On May 30, 1977, I walked into the offices for the first time at One Cascade Plaza in downtown Akron of Rubber & Plastics News, a sister publication of Tire Business. Thus was my destiny for the next 43 years, including a move in 1980 to become Washington reporter.

WASHINGTON — By a unanimous 96-0 vote, the U.S. Senate approved a bill on March 26 designed to provide $2.2 trillion worth of aid to workers, small businesses and large corporations in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.

WASHINGTON — Tire dealers in seven northern California counties are doing the best they can to protect their businesses and their employees in the face of a "shelter-in-place" order occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic.

WASHINGTON — Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives have published the framework for a five-year, $760 billion infrastructure reauthorization plan that includes $319 billion for highway spending.

GREENVILLE, S.C. — Michelin North America Inc. is suing a former employee in federal court, accusing him of divulging trade secrets after he left the company in 2018.

WASHINGTON — President Trump has signed into law the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement, his administration's replacement for the North American Free Trade Agreement.

WASHINGTON — The "Phase I" trade agreement between the U.S. and China received mixed reviews from panelists at Mobility Talks International, held Jan. 22 as part of the annual Washington Auto Show.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — Recycled carbon black processor Pyrolyx U.S.A. has obtained approval for up to $70 million in bonds to finance the building of a second rCB plant in Terre Haute.

WASHINGTON—The U.S. and China have signed a "Phase One" trade agreement designed to be the first step in a comprehensive trade deal with China.

WASHINGTON — Scrap tire recycling continues to be one of the most important issues facing the industry, as signified by the recent call to action by the U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association (USTMA) to all affected parties to intensify the development of new sustainable, circular end-use markets for scrap tires.

WASHINGTON — Educating the public about automated vehicles is crucial to deploying advanced transportation technology on U.S. roads and highways, according to speakers at Mobility Talks International, held in Washington last year.

WASHINGTON — 2020 will be a "very interesting year," according to Anne Forristall Luke, president and CEO of the U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association (USTMA).

WASHINGTON — Tariffs and trade were the big government-related news out of Washington in 2019, a year in which partisan gridlock combined with the pending impeachment trial of President Donald Trump to prevent much legislation from passing Congress.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's "Phase One" trade agreement with China is getting mixed reviews from U.S. businesses, depending on the sector.

SEOUL, South Korea — Hankook Tire & Technology Co. Ltd. has developed a Virtual Compound Design system, designed to help predict the characteristics of a tire compound through artificial intelligence analysis, eliminating the need for actual testing.