BENTON HARBOR, MI — Michigan-based Whirlpool Corp. has announced plans to invest $300 million into two longstanding Ohio facilities.

The investment in laundry manufacturing facilities in Clyde and Marion, Ohio, is anticipated to create between 400 and 600 new jobs, Whirlpool announced.

In addition to the Whirlpool jobs, the increased production is expected to support approximately 5,000 additional jobs outside the company, Whirlpool officials said.

The decision to ramp up production at the two Ohio facilities is part of a strategic commitment to further grow Whirlpool’s American manufacturing footprint, the company stated in an Oct. 15 news release . Founded in Benton Harbor in 1911, Whirlpool is already the largest U.S. manufacturer in the home appliance industry.

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