By Jay Crandall | AZFamily
GOODYEAR, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) –
Goodyear has been open for business since it was founded. The city was established in 1917 with the purchase of 16,000 acres of land by the Goodyear Tire and Rubber company to cultivate cotton for vehicle tire treads.
Goodyear officially became a town on Nov. 19, 1946. At the time, it had 151 homes, 250 apartments, a grocery store, a barber shop, beauty shop and a gas station. The population now is 65,000 as those once sprawling cotton fields are taken over by homes.
While cotton is no longer king here, Goodyear is still working hard to be a great place to do business. In fact, one business out here is in the business of spreading the heat all around the world