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From Rubber News: The Akron area remains a hub of tire engineering, design and development. And for Kumho Tire USA Inc. in particular, it's the heartbeat of the North American tire market. Because in the city of Fairlawn just about 20 minutes from the heart of downtown Akron is the Kumho America Technical Center. ....
Akron, the Rubber Capital of the World, is the hub of innovation in the rubber industry. For Kumho Tire, it's the heartbeat of the North American tire market. ....
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Installation of bronze statue downtown is dedication to the men and women who built Akron Doug Livingston, Akron Beacon Journal Johnnie Downs returned from the Vietnam War in 1967 with no idea where he would work. He spent the next 18 years making tires at BF Goodrich. “The conditions were bad, but the money was good,” said Downs, who is now 74 and retired. “See, the thing about working the job, sometimes you had to do what you had to do to take care of your family. And this was a means of me taking care of my family and my children.” Downs stood Thursday morning with a few dozen people invited by the city of Akron to witness the unveiling of a 15-foot-tall bronze rubber worker statue. The commemorative work of art was sculpted by Zanesville artist Alan Cottrill and modeled after the 1920s tire worker on the cover of “Wheels of Fortune,” a book by former Beacon Journal writers David Giffels and Steve Love. ....