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

Nashville-based Bridgestone Americas plans to shutter its tire plant located in La Vergne, Tennessee, later this year, which will leave 700 workers based in Rutherford County without jobs.

Bridgestone Americas announced Thursday it will close its La Vergne plant, resulting in approximately 700 workers losing their 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. The decision to close the plant it part of the company’s “strategic initiatives to optimize its business footprint,

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Nonetheless, Rutherford County Mayor Joe Carr said Bridgestone's decision to close the Middle Tennessee plant will deeply affect La Vergne. “This facility has provided employment for many in the ...

Nashville-based Bridgestone Americas plans to shutter its La Vergne tire plant later this year, which will leave 700 people in Rutherford ... This is Tennessee's third major layoff of the year ...

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Nashville-based Bridgestone Americas will shut down its longtime tire plant in La Vergne in July. That decision alone erases 700 hourly and salaried roles, in addition to other "workforce reductions in the company’s U.S. corporate, sales and operations," according to a company statement.