(CLYDE, OHIO) – The Whirlpool Corporation highlighted its nearly 70-year-old Apprenticeship Program during a visit from Acting U.S. Secretary of Labor Keith Sonderling to its Clyde facility, the largest Washing Machine Factory in the world. Joined by State and Local Leaders, Sonderling took a firsthand look at how the only remaining major American-owned Appliance Manufacturer builds and maintains its skilled workforce. The Clyde Plant, in operation since 1952, employs 2,600 people and has run a formal Apprenticeship Program since 1958. Sonderling met with current Apprentices and Journeymen in the Plant's tool room, walked a section of the Facility being modernized through the Company's recent $300 million investment in its U.S. Laundry Operations and reviewed the Training Academy for new Production Employees.

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