Goodyear Close to Announcing Location for New HQ
It appears likely that Goodyear will soon confirm its continued presence in Akron, Ohio with the anticipated signing of a deal to construct a new global headquarters in the city said to be close. The official announcement of Goodyear’s intentions will end several months of speculation as to whether the tyre major will replace its 80 year old premises with another headquarters in Akron or bid its traditional hometown farewell.
During the past few months government and business officials from the town and the state of Ohio have offered Goodyear a host of measures to make remaining in Akron an attractive an option as possible, and while the company has not commented on exactly what has been promised, a company spokesman, Scott Baughman, was quoted in the Akron Beacon Journal as saying Goodyear was “pleased with the progress that has been made with all of the groups involved.”