Cooper Tire

The Akron-based tiremaker announced a plan Monday to acquire Cooper Tire, based in Findlay, Ohio. The combined company would have 56 factories and more than 70,000 employees.

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Two Ohio tire companies will become one under a plan by Akron-based Goodyear to acquire Findlay-based Cooper Tire in a deal valued at $2.5 billion.