JACKSON – State Senator Lowe Finney (D-Jackson) expressed his dismay Friday over Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company’s announcement that it will close its Union City plant and cut 1,900 jobs by the end of the year.
“This news is a devastating blow for an area that has seen more than its share of tough times,” Finney said. “It’s obviously particularly difficult given the special place this plant has had in West Tennessee for more than 40 years.”
Finney pledged to work with area lawmakers and business officials on ways to make the region increasingly attractive to companies by emphasizing new investments, including the West Tennessee megasite and the newly-approved West Tennessee Solar Farm in Haywood County.