Bridgestone Americas announced it is closing its plant in LaVergne. It's a decision that will impact 700 employees.

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

Tire manufacturer Bridgestone Americas is closing its LaVergne, Tennessee, truck and bus radial tire plant and laying off 700 ...

Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. Bridgestone has been "updated and optimizing" its business across the U.S., including in its Nashville headquarters, a statement from ...

Tire manufacturer Bridgestone Americas is closing its LaVergne, Tennessee, truck and bus radial tire plant and laying off 700 ...

Bridgestone stated that the closure is part of its strategy to "optimize its business footprint" and "strengthen its ...

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

Nashville-based Bridgestone Americas plans to shutter its tire plant located in La Vergne, Tennessee, later this year, which will leave 700 workers based in Rutherford County without jobs.

Bridgestone explained it increasingly needs to optimize and manage costs, and therefore decided to close the LaVergne TBR ...

Tire manufacturer Bridgestone Americas is closing its LaVergne, Tenn., truck and bus radial tire plant and laying off 700 ...

Tire manufacturer Bridgestone Americas is closing its LaVergne, Tennessee, truck and bus radial tire plant and laying off 700 ...