Gun manufacturer Beretta USA announced Wednesday it would build its newest plant not in Maryland, but in Tennessee.
Last year, the centuries-old Italian gun-maker threatened to abandon plans to expand its U.S. headquarters in Prince George's County when Maryland weighed some of the toughest gun laws in the country.
At least eight states began trying to woo Maryland gun manufacturers last year. When state lawmakers approved a ban on the sale of assault-style rifles - some of which Beretta had been developing at its Accokeek plant - the company said it would look elsewhere for its next $45-million, 300-job plant.
On Wednesday, the company announced it had followed through on those plans and would build a new research and development plant in Gallatin, a town of about 30,000 people north east of Nashville. It will be the first U.S. Beretta manufacturing plant outside of Maryland.
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9 comments:
Hemmoraging comes to mind. I'm sure the Pocomoke facility will be moved with them. Good Lord. it's getting stupid out here. Hope the current employees get offered to go with the company so they can get out of the Unemployment State!
Maryland? Who is that?
To many taxes?
Maryland's new state motto should be: "Illegals are welcome, companies with jobs are not welcome."
I used to live in Accokeek. That gun factory has been there for well over 45 years.
Good, no freebies for the illegals with our TAXES...
Hows those policies of Marty OweMalley working for ya now?
817, what? Are you okay?
Tennessee was recently named the state with the highest taxes paid per individuals in the whole country.
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