Western Heights Schools Receives A Gift From Dayton Tire

Oklahoma City's long-time industrial giant, Dayton Tire, closed it's doors almost a year ago, pushing about 1400 long-time employees back into the world of job-hunting. The decision affected many families and forced many changes for folks who had made a life-long career out of working for Dayton.

Just this week though, something positive came from that loss. Bridgestone donated 60 acres to the Western Heights School District in a gesture of giving back to the community that supported them for 37 years. It's nice to see such a move on the part of a major corporation. While it can't heal the pain the plant-closing caused for our economy, it shows their recognition of what our great city did for them. And in the end, it appears that the closing didn't slow us Okies down much. Unemployment is still low here in Central Oklahoma and we're all still plugging right along.

Read more about the donation here.