WHIRLPOOL CLEVELAND DIVISION officially opened its new $200 million manufacturing plant on Benton Pike on March 19, when Line 10 pumped out the factorys first wall ovens. The year saw a flurry of activities surrounding the Whirlpool plant production launch. The U.S.-based companys activity was among the Top 10 newsmakers in 2012, finishing in a two-way tie for fourth, as voted by editors and staff writers of the Cleveland Daily Banner. Banner file photos, RICK NORTON
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