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NEWS IN BRIEF.(News)(prices raising at Falken Tire Corp.)(truck tire retread plant has closed at Les Schwab Tire Centers Inc. )(third quarter result at Titan International Inc.)(Financial report)
Nov 09, 2009 ... Falken raising prices up to 7% FONTANA, Calif.Falken Tire Corp. is raising tire prices up to 7 percent on select Falken brand product lines, effective Dec. 1. The increases are due to rising raw material prices, including natural rubber and crude oil, Falken said. ...
Married-with children; Duncan Tire's truly a family affair.(News)
Nov 09, 2009 ... Byline: Kathy McCarron Duncan Tire Co. has developed a tradition of its owners marrying into the business. Owner F. Scott Beasley, 61, is the son-in-law of the company founder, the late William Duncan, who invited him into the tire business in 1970. He took over ...
You can bank on his word; TB's humanitarian "contagious with doing good for others'.(News)
Nov 09, 2009 ... Byline: Kathy McCarron "He's the role model that every man needs to be. From his family involvement to business to community, he's the ideal role model. That's Jep Craig's take on his longtime friend, F. Scott Beasley. And that sentiment is echoed by many of the ...
Michelin sales down.(News)
Nov 09, 2009 ... Group Michelin's sales revenue fell 10.9 percent to $5.62 billion in the third quarter on 14-percent lower unit sales, but the French tire maker said it is seeing signs the year-old market implosion may have bottomed out. In both Europe and the U.S., Michelin said orders are ...
Conti profits up in Q3.(News)(Financial report)
Nov 09, 2009 ... Continental A.G.'s rubber group reported 11.2-percent higher pretax operating profit for the three months ended Sept. 30 despite 11.9-percent lower sales. The rubber groupcomprising the consumer and commercial tire and non-tire rubber product businessesgenerated operating ...