Cooper Tire increases plant production, will hire 200 more workers

Cooper Tire-Texarkana will increase its plant production and will move to a 24-hour, seven-day production schedule "in response to growing market demand." 200 new employees will also be hired to support the increased volume. This is a welcome boost to Texarkana and southwest Arkansas. At capacity, the Texarkana factory can build 24,000 passenger and 8,000 light truck tires per day. I'm headed over to KTAL-6 for an interview for the 6:00 news on the subject.