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Firestone Tire and Rubber Company is an American tire company founded by Harvey S. Firestone (1868–1938) in 1900 initially to supply solid rubber side-wire tires [2] for fire apparatus, [3] and later, pneumatic tires for wagons, buggies, and other forms of wheeled transportation common in the era.
Firestone's Decatur plant was closed in December 2001 and all 1,500 employees were laid off. [70] Firestone cited a decline in consumer demand for Firestone tires and the age of the Decatur plant as the reasons for closing that facility. [71] It is estimated that closing the Decatur plant cost Bridgestone/Firestone $210 million. [71]
Firestone constructed hangars, ancillary buildings, and an 8,700 foot runway on the site. [9] Advertisement for Firestone's factory and exhibition building at the World's Fair showing Liberians harvesting and transporting rubber. The Firestone Plantation was originally envisioned for 350,000 people to be employed on the newly created plantations.
Firestone Fieldhouse, a multipurpose arena in Malibu, California, United States; Firestone High School, on the northwest side of Akron, Ohio, United States; Harvey S. Firestone Memorial Library, the main library at Princeton University, United States; The Voice of Firestone, a weekly broadcast of classical music which appeared on the NBC radio ...
The non–tire arm of Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, a subsidiary of Bridgestone, Firestone Diversified Products is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana and operates in 23 U.S. states as well as 10 countries worldwide. The company reports annual sales of $2.5 billion.
The General Motors streetcar conspiracy refers to the convictions of General Motors (GM) and related companies that were involved in the monopolizing of the sale of buses and supplies to National City Lines (NCL) and subsidiaries, as well as to the allegations that the defendants conspired to own or control transit systems, in violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Antitrust Act.
Harvey Samuel Firestone Sr. (December 20, 1868 – February 7, 1938) was an American businessman, and the founder of the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, one of the first global makers of automobile tires.
It was designed by Wallis, Gilbert and Partners for the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company. [1] Built on a 26–acre site, it opened in October 1928 [ 2 ] [ 3 ] and was the second factory to open on the Great West Road, following Hudson-Essex Motors of Great Britain Limited which opened in 1927.