Interesting Urban Farming Projects 

There is a new trend germinating in America’s cities—reclaiming vacant and abandoned lots and installing small-scale community-based farms. "Urban farming" helps clean up blighted neighborhoods, contributes to healthier eating, and educates inner city communities about where food comes from and how it is produced. Occurring in some of our country's poorest and most challenged neighborhoods, it’s believed that urban farming can benefit anyone from elementary school students and prison inmates to the elderly.

The "Right" Tires for Busy Warehouses 

The holiday season is a busy time for everyone, and while bustling store staff and rushing delivery workers will headline the news, behind the scenes warehouses are running at triple time—with extra workers and rolling machinery driving the dramatic increase in activity.

Finding a Career in the Forest

"One reason I would give for someone to pursue forestry is simple," says John Bischoff, a Utility Arborist for Great Lakes Energy, "they can get paid to play in trees–something they did for fun as a kid. Plus, having the forest as your office most of the day is pretty amazing too."

Kansas at SEMA

We love tires. We love tires so much so that the better part of our day is devoted to developing the best-performing, most advanced, and most durable tires on the market. But life isn’t all tires...we also love rock ‘n’ roll. We’re excited to combine these two passions at this year's SEMA show, where we'll be hosting a free concert at the Hard Rock Cafe featuring Kansas! For those of you who don’t know Kansas (have you been living under a rock for the last forty years? You might recognize hits like Dust in the Wind, Point of No Return, or Carry On Wayward Son), here’s a little information on this legendary rock band.

New Smart Vest promises increased safety for construction workers. Designed to help prevent cars from crashing into work zones, the Smart Vest is the brainchild of researchers at Virginia Tech University. The Smart Vest is equipped with sensors that send a signal to the entertainment systems of approaching cars, warning drivers of an oncoming construction zone. The vest can also be programmed to warn the worker of approaching traffic. Accidents in roadside construction zones has been a real problem in United States; between 2003 and 2010, 962 workers were killed at roadside construction sites. To learn more about the Smart Vest, click here.