GE Appliances inks contract to manufacture for Crosley
By Boris Ladwig | Posted on July 16, 2018GE Appliances just landed a contract worth millions of dollars that will boost production by tens of thousands of refrigerators, dishwashers and ranges across the company’s manufacturing network, including Appliance Park in Louisville. The company said that it has signed a new deal to...
$1.2M settlement reached in Appliance Park fire class action
By Staff | Posted on September 14, 2017GE Appliances and homeowners have reached a $1.2 million settlement after a 2015 fire destroyed Appliance Park Building 6 and damaged nearby homes, according to a news release from GE Appliances on Thursday. Immediately after the fire, a resident who lives near GE’s Appliance...
GEA touts $100M investment, but union leader worries about future
By Boris Ladwig | Posted on September 5, 2017Near the end of the new top-load washing machine line at GE Appliances, a conveyor carousel carries parts in front of production workers at eye level, allowing them to easily grab them and move them a few inches lower to install them on the...
Over union objections, GEA to move AC production
By Boris Ladwig | Posted on July 28, 2017GE Appliances said on Friday that despite union objections it would move a supply chain company back into Appliance Park, which will displace 140 GEA workers who make hotel air-conditioners. The company said that the actions were needed to return the park to profitability...
GE Appliances CEO to step down
By Boris Ladwig | Posted on June 21, 2017GE Appliances CEO Chip Blankenship will leave the company at the end of the year and will be succeeded immediately by a company veteran who will lead a new three-person leadership team. Blankenship will be succeeded by Kevin Nolan, current vice president and technology...
John Birnsteel of Doe-Anderson was at CES. Here are his takeaways.
By Melissa Chipman | Posted on January 11, 2017The 2017 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas celebrated its 50th year last week, and John Birnsteel, chief operating officer of Doe-Anderson, was there to check in with clients, scope out the competition and learn about new and emerging technology. Birnsteel, who called his trip...
GE Appliances — and Haier — prepare for year’s biggest trade show
By Boris Ladwig | Posted on December 21, 2016GE Appliances’ two-week holiday shutdown will be followed by a period of frenzy as the company prepares for the year’s biggest trade show, at which it will, for the first time, also showcase products of its new corporate owner, China-based Qingdao Haier. A GEA...
Union leader: No new GE Appliances contract until 2017
By Boris Ladwig | Posted on December 14, 2016For GE Appliances workers, the year ends as it began: with uncertainty. Three weeks after General Electric Appliances workers rejected a four-year contract proposal, union and company leaders said that they were unlikely to come to an agreement before the new year. “Company and...
GE Appliances, union reach contract proposal
By Boris Ladwig | Posted on November 17, 2016GE Appliances and union leaders have reached a new four-year contract proposal that would retain wages, vacation perks and some benefits for current employees — but would cut starting wages for future employees by 23 percent. To entice some older, more experienced — and...
Haier consolidates North American operations in Louisville
By Boris Ladwig | Posted on November 3, 2016GE Appliances is absorbing a New Jersey-based sister company, which will eliminate 100 jobs, primarily on the East Coast, and possibly create some new positions at Appliance Park. Haier America Corp., an operating component of Qingdao Haier, the parent company of GEA, will cease...