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.
Around the Portage Country Club in Akron, Ohio ... Last week, six days before Christmas, Goodrich closed down a rubber footwear plant in Watertown, Mass—and with it went the jobs of 950 employees.
Bridgestone Americas plans to build a new pilot plant in Akron where it will study a new way to create a rubber ingredient for making tires. The initiative will be funded by nearly $9.3 million ...