Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.

Regional Economic Development Inc. has asked Texarkana, Arkansas, and Miller County to buy land so that it can recruit a heavy industrial user, ideally an automobile manufacturer. read more >

The Texarkana, Arkansas Board of Directors authorizes up to $250 million in industrial development revenue bonds for Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. read more >

The Arkansas District Export Council recognized five winners of the 2017 Governor’s Award for Excellence in Global Trade at its annual awards luncheon Wednesday at the Governor’s Mansion. read more >

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Cooper Tire employs nearly 2,000 workers, most of whom are members of the United Steelworkers Local 752L, making Cooper Tire one of Arkansas’ largest employers. read more >

This issue of Arkansas Business has been months in the making because on-site visits to seven different manufacturing plants around the state cannot be pulled off in a week. read more >

About 800 eighth-graders got a peek at advanced technologies, state-of-the-art facilities and fast-paced work environments on Tuesday thanks to the Texarkana, Arkansas, Cooper Tire Dream Team. read more >

Cooper said financing is no longer available and it continues to claim, as it has for months, that Apollo breached the terms of the agreement. read more >

Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. filed a complaint in Delaware Chancery Court on Friday asking that Apollo Tyres Ltd. be required to quickly close on their pending deal. read more >

Apollo Tyres Ltd of India says it is buying Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. in an all-cash deal worth about $2.5 billion. Charles Nickerson of Texarkana Chamber of Commerce says the deal appears to be a positive one for the city's Cooper plant. read more >