Bridgestone Americas has announced that it's slashing 700 Tennessee jobs to "optimize its business footprint."

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, strengthen its competitiveness and enhance the quality of the US operations.”

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.

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, announced it would close its La Vergne Truck and Bus Radial Tire Plant effective July 31.

Bridgestone announces the closure of the LaVergne Tire Plant and outlines business footprint optimization efforts for 2025.

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Bridgestone Americas officials have announced the company will close its La Vergne plant, a move that will result in the laying off of about 700 hourly and salaried employees. According to a release, the ceasing of operations will be effective July 31.

This facility has provided employment for many in the La Vergne community for decades as it was the first Bridgestone plant in the United States, and the employees made the fir

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