AKRON, Ohio -- The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company officially opened its new global headquarters in Akron, Ohio Thursday (May 9), with a ceremonial ribbon cutting event attended by a large crowd of employees and supporters from local and state government offices.

Goodyear Chairman Rich Kramer said the building represents many positive attributes of both Goodyear and its hometown.

"With its advanced technology and collaborative work environment, the new headquarters is providing our associates with great opportunities to come together as one team."

The company broke ground two years ago and started moving in earlier this year.

The building has 639,000 square feet with seven floors and hosts almost 2,000 employees.

Goodyear's global headquarters has been in Akron since 1898.

NOTE TO EDITORS AND NEWS DIRECTORS: A brief video of the May 9, 2013 ribbon-cutting event celebrating the grand opening of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company's new global headquarters in Akron, Ohio is available for download at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqhuxvQAAhg&feature=youtu.be&noredirect=1

Still photos are available for download at:
http://www.goodyear.com/cfmx/web/mediaphotos/ 
Type "global headquarters" in the search box.

Media Website: www.GoodyearNewsRoom.com

/PRNewswire -- May 10, 2013/

SOURCE The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company