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Remington Closing 208-Year Old NY Facility
[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 2023-12-28 |
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