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Area Development - Site Selection, Facility Planning and Workforce Development

GE Appliances Expands Jefferson County, Kentucky, Operations

06/30/2025
Home appliance manufacturer GE Appliances plans to expand its operations in Louisville, Kentucky. The $490 million project is expected to create 800 jobs in Jefferson County.

The investment will include the reshoring of the company’s laundry production from China to its global corporate headquarters at Appliance Park. Operations are scheduled to begin in 2027.

“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,” said Kevin Nolan, president and CEO, GE Appliances. “This decision is our most recent product reshoring and aligns with the current economic and policy environment.”

The Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority (KEDFA) approved a supplemental project to an existing Kentucky Jobs Retention Act (KJRA) program agreement with the company. The performance-based agreement can provide up to $113.5 million in cumulative tax incentives based on the company’s total cumulative investment of $1.2 billion-plus across the original and supplemental KJRA projects with an annual job target requirement of up to 8,000 over the term of the agreement.

“Today’s announcement brings more appliance manufacturing back to the United States and solidifies Kentucky and Louisville as the global headquarters of GE Appliances,” noted Governor Andy Beshear said. “GE Appliances is one of Kentucky’s most important companies and signature brands, and we are excited about this additional commitment.”

GE Appliances, a subsidiary of Haier Smart Home, produces appliances under several brands including Monogram, Café, GE Profile, GE, Haier, and Hotpoint.

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