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Firestone to eliminate 81 tire manufacturing jobs in Gaston County

Firestone Fibers and Textiles will permanently lay off 81 workers at two locations in Gaston County, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification filed with the N.C. Department of Commerce. The company began with its first plant in Gastonia in 1935 and added a nearby site in the Gaston County portion of Kings Mountain in 1992. Tokyo-based Bridgestone bought Firestone for $2.6 billion in 1988. The plant in Kings Mountain is more t…
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Business North Carolina broke the news in on Wednesday, January 28, 2026.
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