PK90 3,570 Posted July 23, 2014 Another good reason to buy a Beretta: LINK Beretta USA Announces Decision to Move Its Entire Maryland Manufacturing Capabilities to Tennessee 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. The transition of production from Beretta U.S.A.’s Maryland facility to the Tennessee facility will not occur until 2015 and will be managed so as not to disrupt deliveries to Beretta customers. Beretta U.S.A.’s production of the U.S. Armed Forces M9 9mm pistol will continue at the Accokeek, Maryland facility until all current orders from the U.S. Armed Forces have been filled. “We have not yet begun groundbreaking on the Tennessee facility and we do not anticipate that that building will be completed until the middle part of 2015,” continued Cooper. “That timing, combined with our need to plan an orderly transition of production from one facility to the other so that our delivery obligations to customers are not disrupted, means that no Beretta U.S.A. Maryland employee will be impacted by this news for many months. More importantly, we will use this time to meet with every Beretta U.S.A. employee whose Maryland job might be affected by the move to discuss with them their interest in taking a position at our new facility in Tennessee or, if they are not willing to do so, to lay out a long-term strategy for remaining with the Company while our production in Maryland continues.” Beretta U.S.A. anticipates that the Gallatin, Tennessee facility will involve $45 million of investment in building and equipment and the employment of around 300 employees during the next five years. Beretta U.S.A. has no plans to relocate its office, administrative and executive support functions from its Accokeek, Maryland facility. Media Contact:Jeff Reh[email protected]301-283-2191 ext. 1223 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rich r 0 Posted July 23, 2014 I'm hoping that eventually, they'll move the entire plant out of Maryland. They probably need to be near Washington,D.C. for those contracts though. r Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
n4p226r 105 Posted July 23, 2014 i think they know eventually the m9 is going to be replaced. then there is no reason to stay in maryland Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JimmyAGR 54 Posted July 24, 2014 Good for Beretta, get out! Hopefully will be following them out of the NE soon. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
remixer 1,645 Posted July 24, 2014 Maryland's loss is Tennessee's Gain. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HBecwithFn7 296 Posted July 24, 2014 I'm hoping that eventually, they'll move the entire plant out of Maryland. They probably need to be near Washington,D.C. for those contracts though. r They can easily keep a lobbying office in the Alexandria/Quantico area for that. But the HQ should move along with the operations, and send a statement to MD, The tricky part, though, is how they handle the "displaced" employees. I see they are being very careful to offer transition assistance to TN or elsewhere within the company, and that is a good thing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
average joe 5 Posted July 29, 2014 Maryland is so anti gun, now they will have less tax base, and more unemployment, its their own doing... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HBecwithFn7 296 Posted July 30, 2014 Maryland is so anti gun, now they will have less tax base, and more unemployment, its their own doing... I still think they should make it a "clean sweep" and move the HQ to TN as well. This way, they don't (I believe) have to pay corporate taxes to MD. Again, they can have a "lobby/laiason" office in the Alrington/Alexandria/Quantico" area for the Military stuff. Speaking of which, did any one see this little gem that trended on Yahoo this morning??? The Army's New Handgun: A weapon for Criminals? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M4BGRINGO 139 Posted July 30, 2014 Another reason to buy some more CX4's to help support their move! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
T Bill 649 Posted July 30, 2014 Speaking of which, did any one see this little gem that trended on Yahoo this morning??? The Army's New Handgun: A weapon for Criminals? And a companion article on the same topic at "The Atlantic" http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/07/how-military-guns-make-the-civilian-market/375123/ Daily Dose of Libtard swill All over the Army looking for a new sidearm. They will twist anything to further their agenda. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites