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Remington Closing 208-Year Old NY Facility
2023-12-28
[Utica Observer-Dispatch, h.t. Epoch Times] Mayor John Stephens has no idea what it will be like to live in Ilion without Remington Arms. "I’m 57-years-old and I’ve never seen anything but them here," he said.

Neither has anyone else.

The manufacturer has been producing firearms in Herkimer County since long before the village existed. It produced its first gun in 1816 when the area was known as Morgan’s Landing, Stephens said.

The manufacturer has been producing firearms in Herkimer County since long before the village existed. It produced its first gun in 1816 when the area was known as Morgan’s Landing, Stephens said.

But those 208 years will end in March. That’s when RemArms, the company’s latest iteration under the ownership of the Roundhill Group LLC, plans to close the Ilion factory, lay off all of its not quite 300 workers and move operations to Georgia.

In explaining the move, company officials described the ineffectiveness and expense of trying to run the aging, 1- million-square-foot factory in Ilion. They also mentioned the more gun-friendly political environment in Georgia.
Posted by:Bobby

#7  I wonder how much time, effort and money the union and "stakeholders" spent lobbying the pols in Albany and DC who were targeting their livelihoods.

Not much?

Didn't think so...
Posted by: M. Murcek   2023-12-28 19:02  

#6  The union is pissed.

They should go on strike for higher wages. Show the bosses they can't push you around.

It all seems a bit ironic. The typewriter market has collapsed, but gun sales have been steadily rising.
Posted by: SteveS   2023-12-28 18:51  

#5  A term for the Civil War my Grandmother said was common in her mother's day was "... the late unpleasantness". Such gentility in phrasing is unlikely is there is a Version 2.0.

As I recall, the lack of arms manufacturing industries was a serious deficit for the Confederacy. It seems that might be changing, albeit 150 years too late.
Posted by: NoMoreBS   2023-12-28 13:29  

#4  The union is pissed.
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2023-12-28 10:12  

#3  Following in the wake of Smith & Wesson. Kimber fled New York for Alabama a few years ago.
Posted by: EMSArtifact    2023-12-28 09:29  

#2  In many cases, a former employee will start a similar business and try to leverage the knowledge and skill sets of the workforce that is left behind. In this case, NY is salted ground for that type of startup. You may see some boutique stuff.
Posted by: Super Hose   2023-12-28 08:13  

#1  I am surprised it took them this long to wake up. My guess is that the last leadership holdouts preventing a good business decision; finally retired.
Posted by: Airandee   2023-12-28 07:01  

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