By Drew Adams
Murray, KY – Union City, Tennessee City Manager Kathy Dillon says the impact of the Goodyear plant closure has probably not yet been felt. Sales revenues for 2011 have been consistent with the previous year. Dillon believes this is due to the benefit packages former Goodyear employees received. The 480-acre, 43-year-old Goodyear plant was Obion County's largest employer until it closed last July, putting 1,800 employees from Tennessee and Kentucky out of work. Dillon says it will take another few months for the effects to be felt. The plant building has been bought by Titan Tire Corporation. Titan says it will use the facility to warehouse farm and off-road tires.