Lawmakers: Gun co. plans $20M upgrade at NY plant

Posted at: 03/08/2013 10:13 AM
By: AP

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ILION, N.Y. (AP) - A group of New York state lawmakers says they've been told by Remington Arms that the company plans to spend $20 million upgrading its gun manufacturing plant in the Mohawk Valley.
    
Local media outlets report that three senators and three Assembly members met with Remington officials on Wednesday to discuss what they could do to ensure the company keeps its plant in the Herkimer County village of Ilion, where Remington employs about 1,200 people.
    
Concerns were raised about the company's future in Ilion after the Legislature passed a law banning the sale of military-style rifles, including the Bushmaster product made at the Remington plant. Since the law was passed in mid-January, other states have shown interest in having Remington relocate the plant.
    
Remington officials haven't commented on the upgrade plans.

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