Bridgestone Americas has announced that it's slashing 700 Tennessee jobs to "optimize its business footprint." ...

The La Vergne plant's last day will be July ... Bridgestone has been a significant economic partner to both Nashville and Middle Tennessee." Currently, there are about 87,000 manufacturing jobs ...

Nashville-based Bridgestone Americas plans to shutter its tire plant located in La Vergne, Tennessee, later this year, which will leave 700 workers based in Rutherford County without jobs.