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Appliance Park

Appliance Park, in Louisville, KY, is the site of an investment from General Electric (GE), supplemented through the Department of Energy. GE is investing $600 million to expand their manufacturing of energy-efficient appliances. Their investment is being supported by $24.8 million in Recovery Act funds through the Section 48C Advanced Energy Manufacturing Tax Credit. These energy-efficient water heaters which Appliance Park will manufacture are the first new product line at Appliance Park in the last 50 years.

Kentucky's Numbers

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Number of jobs created or saved by the Recovery Act:

41,000

Recover Act funds made available to support jobs:

$4.7 Billion

Recovery Act funds that have already been spent:

$3.1 Billion

Number of working families receiving tax relief that can be put to use immediately:

1.6 Million

Number of Recovery Act-backed small business loans :

675

Miles of highway improved across the state:

138

Number of clean energy projects :

Number of homes that will be weatherized :

8,751

Number of students getting Pell Grants to help pay college tuition:

29,785

Number of education jobs funded by the Recovery Act:

6,053