McCarthy Tires Service Co. purchased North Carolina-based Ragan Tire Group LLC, a Southeast OTR tire provider, and will close its plant in Somerset, Pa., Times Leader reports.
On June 17, McCarthy filed notice with the state Department of Labor & Industry that it would close its off-the-road tire retreading facility in Somerset and signed a purchase agreement for Ragan Tire Group six days later, Times Leader reports.
Four of McCarthy’s eight North Carolina locations in will merge with Ragan operations, and McCarthy will get three new locations in South Carolina and one new location in Georgia, the company said.
The Somerset plant will close on Aug. 17.