A wave of firearms manufacturers have recently fled the Northeast for more politically hospitable environments in Georgia and elsewhere around the South. ![]() In a statement welcoming the company, Kemp noted that he owns several Remington guns and said the industry sustained thousands of jobs in Georgia. He said local officials have also offered Remington an unspecified tax abatement and infrastructure improvements. Scott Malone, a LaGrange economic development official, said the company has already leased a building at a local business park and plans to build several new facilities in the next five years. ![]() The gunmaker could claim a range of state incentives that include an income tax break worth nearly $13 million over five years. Officials said Remington will hire for positions in production, operations, engineering, management, finance and administrative work. It’s not immediately known what incentives the state offered to woo the gunmaker, which was based in Ilion, New York and has operations in Tennessee.
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