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, announced it would close its La Vergne Truck and Bus Radial Tire Plant effective July 31.

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 ...

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — The Rutherford County school board passed a resolution during its Thursday night meeting urging Tennessee leaders to “expedite the closure of the nation’s ...

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.