# GE Appliances invests $118M to transform Roper plant in LaFayette, Georgia

GE Appliances and its subsidiary Roper Corporation celebrated a $118 million investment at the LaFayette, Georgia plant, adding new assembly lines, presses, and robotics. The investment will enable production of new freestanding ranges available in early 2024 and adds 600 jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2023-07-19
- Where: LaFayette, Georgia, United States
- Value: $118.0M
- Jobs: 600
- Starts operating: Q1 2024
- Status: under construction
- Products: freestanding ranges, cooktops, ovens
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [GE Appliances](https://endata.com/companies/3529.md)
- [Roper Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/40152.md)

## Sources

- [markets.chroniclejournal.com](https://markets.chroniclejournal.com/observerreporter/article/bizwire-2023-7-19-ge-appliances-and-roper-corporation-celebrate-transformed-plant-and-50-years-of-cooking-products-leadership), 2023-07-19: "At GE Appliances, we are relentlessly focused on making great products for our customers and consumers."

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