The LaVergne facility closure is part of the manufacturer's cost-savings plan as companies prepare for tariff uncertainty.

NASHVILLE—Bridgestone Americas Inc. is shuttering its 53-year-old La Vergne, Tenn., truck/bus tire plant. Announced Jan. 23, the closure—set for July 31—will result in the loss of about 700 salaried ...

When Bridgestone Americas closes its truck/bus tire plant in La Vergne, Tenn., at the end of July, Japanese parent company Bridgestone Corp. will be closing the book on its first foray into ...

NASHVILLE — Bridgestone Americas Inc. plans to incorporate the truck/bus tire manufacturing capacity from its soon-to-close LaVergne, Tenn., factory at other plants in the Americas, but the company is ...

For the LaVergne plant, in 1983, Bridgestone actually acquired through Firestone, and this is a very, very old plant. And fortunately, the productivity is not very good and the cost is high and ...

La Vergne recently took a big hit with the announcement that Bridgestone is laying off hundreds of workers. But, city leaders say that knock is certainly not taking them down. They are already getting ...

LA VERGNE, Tenn. (WKRN) — La Vergne recently took a big hit with the announcement that Bridgestone is laying off hundreds of workers. But, city leaders say that knock is certainly not taking ...

Starbucks plans to lay off 1,100 corporate employees globally as new Chairman and CEO Brian Niccol streamlines operations.

From state notices to company announcements, layoffs and buyouts in Tennessee are impacting thousands this year. Here's why.

And last month, tire maker Bridgestone Americas closed a plant in LaVergne, Tennessee, and laid off 700 workers there.Starbucks hired Niccol last fall to turn around sluggish sales. He has said he ...