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Goodyear Closing Alabama Plant That Employs More Than 400

Goodyear is permanently closing a nearly century-old tire plant that employs more than 400 people in Alabama. Papers filed by the Ohio-based company show it has reached a deal with labor to shutter its plant at Gadsden for good. A document shows the company accepted 740 buyouts at the sprawling factory last year, and news outlets report it laid off…