Bridgestone announces a tire plant closure in Tennessee with 700 layoffs and other reductions

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — 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.

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