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Benton Harbor Students Pitch Mobile App Projects for Real-life Problems

Mar 17, 2020 | Our People, What Matters To Us

Creating a mobile app from scratch is no easy task. And yet, about a dozen students from the Arts & Communications Academy, Benton Harbor’s middle school, did so Tuesday as part of a friendly computer science competition. Hosted at Whirlpool Corp.’s Research and...

Two Whirlpool Corporation Plant Employees Earn STEP Ahead Awards from Manufacturing Institute

Mar 3, 2020 | Our People

The Manufacturing Institute announced on March 2 that it will honor Whirlpool Corporation’s Ottawa Plant Lead Kristin Day and Amana Operations Production Manager Sarah Tommelein with Women in Manufacturing STEP Ahead Awards. Day will receive the Honoree Award and...

2019 Youth Innovation Challenge

Jan 17, 2020 | Innovation, Our People, What Matters To Us

Whirlpool Corporation hosted more than 100 high school students from Southwest Michigan to teach and inspire the next generation of innovative leaders.

Innovating the Future Through Machine Learning

Nov 8, 2019 | Our People

Most software engineers find themselves sitting at a desk writing code all day but not WERLD engineer Seth Herndon. Herndon uses machine learning to develop algorithms that make ordinary appliances extraordinary.

Career Journey of a Manufacturing Leader

Oct 4, 2019 | Our People

The Story of Maggie Hammaker Whirlpool Corporation has many employees across the globe who have chosen to make manufacturing a long-term career. Maggie Hammaker is one of those individuals. Starting out at age 19 on the assembly line in Greenville, Ohio at the...

Manufacturing Day a Time to Celebrate Plants and People

Oct 3, 2019 | Our People

– By Jim Keppler, VP, NAR Integrated Supply Chain & Quality This Friday, October 4 marks Manufacturing Day here in the United States. All of our U.S. plants will open their doors this month to students, teachers, parents and community leaders to show them...