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.

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.”

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A Bridgestone Americas spokesperson said Akron employees are being laid off as the company makes workforce cuts across the Americas.

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 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, plant and laying off 700 workers there

AKRON, Ohio — Tire manufacturer Bridgestone Americas is set to lay off a chunk of its workforce, and employees in Akron will be among those impacted.

Japanese tyre manufacturer Bridgestone Corporation announced it plans to close its tyre manufacturing plant in LaVergne, in the US state of Tennessee, as part of its strategy to “optimize the company’s business footprint,

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