Cooper Tire’s Texarkana Operations Receive Arkansas Governor’s Award for Excellence in Global Trade
June 02 2017 - 2:00PM
Business Wire
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company’s operations in Texarkana,
Arkansas, received that state’s Governor’s Award in the large
manufacturing exporter category at the 8th annual Governor's Awards
for Excellence in Global Trade. The award was one of five presented
to winning companies from the state on May 24 at an event held at
the Governor’s mansion in Little Rock, hosted by the Arkansas
District Export Council (ArDEC).
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(L to R) ArDEC Chairman Bill Burgess,
Cooper Texarkana Distribution Manager Curtis Schneekloth, Arkansas
Governor Asa Hutchinson, Cooper Texarkana Plant Manager Scott Cole
and ArDEC Vice-Chair Lenka Horakova (Photo: Business Wire)
Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson presented this year’s awards,
and Cooper, which operates a tire production plant, distribution
center and retail store in Texarkana, was cited specifically for
working aggressively to maintain quality and the international
demand for its products. The company has a strong international
presence across the globe with the Texarkana operations helping to
support product sales in the United Kingdom, Mexico, Canada,
Australia, China and other nations. Established in 1964, the
Texarkana tire plant produces light vehicle tires and employs
approximately 2,000 workers.
Governor Hutchinson said, “Trade is vitally important for
Arkansas. Increasing exports of Arkansas-made and Arkansas-grown
products results in two excellent outcomes: it produces extra
capital for companies to invest in their facilities and creates new
employment opportunities for Arkansans.”
“We are honored to receive this recognition,” said Cooper
Texarkana Plant Manager Scott Cole. “We have an outstanding team in
Texarkana, which has my personal thanks for helping to make our
operations worthy of this distinction. Nothing happens without
great people, and Cooper Texarkana, as well as the entire state of
Arkansas, is fortunate to have many. It is exciting that the high
quality, great-performing tires we make and distribute out of
Texarkana are sold and end up on vehicles around the globe. We are
pleased to be an important part of our state’s economy and the
global tire industry.”
About the Arkansas District Export Council
ArDEC is a non-profit organization comprised of members of
Arkansas's exporting community. ArDEC members are appointed by the
Secretary of Commerce and actively encourage manufacturers across
the state to consider exporting as a realistic opportunity for
growth. ArDEC strives to tear down barriers to exporting, by
providing guidance, training and connections that make the prospect
of entering new markets less daunting. Applications for next year’s
Governor’s Awards for Excellence in Global Trade will open January
1, 2018.
About Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company (NYSE: CTB) is the parent
company of a global family of companies that specializes in the
design, manufacture, marketing and sale of passenger car, light
truck, medium truck, motorcycle and racing tires. Cooper's
headquarters is in Findlay, Ohio, with manufacturing, sales,
distribution, technical and design operations within its family of
companies located in more than one dozen countries around the
world. For more information on Cooper, visit www.coopertire.com,
www.facebook.com/coopertire or www.twitter.com/coopertire.
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Cooper Tire & Rubber CompanyAnne Roman,
419-429-7189alroman@coopertire.comorArDECWilliam BurgessChairman,
Arkansas District Export CouncilChairman@ArkansasExport.com
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