Yokohama furloughs workers days after reopening Yokohama Tire in West Point is furloughing employees weeks after reopening the plant. The company is citing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo by: Dispatch file photo
Yokohama Tire Corporation has furloughed some of its employees at its West Point manufacturing plant until further notice, according to an internal email from the company obtained by The Dispatch Wednesday evening.
The furlough came days after the plant reopened on April 27 following a month-long shutdown.
The company currently employs roughly 700 at its West Point plant, The Dispatch previously reported. Plant representatives would not disclose to The Dispatch Thursday how many employees have been furloughed.
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4th of July parade gets green light: Arts in the Park, fireworks also scheduled
After being canceled in 2020, Brainerd s Fourth of July parade will take place as planned in 2021. 7:35 pm, May 12, 2021 ×
Fireworks above the West College Drive bridge reflect in the Mississippi River Saturday, July 4, 2020, in Brainerd. The fireworks show went on as one of the familiar celebrations of Independence Day while the entertainment and parade were canceled due to the pandemic. Kelly Humphrey / Brainerd Dispatch
There will be a Fourth of July parade in Brainerd this year.
After 2020’s Independence Day festivities were canceled amid the coronavirus pandemic, the 2021 show will go on, Brainerd Community Action Executive Director Dave Badeaux told the Dispatch Wednesday, May 12.
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