Construction of a 225-million dollar tire plant in Macon has been put on hold, and business leaders are blaming the economy.
The South Korean tire company, Kumho already has three factories in Asia. The Macon plant was going to be their first in the United States. Company officials say they will still complete construction on the plant, but would not say when.
Macon City officials call the decision regrettable but understandable. Kumho was planning to supply tires to auto makers in the United States, and employ 450 people. Across the country September auto sales fell below 1-million for the first time in fifteen years.
