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Whirlpool to Invest $300 Million to Make More Appliances in US

Workers assemble washing machines at the Whirlpool Corp. manufacturing facility in Clyde, Ohio.

Photographer: Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg

Whirlpool Corp. is investing $300 million to expand US production of washers and dryers, upping its domestic manufacturing as tariffs loom over foreign competitors.

The increased capacity at two Ohio plants would create between 400 and 600 jobs, the company saidBloomberg Terminal Wednesday.