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David Malsher-Lopez

IndyCar’s Firestones to come from new facility in Akron, OH.

The Advanced Tire Production Center (ATPC) will be home to 60 expert tire builders and manufacturing professionals and is the first new tire plant in Akron in more than 70 years.

The new ATPC continues a legacy of tire manufacturing in Akron that began with the founding of the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company in 1900, and is located across the street from the Bridgestone Americas Technology Center, one of three major R&D centers for Bridgestone globally.

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