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.

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

Bridgestone America announces the closure of LaVergne, Tennessee, Truck and Bus Radial Tire Plant. By July 31st, 700 ...

Bridgestone said it has been updating and optimising its US business footprint recently, including its national headquarters, the technology center in Akron, Ohio, its Bandag retreading sites and its ...

Bridgestone said the closure will help the ... preferential hiring rights at the company’s plants in Des Moines; Akron, Ohio; and Russellville, Arkansas, Weaver said.