With $490 million in facility-specific investment and 800 permanent operating jobs announced, this project clears both of AFT's qualifying thresholds ($100 million in facility-specific investment OR 100 permanent operating jobs). It is also confirmed by official public sources and involves a physical manufacturing facility in the United States.
View full methodology →The appliances context.
Appliances covers facilities manufacturing household appliances — including laundry, refrigeration, cooking and dishwashing appliances — and appliance makers' own component and subassembly plants. Commercial and industrial HVAC and cooling equipment remain in Industrial Machinery & Equipment. Consumer electronics remain in Computers & Electronics.
At a glance
- Company
- GE Appliances
- Industry
- Appliances
- Location
- Louisville, Kentucky
- Investment
- $490.0M
- Permanent jobs announced
- 800
- Status
- Under Construction
- Announced
- Jun 26, 2025
- Expected opening
- 2027
- Added to tracker
- Oct 28, 2026
Official references
- GE Appliances — $490 million laundry plant investment at Louisville headquarters (June 26, 2025) https://pressroom.geappliances.com/news/ge-appliances-doubles-down-on-u-s-manufacturing-with-490-million-laundry-plant-investment-at-its-global-headquarters-in-louisville-kentucky
- GE Appliances and IUE-CWA — $1 billion Louisville plant investment announcement https://geappliancesco.com/blog/ge-appliances-and-iuecwa-announce-1-billion-investment-in-louisville-plant-creating-the-largest-home-appliance-manufacturing-site-in-the-us-/
Cite this project
American Factory Tracker. "Appliance Park, Building 2 (laundry plant) — GE Appliances, Louisville, KY." https://americanfactorytracker.com/projects/ge-appliances-appliance-park-building-2-louisville. Accessed October 30, 2026.
Please also cite the original sources listed above for underlying figures.