Tire operations to be suspended at Starr

Soon no more earthmover tires will be made at Michelin’s plant in the Anderson County community of Starr.  The Anderson Independent quotes the county administrator as saying the culprit is a downturn in mining and related industries.  Will the downsizing in Starr impact whether Michelin builds a distribution center at Oconee’s Golden Corner Commerce Park?  “Not to my knowledge and my last conversation with company this year this was not an issue,” says Richard Blackwell of the Oconee Economic Alliance.  “As you know, that facility produces a different product line (earth moving tires.)”