Cleveland: Whirlpool adding 500 jobs in Cleveland

KRT) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Jul. 11--CLEVELAND, Tenn. -- Most of the 500 jobs created in Cleveland by the closure of a Whirlpool plant in Mississippi will be filled by local people, corporate officials say. According to a news release, Whirlpool will consolidate manufacturing of built-in ovens and cook-tops from Oxford, Miss., into the Cleveland plant. Jody Lau, spokeswoman for the corporation, said the transition will happen over the next 12 months. "Some salaried employees will relocate to other Whirlpool facilities, as long as there are appropriate openings that exist," Ms. Lau said. But most of the jobs will be filled by Cleveland residents, she said. The news is the equivalent of a new industry, Bradley County Mayor D. Gary Davis said. "It could have easily gone the other way," Mr. Davis said. "Retaining industry is... [read full story]