Akron getting first new tire factory in generations [View all]

[TexasTowelie]

The Rubber City, once synonymous with tire building, will be getting a new tire factory apparently for the first time since Franklin D. Roosevelt was president.

Bridgestone Americas this summer will begin construction of a new Firestone plant near its Akron technical center. The plant will make tires for IndyCar open-wheel racing.

One local historian says it likely will be Akron’s first new tire plant since at least World War II.

The specialized factory eventually will replace the company’s race tire plant at the nearby former Firestone complex, now owned by the city, that will be turned into an industrial park.

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