The factory makes tires for farm machinery. Local Steelworkers Union president Keenan Bell says the slow down at John Deere factories affects Bridgestone. Fewer tractors being made means less ...

The addition of weave automation allows less reliance on operator skill to make a uniformed bale and streamlines the baling ...

then Bridgestone can’t sell Deere the tires for those tractors. The severance deals are indicative of an agricultural slowdown occurring over the whole state. John Deere laid off around 1,800 ...