Bridgestone announces tire plant closure in Tennessee

Bridgestone eliminates 700 jobs at tire plant in Tennessee
Bridgestone Americas has announced that it's slashing 700 Tennessee jobs to "optimize its business footprint."
Bridgestone to Shutter Major Tire Plant, Leaving 700 Employees Jobless
Bridgestone to close a major tire plant, laying off 700 employees. Discover why this decision was made and its implications for the workforce and the tire industry.
Bridgestone Announces Closure Of Tire Plant, To Layoff 700 Employees
Bridgestone stated that the closure is part of its strategy to "optimize its business footprint" and "strengthen its competitiveness" in the market.
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Tire manufacturer Bridgestone Americas is closing its LaVergne, Tennessee, truck and bus radial tire plant and laying off 700 workers there, the company announced in a news release. Bridgestone said the closure will help the company “optimize its business footprint” and “strengthen its competitiveness.”
Bridgestone LaVergne Tire Plant to Close Later this Year
Bridgestone explained it increasingly needs to optimize and manage costs, and therefore decided to close the LaVergne TBR Tire Plant. The closure will impact approximately 700 hourly and staff employees. The LaVergne Tire Plant in Tennessee began manufacturing TBR tires in 1972.
Bridgestone announces a tire plant closure in Tennessee with 700 layoffs and other reductions.
Tire manufacturer Bridgestone Americas is closing its LaVergne, Tennessee, truck and bus radial tire plant and laying off 700 workers there, the company announced in a news release. Bridgestone said the closure will help the company “optimize its business footprint” and “strengthen its competitiveness.
Bridgestone shuts 700-person La Vergne plant, sheds corporate jobs
Nashville-based Bridgestone Americas will shut down its longtime tire plant in La Vergne in July. That decision alone erases 700 hourly and salaried roles, in addition to other "workforce reductions in the company’s U.S. corporate, sales and operations," according to a company statement.
Bridgestone to Close Tire Plant in Tennessee, Lay Off 700
Tire manufacturer Bridgestone Americas is closing its LaVergne, Tenn., truck and bus radial tire plant and laying off 700 workers there, the company said in a release.
Bridgestone to close Tennessee TBR plant
Bridgestone is planning to close its LaVergne, Tenn., truck/bus tire plant and undertake additional workforce reductions in Iowa and in its corporate, sales staff.
La Vergne prepares for ripple effect following Bridgestone plant closure
Bridgestone has been a major area employer for more than 50 years; the closure affects not just employees, but the greater local economy.
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