Appliances (MDA) North America; MDA Europe, MDA Latin America; MDA Asia, and Small Domestic Appliances (SDA) Global. The Company in the United States and Canada, market and distributes major home appliances and other consumer products under the Whirlpool, KitchenAid, Maytag, Amana, InSinkErator, JennAir, affresh, Swash, everydrop and Gladiator brand names to retailers, distributors, and builders, and directly to consumers. In Europe, the Company markets and distributes major domestic appliances under the Whirlpool, Indesit, Hotpoint, Bauknecht, Ignis, Maytag and Privileg brand names. In Latin America, the Company produces, market and distributes primarily Consul, Brastemp, Whirlpool, KitchenAid, Acros, Maytag and Eslabon de Lujo brand names. In Asia, the Company market primarily under the Whirlpool, Elica, Maytag, KitchenAid, and Indesit brand names.