Look - Consequences!
- Beretta U.S.A. Corp., located in Accokeek, Maryland, announced today that it has decided to move its manufacturing capabilities from its existing location to a new production facility that it is building in Gallatin, Tennessee. The Gallatin facility is scheduled to be opened in mid-2015. Beretta U.S.A. had previously planned to use the new Gallatin, Tennessee facility for new machinery and production of new products only.
“During the legislative session in Maryland that resulted in passage of the Firearm Safety Act of 2013, the version of the statute that passed the Maryland Senate would have prohibited Beretta U.S.A. from being able to manufacture, store or even import into the State products that we sell to customers throughout the United States and around the world. While we were able in the Maryland House of Delegates to reverse some of those obstructive provisions, the possibility that such restrictions might be reinstated in the future leaves us very worried about the wisdom of maintaining a firearm manufacturing factory in the State,” stated Jeff Cooper, General Manager for Beretta U.S.A. Corp.
“While we had originally planned to use the Tennessee facility for new equipment and for production of new product lines only, we have decided that it is more prudent from the point of view of our future welfare to move the Maryland production lines in their entirety to the new Tennessee facility,” Cooper added.
At least 300 skilled machinists plus support staff and ancillary jobs. And the tax base gets eroded, too. What forward thinking by the politicians in Maryland. Illinois might be able to learn something from them.
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posted by SCC at 12:01 AM
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you hope for too much young jedi warrior
Love Tennessee
Illinois MIGHT be able to learn, but they WON'T.
Illinois Corporate Tax Inversions.
First it was: Abbott Labs, Then Abbvie, Then Walgreens.
Millions if not billions of tax revenue dollars exiting the state.
The writing is on the wall and the big screw job to the entire boomer generation is about to go down imo.
With social security about busted and pension plans massively underfunded and the nations debt $17 trillion in and counting not including state, city and local debt. We all know damn well tax increases are coming.
And guess what?
The corporation are not going to stand for it therefore are prepping to leave town.
All these tax inversions are a self fulfilling prophecy on the road to bankruptcy too and maybe social unrest.
And In the latest move..
Another Illinois business finds Indiana an attractive draw
Citing kinder tax and regulatory codes, one Illinois businesses is packing up shop for Illinois’ eastern neighbor state.
Bryce Welty is the president of Superior Truss and Panels — a company that bills itself as “America’s largest fabricator and erector of light gauge steel trusses and wall panels” — and is moving his company to Indiana because he says the business climate is much more friendly there.
“The short answer is: taxes. Taxes and workers’ compensation rates,” Welty said. “I can make a much bigger profit and grow more quickly and steadily in Indiana than in Illinois.”
Superior Truss and Panel will leave its Markham, Illinois location and invest more than $2.5 million over the next two years in its new spot in Gary, Indiana. Its goal is to open up in the new location in 2016.
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Add it to the list..full story here:
http://watchdog.org/160089/another-illinois-business-finds-indiana-attractive-draw/
"At least 300 skilled machinists plus support staff and ancillary jobs."
Plus businesses in the area that profited from the Beretta's presence that may not move but may close.
Probably close to 500 jobs. Bet those machinist jobs are pretty good paying.
But the democrats don't care. Maybe they can get Bloomberg to cover the lost taxes.
Once they get over the hassle of moving, they may find they like Tennessee better.
Hey - this type of lunacy is already happening in Illinois.
Walgreen's is thinking about moving out to Switzerland to avoid paying $2 Billion in corporate taxes and now ABBOTT is looking at pulling up stakes.
These are important places because they create and sustain jobs.
When these places move out, not only does it kill the jobs and tax base, other support businesses that depended on contracts with them - from paper, to vending machines to everything else also get damaged - if not totally killed off.
Those that do stay - like Sears and Motorola, have hired a lot of foreign workers to replace US citizens - your neighbors - in many jobs including IT, engineering and other skilled areas.
We (Illinois) are not addressing this and everyone is talking about leaving as soon as they hit retirement (both in government jobs and those taxpayers working in the private sector)
I love the anti-Rauner commercials telling people not to vote for him.
Do you REALLY think the current "leadership" has done a good job in making Illinois better?
They haven't even maintained Illinois and it is still sinking when it comes to regional sustainability and job creation.
Vote new people in. If they don't work out in 4 years - vote more new people in, but whatever you do - don't keep these incompetent idiots in.
If you do, in the long run, you WILL lose your pensions or at least have to concede a lot of it back.
Look at Detroit - and Chicago/ Cook County are financially worse off than them.
They chased Les Baer to Iowa, I read that Armalite announced they are leaving Illinois and if I'm not mistaken, Springfield Armory said they'd leave Illinois if the legislature keeps up their foolishness. If it weren't for the fact that I live here, I'd cheer every time a company leaves this G-d forsaken communist shithole.
Democrats ......making America great.
The pig headed leftist commies in Illinois will learn NOTHING from this. They would simply applaud themselves for causing the evil gun manufacturers to spend their profits on the move to another facility.
Idiots.
300 well paid staffers not only take their income tax with them they also take to Tennessee their money to purchase gas, food, services, shopping, splurges on luxury items.
Politicians should be banned or at least assemble only twenty days a year. Part time only as it was designed to be by our founding fathers.
It would be kind of strange to have large firearms factory in a state and then have those silly decals with a Beretta with a red slash through it at the very place those guns are manufactured.
Politicians are the dumbest business men. A great comment from the former governor of Indiana. He said, "the best thing for business in Indiana are the Illinois politicians." Maryland is trying to follow in the footsteps of Illinois and drive jobs away.
Beretta should have done this long ago! Tennessee is a way better state then Maryland! They should move everything! Go Titans!!
God bless Tennessee.
OTNF
Congrats, Gallatin! It's basically a suburb of Nashville and we are super happy to have them coming with all they've got!! PS love the blog!
Don't bet on it.
For Sale:
As is:
Handyman special, needs extensive repair,
ILLINOIS
Owners relocating
Contact Springfield for details
Democrat liberals don't care about jobs. More jobless = move government dependence. They very much care about gun control. for them this is good.
I see no reason for Armalite, Rock River or Springfield to stay in Illinois. They employ hundreds of skilled workers, all who would consider moving with the companies they work for. They pay taxes to support the government union teachers, state and local workers. I guess this state would rather have people trapped in poverty and hungry than have the evil gun manufacturers support their community. Look how well the government protects the border...and they think that if they give up the guns, the government would protect us from evil....
many in the firearms and related industries are relocating,or building new plants in gun friendly states.
The East coast gun valley area is loosing jobs because of politics,expense to live their and lack of skilled labor.
Yea Beretta is leaving, Maryland might as well declare bankruptcy
Lower taxes and less regulation is good for business and businesses create jobs.
No keeses for those who cannot see that.
Colorado lost many jobs and $$$ when they passed their Bloomberg based gun laws last year.
Many companies relocated or are in the process.
America will cease if the progressive center left model is followed.
Les Baer left IL for IA.
Illinois has many firearm manufactures and large firearm based companies.
They would be better off moving to WI,IN,IA than staying here.
http://www.lesbaer.com/
Huffington Post asks....
What Happened to "Rahmbo" Emanuel?
"...Chicago's schools continue to fail its inner-city children. The city is still the nation's murder capital. And with Chicago's pensions spiraling out of control, it's the most likely to follow Detroit into bankruptcy.
The stakes in Chicago are high, but not just for Emanuel. Chicagoans are watching the city crumble and are suffering the consequences.
As for Rahm, if he can't save Chicago, then he can forget about running the country."
Illinois Policy
People have been fleeing Illinois for decades in search of a friendlier environment to put down roots or grow a business.
Illinois loses one person every 10 minutes.
That’s because for every four people who leave Illinois, only three enter. The Illinois exodus is a stark reminder that policymakers should consider why people are leaving the state, and where they’re going.
http://www.illinoispolicy.org/simplereport/policy-lessons-from-illinois-exodus-of-people-and-money/
My parents are still in the NashVegas area, of which Gallatin is somewhat near. Dad is so excited that he's going to add a Beretta to his collection of firearms. He does believe in supporting local businesses...
Illinois? Learn something from this? You've got to be kidding.
Numbers? Accountability? These are all foreign concepts to liberals.
The only thing that matters to liberals is achievement of their gun-puller socialist agenda.
Not a cop.
Not in the least, the Maryland politicians will be patting themselves on the back and bragging about their "victory" over the evil gun business.
Remember, this is the same type of fanaticism that brought on Prohibition (of alcohol) and destroyed an entire legal industry from large distillaries to mom and pop taverns in the entire country, which at that time was one of the governments biggest sources of taxes. Economics be damned.
Now that the Prez has determined that Obamacare is no longer mandated in territories like Puerto Rico, look for more businesses to move there as well. The island has unemployment of 15% and would LOVE to see any established business show up. The tax laws are also very favorable for US businesses with manufacturing plants in PR.
Anti-gun Illinois, beat Anti-gun Maryland -- Woo-Hoo! We're Number 1!
For one, thanks to Poatao-Head's 67% TAX INCREASE, Olin Corp moved a lot of its Winchester Ammunition production from its East Alton, IL plant to Oxford, Mississippi.
However, Olin's move out of Illinois really didn't start with that tax increase, but earlier, back in 2004. That move was solely due to the general psychotic position of *our* anti-gun politicians.
--- I had these articles bookmarked on my other computer, but the hard drive on it crashed about 1 yr ago ---
Beretta is hardly my favorite firearm but I applaud them for taking a stand. The Governors of NY,CT,MD should be ashamed of thier knee jerk reactions to current events. Continue to vote against gun grabbers ! Our constitution should be non negotiable under any circumstances.
Beretta may well come up with the new USGI Pistol contract. OOOPS Maryland, there goes all that Fed Money trickling thru Beretta Employees into your state coffers...
If I was one of those machinists... I would just pack the fuck up and move to Tennessee.
Maryland Democrats creating jobs...in Tennessee. Dumb f***s.
Who is john galt?
just wait folks, everything ayn rand wrote about in atlas shrugged will come to a harsh reality. It's already beginning.
in response to corporate exodus, liberal democrats will simply enact the "Public Stability Act" which will prevent eastern businesses from leaving their states.
What are the chances of relocating CPD to lets say Hawai'i :)
IL. had a net job gain of 500 last month. Far be it from me thinking they cook the stats.
Summer always brings in a lot of grass cutting yobs. And then the fall leaf blower Bonanza?
Maybe another 500?
Will the last person leaving Illinois please turn out the lights!
Thank goodness the people of Niles, IL. don't think like the Morons in Maryland or Chicago!
Long live the 2nd Amendment to the United States Constitution!
Something Rahm and Obama, should read sometime because they both seem to have a hard time understanding the United States Constitution, which this country is based on!
Do yourself a favor and read Ayn Rand's "Atlas Shrugged". It was written in 1957, but is coming to reality as we speak. Scary, enlightening, and inspiring all at the same time. Our great USA can overcome this situation we are in currently, but it will require....change. There have to be men of character who will take up the challenge to right this ship.....
"Another Illinois business finds Indiana an attractive draw"
All it takes is a drive east on US 30 from Cicero Ave into Indiana to see what Illinois, Cook County, and various municipal governments are doing to the economy. Everything becomes visibly worse and worse approaching the Indiana border and then once across the border a little ways it's like the sun comes out. Vibrant businesses, one after another. This didn't happen by accident.
As to making stuff in Illinois... things aren't the way they used to be. Government is killing this state.
Thank goodness the people of Niles, IL. don't think like the Morons in Maryland or Chicago!
Long live the 2nd Amendment to the United States Constitution!
Something Rahm and Obama, should read sometime because they both seem to have a hard time understanding the United States Constitution, which this country is based on!
7/23/2014 07:43:00 PM
So, does that mean they're allowing the practice range to open up in Niles? Nice!
When I was a kid (like 60 years ago), Chicongo was one of the Great Manufacturing Centers in a Great Manufacturing country.
Course, it was Chicago back then.
Good Move Beretta. Fuck Fairyland Liberals.. Let their families be out of jobs.
Hey Look SCC!
Carry and Conceal Laws do work to defend oneself from a lunatic!
http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/nation-and-world/doctor-returned-fire-hospital-shooting-near-philadelphia
We should keep a count of excellent shootings, considering the Liberals want to attack the 2nd Amendment of the U.S. Constitution!
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