DECATUR, Ill. (AP) -- Bridgestone/Firestone Inc. has hired an international real estate firm to find a buyer for the former tire factory here that was shuttered late last year. Firestone officials met ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- With Bridgestone/Firestone officials sticking by plans to close their Decatur tire factory, Illinois officials are looking for ways to soften the blow. After meeting with ...

DECATUR, Ill. - Blaming plummeting tire sales, Bridge-stone /Firestone said Wednesday it is closing the factory that made most of the 6.5 million Firestones recalled last summer. Nearly 1,500 ...