EJSG19 wrote:Meh, winchester can use my money just as much as federal can.
No worries there.
You might want to wait and see on that. Winchester has made the descision to move their operations to the deep South, their QC may be suspect for a while.
http://www.costar.com/News/Article/Ammo ... ppi/124315Olin Corp. will move its Winchester Centerfire ammunition factory and about 1,000 jobs from East Alton, IL, north of St. Louis, to Oxford, MS.
The company made the announcement last week after members of International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW) Lodge 660 twice rejected a union proposal that would have allowed the Centerfire plant to remain in East Alton, according to an Olin release. The company, which manufactures all munitions for Winchester firearms, informed the unions in August that it was considering relocating operations to Oxford to enhance the competitiveness of its operations. The company engaged in discussions with union leaders over the past two months.
Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour offered a $25 million incentive package to build the plant in Oxford, part of a $100 million investment by Olin in the new facility. The incentives will allow Olin to build a 500,000-square-foot factory near its existing facility in Oxford, where it will house all Centerfire operations in one building. "Combined with lower labor costs, those efficiencies will allow us to deliver quality products and compete effectively in this highly competitive industry," said Joseph D. Rupp, chairman, president and CEO.
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