Tire Rack to Start HQ Expansion Project

The 130,000-square-foot expansion project will add warehouse and office space to the already massive 532,000-square-foot headquarters in South Bend, Ind.

Published: November 10, 2011

The Tire Rack plans to break ground this week on a hugeexpansion to its South Bend, Ind., home base.

According to the South Bend Tribune, the 130,000-square-footexpansion project will add warehouse and office space to the already massive532,000-square-foot headquarters location.

Excluding equipment, the family-controlled company willspend some $3.8 million on the project, the Tribune reported. The new warehousespace will be operational in May.

Since it moved into its new home in 2001, employment at thefacility has grown from around 190 people to some 400, with the company adding15-20 each year, the story said.

Tire Rack also has five other U.S. warehouses, and claims tobe able to reach 88% of the U.S. population within one day.

Ascot Supply Corp. promotes Mark Paquette to vice president

Paquette will work under the direction of current President David Kessler and officially begin his new role on June 3.

By Christian Hinton

Published: May 14, 2024

Ascot Supply Corporation, based in Newnan, Georgia, has selected Mark Paquette for the newly created position of vice president. In this position, Ascot Supply said Paquette will oversee the growth of the company's products, corporate profitability, manage marketing and advertising and assume many other responsibilities.

He will work under the direction of current President David Kessler and officially begin his new role on June 3. Paquette joined the tire and automotive industry in the early 1980s at his father's tire shop, and his contributions to Mohawk Rubber Sales were instrumental in the company's growth and eventual sale to Myers Tire Supply in 2021, according to Ascot Supply. Paquette eventually was given a promotion to the role of director of operations at Myers Tire Supply.