General Electric

GE Appliances touted wide-ranging ripple effects from shifting production from China to Kentucky as it announced more than $150 million in new contracts awarded to U.S.-based suppliers. This reported move adds to the company’s presence in the nation, including an appliance plant in Decatur, and GE Aerospace facilities in Huntsville and Auburn.

GE Appliances plans to shift production of refrigerators, gas ranges and water heaters out of China and Mexico as part of a more than $3 billion investment to expand its U.S. operations in Alabama, Kentucky, Georgia,Tennessee and South Carolina.