Bridgestone Creates Auto Training Center for Akron Public Schools Students
Akron Public Schools and Bridgestone Americas, Inc. announced the new Bridgestone Academy of Applied Engineering and Technology, which will bring a Firestone Complete Auto Care (FCAC) center to East Community Learning Center (CLC) in the fall of the 2018-2019 school year.
Bridgestone Invests $17.3 Million to Renovate Akron Data Center
With the quick snip of ceremonial scissors at a formal ribbon-cutting ceremony April 18, Bridgestone Americas celebrated the completion of its $17.3 million renovation to the company’s Akron Data Center.
Bridgestone Extends Lease at Akron Tire Manufacturing Facility
Bridgestone Americas will continue to operate its Advanced Technology Workshop (ATW) manufacturing facility in Akron, Ohio. The tiremaker recently signed a two-year lease extension option on its ATW manufacturing, keeping more than 50 jobs in the area. “I am pleased that Bridgestone will continue to manufacture tires and retain jobs in our community,” said Akron
New Akron Area Tech Center
Kenda USA is calling Green, Ohio, home for its new Kenda American Technology Center. The tiremaker hosted a ribbon cutting and pre-opening preview with Kenda executives and government officials on Nov. 9 at the new facility, just minutes from Akron and Kenda’s Martin Wheel Co. “We feel that Akron is a good town of operation
Kenda Brings New Tech Center to the Akron Area
Kenda USA is calling Green, Ohio, home to its new Kenda American Technology Center. The tiremaker hosted a ribbon cutting and pre-opening preview with Kenda executives and government officials on Nov. 9 at the new facility, just minutes from Akron and Kenda’s Martin Wheel Co. Back to the Rubber City “We feel that Akron is
New ContiTech HQ, R&D Center Near Akron Officially Unveiled
ContiTech unveiled its new-look North American headquarters yesterday, with ContiTech NAFTA CEO Jim Hill pledging that the new organization would focus on its customers by bringing a wider range of new products to them. “We will continue to provide the same top-quality products and services to our existing customers and now, as a member of
Smithers to Relocate Information Business Unit to Akron
The Smithers Group plans to relocate its North American Information business unit from Portland, Maine to Akron, Ohio, as part of a two-phase strategic growth initiative. According to Smithers, 12 positions will move to the Akron area in phase one, with an additional 10 new jobs planned during the following year. “Moving a growing business
#SEMA/GTE: Linglong Americas Opens Shop Near Akron; Is Plant Next?
Another Chinese tire company is setting up offices in Akron, and may be looking to do quite a bit more in the coming years. Shandong, China-based Shandong Linglong Tire Co. announced last night that it has opened its U.S. office in Medina, Ohio, just west of the former Rubber Capital of the World. The new
Part 5: A Look Back at the Early Days of the Akron Rubber Industry
Ralph C. Busbey, a newspaper reporter and one time Akron bureau chief for the Cleveland Plain Dealer, became the third editor of the India Rubber Review (now Tire Review) in 1924. He wrote a section focused on the early days of the Akron rubber industry for “A Centennial History of Akron 1825-1925,” a book published
Part 4: A Look Back at the Early Days of the Akron Rubber Industry
Ralph C. Busbey, a newspaper reporter and one time Akron bureau chief for the Cleveland Plain Dealer, became the third editor of the India Rubber Review (now Tire Review) in 1924. He wrote a section focused on the early days of the Akron rubber industry for “A Centennial History of Akron 1825-1925,” a book published
