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- Marc Bitzer, Whirlpool Corporation's chief executive officer, told Iowa lawmakers that the Amana facility will lay off 341 workers, despite more than $150 million invested there.
- He attributed the decisions to a slow housing market and foreign competition, not Whirlpool's Mexico operations.
- Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa) and Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa) expressed concern about the community impact.
- They pledged to support affected workers during the transition.
