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Goodyear and Ice Cube announce first headline tour in a decade

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In a year marking both the Goodyear Blimp’s 100th Anniversary and Ice Cube’s first headlining tour in over a decade, these two icons will collaborate to bring his classic hits, like “It Was a Good Day,” and the legendary airships to fans throughout North America.

The partnership launched on Sunday, August 24, in Orlando at the BIG3 Championship, a 3-on-3 basketball league founded by the artist, with a special blimp flyover. Goodyear’s airships have a storied legacy of appearing at big events – and this moment continues that tradition.

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John Deere announces layoffs at Midwest facilities amid agricultural slowdown

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John Deere has announced plans to lay off 238 employees across three manufacturing plants in Illinois and Iowa, citing reduced demand and lower order volumes for its agricultural equipment. The decision follows a weaker-than-expected third-quarter earnings report and ongoing challenges in the farming sector.

The layoffs will affect workers at Harvester Works in East Moline, Seeding and Cylinder in Moline, and the Foundry in Waterloo. Employees at these facilities are scheduled to finish work between late August and late September.

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Wickert to showcase automation at K 2025 in Düsseldorf

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Under the motto “Your Partner for Presses and Automation”, WICKERT will present itself at K 2025, October 8–15 in Düsseldorf, as a full-service provider of customized automation solutions for hydraulic presses. At booth 14A41 in Hall 14, the company will showcase its extensive expertise in the fields of composites, rubber, friction, plastics, and powder processing – including cleanroom solutions.

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Jan-Piet van Kesteren to lead Goodyear Consumer business across Europe

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Jan-Piet van Kesteren will join Goodyear as Managing Director EMEA & Chief Sales Officer EMEA Consumer, effective September 1, reporting to Mark Stewart, Chief Executive Officer and President.

Van Kesteren will lead Goodyear’s Consumer business across the Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) region, with a focus on driving sales execution, delivering profitable growth and advancing the company’s global strategy and objectives. In addition to leading the Consumer business, he will oversee key aspects of regional governance, ensuring strategic and operational alignment across the EMEA geography.

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Semperit gains momentum in Q2 2025

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The Semperit Group’s business performance in the first half of 2025 was marked by a persistently difficult market environment, with the second quarter seeing a significant improvement in earnings compared to the first quarter. The recovery in the order situation also continued. Revenue for the first half of the year amounted to EUR 320.5 million (–7.2%) and EBITDA to EUR 30.7 million (–35.2%). Operating EBITDA before project costs was EUR 32.9 million (–31.3%).

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