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, ...

Nashville-based Bridgestone Americas plans to shutter its tire plant located in La Vergne, Tennessee ... Bridgestone is also paring down its Des Moines tire plant's capacity.

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