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Saturday, August 28, 2010

Goodyear ~ Lawton Okla. Big Expansion


Oklahoma City Agency OK`s $20M Bond Deal for Goodyear Plant
Associated Press, 08.27.10

OKLAHOMA CITY -- An Oklahoma agency has approved a $20 million bond deal that will help pay for the expansion of the Goodyear tire-making plant in Lawton.

The Council of Bond Oversight on Thursday authorized the Oklahoma Development Finance Authority to issue $20 million in bonds for the project.

Yahoo! Buzz ,The authority's president, John Harris, told The Oklahoman that under the deal, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. ( GT - news - people ) will buy the bonds.
The state will then repay Goodyear over the next 15 years with state withholding taxes collected from plant workers.

The financial deal will help pay for a $150 million expansion at the Lawton plant.

Harris said the expansion likely will result in 50 new jobs.

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