Whirlpool To Move Production Of Some Products From Tennessee Plant To Tulsa

Friday, January 5th 2007, 10:19 am

By: News On 6

BENTON HARBOR, Mich. (AP) _ Appliance maker Whirlpool Corp. said Friday it will eliminate about 370 jobs when it moves production of certain freestanding cooking products from a facility in Tennessee to other plants in Tulsa, Oklahoma and Mexico.

The jobs will be eliminated at a facility in Cleveland, Tenn. Most of the eliminated jobs are expected to be absorbed through normal attrition and a reduction of temporary positions, Whirlpool said.

An unknown number of new jobs will be added at the company's Tulsa, Oklahoma facility, while the specific Mexican location has yet to be finalized. The changes are expected to be completed in 2007.

Whirlpool officials said the move is designed to improve the company's productivity and efficiency in North America.