Executive: Miss. plant will make mix of tires
A Continental AG tire executive said Monday that the company is likely to make a mix of heavy truck and passenger vehicle tires at the $1.45 billion factory it plans near Clinton, saying the company has been unable to satisfy demand in North America despite rapid expansion in recent years.
First Yokohama phase on schedule for fall 2015
Construction is on schedule for the new Yokohama Tire Company plant in West Point to begin operations in roughly 14 months.
Tax numbers in West Point signal bright future
Sales tax revenue is up in this Clay County town.
A lot.
Altogether, the city received $128,098 more in sales tax revenue from the Mississippi Department of Revenue for the last fiscal year than it did for the previous.
Yokohama construction on schedule despite harsh winter
On the drive down Eshman Avenue leaving the West Point city limits, there’s a bump in the road. At the bump, two bridge pillars and visible construction of a new bypass are on either side.
New substation for Yokohama approved
On Monday, Mississippi Northern District Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley ruled in favor of 4-County Electric Power Association’s request to construct a new electric substation to serve the future Yokohama Tire Company plant in Clay County.
Officials approve funding for Yokohama infrastructure projects
On Tuesday, West Point selectmen approved the first invoices for wastewater and water extension to the site that will be home to Yokohama Tire’s first manufacturing plant in America.
Our view: West Point and Yokohama say, ‘I do’
Monday was a perfect day for an outdoor wedding.
That was the day Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Mississippi broke ground on the first phase of its $300-million facility in Clay County.
Yokohama chooses Georgia firm to build first phase
Officials from Yokohama Tire Company confirmed Thursday the selection of Atlanta, Ga.-based Kajima Associates/Architects & Engineers to design and build the first phase of its Clay County manufacturing plant location scheduled to begin operation in October 2015.