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The research will help to prevent roadside breakdowns and improve safety and handling.

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.

The J.M. Smucker Company is planning layoffs which will be detailed during Thursday’s investor call; Akron Public Schools is moving up its reopening schedule by one week; Rocket Mortgage gets state tax credits to create jobs in Cleveland; and more stories.

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.

The tire company's program for high schoolers will focus on technology and engineering.

Ohio surpassed 400,000 total coronavirus cases over the weekend; Akron-based Summa Health is suspending most elective procedures in the areas of surgical services, cardiology, endoscopy and interventional radiology beginning Tuesday; a government watchdog group hopes to turn the lights back on at the Ohio Statehouse by opening long-closed records; and more stories.

Here are your morning headlines for Monday, August 31st:Ohio Sec. of State Warns Thousands of Voters Will be Removed From RollsThousands of Primary…

WKSU Morning News Headlines for Friday, August 21:Goodyear: Attire supporting police OK, but no political wearGoodyear workers, lawmakers protest,…

Gov. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) rejected the idea of boycotting Goodyear tires, a notion urged by President Donald Trump after learning the company does not...

Here are your morning headlines for Thursday, August 20:Trump lashes out at Goodyear over its political attire policyAkron responds to Trump’s Goodyear…