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etherealtruth

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15. Alabama's incentive package for Remington gun plant: $38M cash, tax breaks

Reply to Savannahmann (Reply #9)

Wed Nov 12, 2014, 01:37 PM

Nov 2014

Alabama's incentive package for Remington gun plant: $38M cash, tax breaks, extensive workforce recruitment and training

Here's a quick look at what incentives the state, the cities of Huntsville and Athens, plus Madison, Limestone and Morgan counties have agreed to kick in to land the more than 2,000 jobs associated with Remington's first gun plant in the Southeastern U.S.

The total investment by state and local governments is $68.9 million:

http://www.al.com/business/index.ssf/2014/02/alabamas_incentive_offer_to_re.html

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Remington to lay off 126 more people in NY [View all] Travis_0004 Nov 2014 OP

Sorry for the workers shenmue Nov 2014 #1

A small price to pay over the long haul BeyondGeography Nov 2014 #2

Tell that to the employees who will end up on unemployment and even welfare, Lurks Often Nov 2014 #5

Yeah, I'm naive BeyondGeography Nov 2014 #14

Gun violence has declined across the country Lurks Often Nov 2014 #22

The Republicans constantly trot out the argument LondonReign2 Nov 2014 #21

How is moving a factory from NY to AL former9thward Nov 2014 #7

The OP blames the SAFE Act n/t BeyondGeography Nov 2014 #11

It has nothing to do with "safe" laws. It's about right to work labor with no benefits. CK_John Nov 2014 #3

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^THIS^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ adirondacker Nov 2014 #6

This right here. Brickbat Nov 2014 #13

Remington leaving Ilion for good would wreck the local economy Lurks Often Nov 2014 #4

Alabama promising them cheap labor and no taxes? B Calm Nov 2014 #8

No. Alabama promised them Savannahmann Nov 2014 #9

Yea, okay B Calm Nov 2014 #10

Trust me ... LannyDeVaney Nov 2014 #12

Alabama's incentive package for Remington gun plant: $38M cash, tax breaks etherealtruth Nov 2014 #15

The rest of the story! B Calm Nov 2014 #17

YES!!!!! etherealtruth Nov 2014 #16

I blame that funky failure R51 ileus Nov 2014 #18

Hopefully that demand will be addressed by glock Travis_0004 Nov 2014 #19

For now Smith, Sig, Kimber, and Springer have them covered. ileus Nov 2014 #20