Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. plans to close its radial truck tire division in Topeka for a week.
The company said Friday it will shut down the operation beginning Monday, idling about 500 workers, or almost a third of the plant's work force.
Goodyear spokeswoman Amy Brei blamed the shutdown on Hurricane Ike forcing a chemical plant in Texas to close, as well as plants belonging to the company's suppliers.
The plant will continue making off-road and military tires.
This is the second time this year the radial truck tire division has closed. It was shut down for six days in March in response to a drop in demand and increasing costs.
This is a follow-up to a story we brought you Friday.
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