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The World’s Largest Rubber Plantation is About to Go on Strike
Workers at Firestone's rubber farm in Liberia say that extracting natural rubber comes with a high human cost.
Bridgestone-Firestone Des Moines plant offers buyouts as agricultural downturn continues
With the agricultural economy still in a funk, the Bridgestone-Firestone ag tire plant in Des Moines is following up a layoff ...
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Bridgestone to close LaVergne tyre plant
Japanese tyre manufacturer Bridgestone Corporation announced it plans to close its tyre manufacturing plant in LaVergne, in ...
Bridgestone eliminates 700 jobs in blow to growing Nashville suburb, manufacturing economy
Bridgestone Americas announced Thursday that it's slashing 700 Tennessee jobs to "optimize its business footprint." ...
Who Owns Bridgestone Tires And Where Are They Made?
Bridgestone tires is one of the most recognizable tire brands in America, but its ownership and place of manufacturing may ...
Bridgestone layoffs include undisclosed number of Akron workers, spokesperson says
A Bridgestone Americas spokesperson said Akron employees are being laid off as the company makes workforce cuts across the Americas.
Akron workers will be among those impacted by Bridgestone's mass layoffs
AKRON, Ohio — Tire manufacturer Bridgestone Americas is set to lay off a chunk of its workforce, and employees in Akron will ...
Bridgestone announces a tire plant closure in Tennessee with 700 layoffs and other reductions
Bridgestone announced capacity and workforce reductions at its Des Moines agriculture tire plant and additional workforce ...
Bridgestone closing La Vergne plant this summer
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A manufacturing facility in Rutherford County will close this summer, meaning the loss of about 700 jobs. Bridgestone Americas, the group company of Bridgestone Corporation, ...