Yokohama Tire Corporation: West Point

West Point: Gov. Phil Bryant, company executives and others gathered for the ground breaking ceremony in West Point, where the company will manufacture commercial truck tires, according to Times Colonist. A news release from the governor's office says the first phase of the project represents a $300 million investment by Yokohama and will create 500 new jobs and WEST POINT, Miss. - Yokohama Tire Corporation officials and state leaders gathered Monday for ceremonial ground breaking for a manufacturing facility that is expected to create hundreds of jobs. West Point is a town of about 11,000 people northeast of Starkville. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.