Ruger Eyes Texas for Big New Plant

[Raoul Duke]

Ruger Eyes Texas for Big New Plant Carolinas Also in the Running; No Changes Seen in Newport

Newport — Sturm, Ruger & Co. Inc. plans to expand and create 500 to 700 new jobs, the company’s president and CEO announced last week. But that expansion won’t be in New England.

Michael O. Fifer told the firm’s shareholders at their annual meeting last week that company is looking for an existing 250,000-square-foot building, and Fifer said he hopes Texas Gov. Rick Perry will give it to him.

Fifer said Tuesday he planned to meet with Perry this weekend at the National Rifle Association convention in Houston to ask the governor for a building suitable for a plant to manufacture new lines of products.

“I wouldn’t be surprised if he does it,” the Fifer said.

Ruger, which is headquartered in Southport, Conn., with a workforce of 2,100 and manufacturing facilities in Newport and Prescott, Ariz., plans to spend about $30 million on the expansion, and the company has narrowed the search for the facility to North Carolina, South Carolina and Texas.

Why not Oklahoma?

 

[jdgabbard]

Kinda what I'd like to know. But I already know the answer. Texas is a larger economy. They have more of the things they'll need there.

 

[Raoul Duke]

When it comes to their corporate headquarters, Ruger talks the talk, but won't walk the walk. Tone deaf f'n hypocrites.

http://www.nhbr.com/May-3-2013/Ruger-looks-to-open-a-third-gun-plant-but-not-in-NH/

Fifer said he had no plans to move Ruger’s headquarters from Connecticut despite that state’s support for stronger gun control.

 

[dennishoddy]

I'm betting its because of their family history, etc. You never know. They might change their mind down the road.
The Dallas/Ft. Worth metroplex has a lot to offer.

 

[tntrex]

Ruger Eyes Texas for Big New Plant Carolinas Also in the Running; No Changes Seen in Newport

Newport - Sturm, Ruger & Co. Inc. plans to expand and create 500 to 700 new jobs, the company’s president and CEO announced last week. But that expansion won’t be in New England.

Michael O. Fifer told the firm’s shareholders at their annual meeting last week that company is looking for an existing 250,000-square-foot building, and Fifer said he hopes Texas Gov. Rick Perry will give it to him.

Fifer said Tuesday he planned to meet with Perry this weekend at the National Rifle Association convention in Houston to ask the governor for a building suitable for a plant to manufacture new lines of products.

“I wouldn’t be surprised if he does it,” the Fifer said.

Ruger, which is headquartered in Southport, Conn., with a workforce of 2,100 and manufacturing facilities in Newport and Prescott, Ariz., plans to spend about $30 million on the expansion, and the company has narrowed the search for the facility to North Carolina, South Carolina and Texas.

Why not Oklahoma?

because as usual Texas rules and Oklahoma drools

especially when it comes to business

 

[Defnestor]

Probably a tax issue.

 

[WessonOil]

Smooth move, Ruger.

Dallas is in about the only Blue County in the upper 3/4 part of the state.

The capitol of Texas is in Austin, which is in a Blue City and County.


http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/politics/election-map-2012/president/


Ruger produces firearms in states with far less resources than OKC, and OKC is at the I-40/44/35 crossroads.

 

[Raoul Duke]

Looks like Ruger has made their decision, and the winner is.... North Carolina.

http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2013/07/robert-farago/ruger-to-build-factory-in-north-carolina/

 

[Poke78]

There's a Glock Talk member that works at the Prescott AZ Ruger plant that has discussed this recently. It seems Ruger doesn't pay all that well, based on his reports. From that, it could be surmised that Ruger's salary surveys for the potential plant locations probably showed NC to be a better fit on that criterion. Supposedly, the NC location has significant unemployment which has reduced wage demands. Since both TX and OK have relatively low unemployment and the strong influence of oilfield wages bumping up overall wages likely put both states out of the running.

 

[Hoov]

That and there are probably enough peeps at Ruger that remember GM's and OK's go round.