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How to Land Very Big Fish in a Very Small Pond

So just how long does it take to reel two humongous fish, and make it look like just another day on the pond? Ask South Carolina secretary of commerce Bobby Hitt and economic development teams in both Aiken and Sumter Counties. They’ve pulled it off twice in the last 14 days. And in the case

Continental’s ‘Project Soccer’ Lands in South Carolina

The tiremaker’s first new U.S. tire plant will land in Sumter County, S.C. The $500 million, two-phase project was announced yesterday.

South Carolina Scores ‘Project Soccer’ Goal

Just moments ago, Continental Tire the Americas made official what virtually everyone in both North and South Carolina already knew: the tiremaker’s first U.S. tire plant would land in Sumter County, S.C. The Oct. 6 announcement was the third significant tire-related construction project announced for the state in the last two weeks. On Sept. 21,

Bridgestone Now Adding Truck Tire Capacity

Bridgestone Americas will invest $37 million to boost production at its Warren County, Tenn., medium truck tire plant by 900 radial truck tires per day.

Bridgestone Sets Record $1.2 Billion Tire Plant Projects

The tiremaker will spend $1.2 billion to construct an all-new radial giant OTR tire plant near its consumer tire plant in Aiken County, S.C., as well as expand the existing facility.

Esco Carries Compac Jack Line

Esco Equipment Supply Co. has begun carrying Compac jacks imported from Denmark. Compac provides tire service professionals a much safer means of servicing large tires in the heavy duty trucking, OTR, and agricultural industry, Esco said.

Bridgestone Adds Truck Tire, Retread Price Hike

Bridgestone Americas yesterday raised prices on its truck/bus radial tires and retread products by an average of 8%. The increase, the 85th for the North American market in 2011, covers Bridgestone and Firestone brand replacement tires sold in the U.S. and Canada, as well as OTR tread rubber and Bandag-brand tread rubber, cushion, cement, solvents

China’s Triangle Making Akron its U.S. Home

After months of discussions and meetings, China’s Triangle Group announced plans to make Akron its U.S. home. The tiremaker said it would open a research and development operations in the city, and later expand it to include a sales office. All told, Triangle plans to add 30 jobs in the city. One of the five

Zurcher Leaves DSP, Forming Commercial Dealer 20 Groups

Stu Zurcher has sold his stake in Dealer Strategic Planning and has opened his own 20-group developer, this one focused on the commercial tire business.

Margin Stable as Michelin Sales Increase

Groupe Michelin has released its first half financial results, showing stable operating income of 971 million euros for a 9.6% operating margin, with net sales up 21%. Michelin says the figures are in line with its corporate ìroad map, revising its full year sales volumes objectives upwards – after 12.6% market growth in the first