Marlins will likely be made in Ilion too, right along with H&Rs and their new barrel production facility to go online later this year. It's no secret that Remington is consolidating production to cut costs and considering the money Remington has spent on renovating Ilion over the last couple years, it only makes sense.
Tim
http://www.uticaod.com/news/x1859640311/Bringing-jobs-to-Remington-a-competitive-situationBy JENNIFER BOGDAN
Observer-Dispatch
Posted Mar 31, 2010 @ 06:45 PM
ILION —
Just how likely is it that the jobs from a recently closed Connecticut firearms manufacturer owned by Remington Arms could come to the Ilion plant?
State and local officials Wednesday said it’s too early say, but some pointed to a similar plant closure that boded well for Ilion as reason to believe it could happen again.
“This is a very competitive situation,” Herkimer County IDA Executive Director Mark Feane said. “It’s safe to say it’s a similar situation, and we certainly hope the outcome will be just as good.”
On April 7, 2008, Remington announced it would close the Harrington and Richardson Firearms plant in Gardner, Mass., leaving 200 people out of work.
But by the month’s end, Remington announced a more than $11.5 million renovation project that would relocate 100 jobs from Gardner to Ilion. Empire State Development Corp. provided a $1.5 million JOBS now grant for the project.
Remington Arms Chief Marketing Officer Mark Hill said it was too early to know whether that situation would repeat itself.
“It’s safe to say we’re in the middle of negotiations,” Hill said. “When the time comes to make an announcement, we will do so, and it will be very clear.”
Last week, Marlin Firearms Co., based in North Haven, Conn., announced the plant with 265 employees will close by June 2011. Officials from Remington Arms, which acquired the North Haven company in 2007, said Marlin’s manufacturing operations would be relocated to an undetermined site.
County officials announced Tuesday they would begin conversations with Empire State Development Corporation, the county IDA and others in an effort to bring the jobs to Ilion.
Sen. James Seward, R-Milford, is aware of the Connecticut plant’s closure and has since had conversations with Remington officials about bringing those jobs to Ilion as well, Seward’s spokesman Jeff Bishop said.
“He’s reaching out to other to try to make it happen,” Bishop said. “He plans to do everything he can to bring those jobs here.”
As of December, about 900 people worked in the Ilion gun manufacturing plant, which dates back to the early 1800s.
Copyright 2010 The Observer-Dispatch. Some rights reservedhttp://www.empirestatenews.net/News/20080422-5.htmlNew jobs coming to Mohawk Valley at Remington Arms Ilion facility
ALBANY - Remington Arms will add 100 new manufacturing jobs as part of a major renovation of their Ilion Firearms Plant and Custom Shop. The 192-year-old facility, which is the Mohawk Valley’s largest employer and the nation’s longest continuous manufacturer, will undergo a $14.3 million renovation, with $3 million provided jointly by Empire State Development and the New York State Senate.
ESD will provide a $1.5 million JOBS Now capital grant to assist in the relocation and consolidation of the Harrington & Richardson Firearms’ manufacturing facility, which is currently located in Gardner, Massachusetts. Both Remington and H&R were acquired by the private equity firm Cerberus in the past year. The County of Herkimer may also apply for a $734,000 Small Cities grant on behalf of Remington Arms to be applied to costs associated with this project.
The New York State Senate will provide a $1.5 million grant to be used by Remington Arms for capital costs associated with the renovations and new equipment purchase.
Remington Arms designs, produces and sells sporting goods products for the hunting and shooting sports markets, as well as for military, government and law enforcement.
