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 closes a tire plant in Tennessee with 700 layoffs and other reductions

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It was their first

It was their first tire-producing facility in the U.S.

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Perdue to Close Monterey,

Perdue to Close Monterey, Tennessee, Processing Plant.

Closure of the facility will result in job losses for more than 430 employees.

The facility has been in operation for about 40 years...

Hmmm... Tennessee not so attractive to business? Or, to business that have been here a while and not getting incentives.

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