Whirlpool plans large Michigan Complex

Whirlpool plans large Michigan complex
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Appliance manufacturer Whirlpool Corp. has announced plans to build a new office campus that will consolidate and expand its current facilities in Benton Harbor, Mich.
Whirlpool plans large Michigan complex

(Jul. 28) Appliance manufacturer Whirlpool Corp. has announced plans to build a new office campus that will consolidate and expand its current facilities in Benton Harbor, Mich.

Whirlpool currently operates 15 facilities on owned or leased property, which will be consolidated into three centralized campuses over the next five years. The three campuses will include the existing Benton Harbor Administrative Center and St. Joseph Technology Center locations, and a new three-building campus to be located on Main Street, between River Street and Riverview Drive, in downtown Benton Harbor.

In addition to these three campuses, the company plans to retain its Hilltop Drive South offices in St. Joseph and the Harbor Town offices in Benton Harbor.

"With more than 4,000 individuals in our current facilities, we have simply outgrown our current space,” said Jeff Fettig, Whirlpool’s chairman and CEO, in a prepared statement. “This initiative is a good business decision, as the new campus and related changes are expected to increase productivity and energy efficiency, and reduce operating costs." The new buildings, which must still gain local and state approval, will be highly energy efficient and built to achieve Gold LEED certification, according to Whirlpool.

Meanwhile, Whirlpool's plant in Evansville, Ind., closed for good in June, almost a year after the company announced its intention to shut it down. A Whirlpool design center will remain in Evansville and employ about 300 people. The plant employed more than 1,100 workers a year ago.

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Joe