Goodyear Gadsden celebrates 85th anniversary

Retirees of the goodyear plant in Gadsden gathered Thursday at Gadsdens Convention hall to help celebrate the Gadsden plants 85^th anniversary.

Gordon Linkous, director of manufacturing at Goodyear's Gadsden plant, said the facility has a bright future thanks in part to the efforts of retired employees.

He said the plant has seen ups and downs since it opened in 1929, and noted that the retirees present had experienced a lot of them.

He said the plant has hired additional employees and will be installing new tire-building machines this year.  Its newest tire was introduced this week. It will only be produced in Gadsden and will be used on the 2015 Ford F-150 aluminum body truck.