Bridgestone to Build Distribution Center
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ridgestone Firestone North American Tire LLC said June 2 it will spend about $44 million to build a 1-million-square-foot distribution center at the Port of Jacksonville, Fla.
Company spokeswoman Chris Karbowiak told Transport Topics that construction will be completed by mid-2007. She said the tire maker plans to use the center to distribute about 125,000 heavy-duty truck tires and another 1.2 million automotive tires a year throughout the Southeast.
“This is a great location for us to consolidate our Southeastern distribution because it is a deepwater port and is at the confluence of I-10 and I-95,” Karbowiak told TT.
