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Smith & Wesson is sick of the liberal a-holes in the northeast

Posted on 9/30/21 at 9:40 am
Posted by bbvdd
Memphis, TN
Member since Jun 2009
28061 posts
Posted on 9/30/21 at 9:40 am
Posted on the OB as well but this is pretty significant:

Smith & Wesson (SWBI) to move to Tennessee
Moving 750 jobs to Maryville, TN

WSJ Article

quote:

The company will invest more than $125 million to relocate its headquarters and some operations from Springfield, Mass., where it has been based for generations, to Blount County, Tenn., near Knoxville. It will create 750 jobs in the area, according to the Tennessee Department of Economic & Community Development.

The lower cost of living was a factor in the move, Chief Executive Mark Smith said in a statement. He thanked Republican Gov. Bill Lee and the GOP-dominated legislature “for their unwavering support of the Second Amendment and for creating a welcoming, business-friendly environment.”



Two big wins for TN this week. S&W and Ford both announce they are moving/opening new factories in TN.
Posted by ShinerHorns
El Paso
Member since Jul 2021
5617 posts
Posted on 9/30/21 at 9:40 am to
Blue states are essentially bankrupt. Hilarious to see.
Posted by OTIS2
NoLA
Member since Jul 2008
52171 posts
Posted on 9/30/21 at 9:42 am to
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Blue states are essentially bankrupt.


Not as long as Dems control the Federal check book.
Posted by thebigmuffaletta
Member since Aug 2017
15431 posts
Posted on 9/30/21 at 9:42 am to
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Blue states are essentially bankrupt. Hilarious to see.


And the idiots that voted for the people that bankrupted those states will continue to vote blue.
Posted by idlewatcher
Planet Arium
Member since Jan 2012
92293 posts
Posted on 9/30/21 at 9:43 am to
Do they also get some sort of tax incentive to move? Seems like a good play for S&W.

Nothing worse than a Bostonian liberal
Posted by Jrv2damac
KS (mountain time)
Member since Mar 2004
72100 posts
Posted on 9/30/21 at 9:44 am to
Why the frick were they ever there?
Posted by Zarkinletch416
Deep in the Heart of Texas
Member since Jan 2020
8689 posts
Posted on 9/30/21 at 9:44 am to
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Blue states are essentially bankrupt. Hilarious to see.


Yes!

Posted by NineLineBind
LA....no, the other one
Member since May 2020
8407 posts
Posted on 9/30/21 at 9:45 am to
You could almost see this coming. I'm surprised it didn't happen many years ago.
Posted by LSUROXS
Texas
Member since Sep 2006
8501 posts
Posted on 9/30/21 at 9:46 am to
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Smith & Wesson (SWBI) to move to Tennessee
Moving 750 jobs to Maryville, TN


Why Tennessee? Tennessee is as bad as Virginia.
Posted by mark65mc
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2007
11498 posts
Posted on 9/30/21 at 9:47 am to
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Why the frick were they ever there?


In 1856, when the company was founded, that area was a bit less of a progressive shithole.
Posted by 14&Counting
Dallas, TX
Member since Jul 2012
41381 posts
Posted on 9/30/21 at 9:48 am to
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Why Tennessee? Tennessee is as bad as Virginia.


Alabama or Texas.

Believe Kimber moved to Alabama from New York
Posted by coachcrisp
pensacola, fl
Member since Jun 2012
30874 posts
Posted on 9/30/21 at 9:49 am to
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Why the frick were they ever there?



Well for starters, they began there about 170 years ago!
Posted by TrueTiger
Chicken's most valuable
Member since Sep 2004
79835 posts
Posted on 9/30/21 at 9:49 am to
It was sad when S&W caved in the 1990s.
Posted by auggie
Opelika, Alabama
Member since Aug 2013
30890 posts
Posted on 9/30/21 at 9:50 am to
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Why the frick were they ever there?

Back when these companies started, these were the industrial centers. That's where the metal manufacturers and skilled machinists were located. It does seem that these companies would have seen the writing on the wall about 50 years ago though, and got the hell out of dodge.
Posted by bbvdd
Memphis, TN
Member since Jun 2009
28061 posts
Posted on 9/30/21 at 9:51 am to
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Why Tennessee? Tennessee is as bad as Virginia.



WTH are you talking about? TN is still conservative much unlike Louisiana.

Plus no state income tax in TN.
Posted by Lima Whiskey
Member since Apr 2013
22594 posts
Posted on 9/30/21 at 9:55 am to
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In 1856, when the company was founded, that area was a bit less of a progressive shithole.



It actually hasn't changed at all.

They've always been like this.
Posted by FightinTigersDammit
Louisiana North
Member since Mar 2006
46103 posts
Posted on 9/30/21 at 9:57 am to
I hear Smith and Wesson ads on the radio, but they never mention any products.
Posted by Stealth Matrix
29°59'55.98"N 90°05'21.85"W
Member since Aug 2019
10837 posts
Posted on 9/30/21 at 9:58 am to
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Why the frick were they ever there?

So once upon a time Massachusetts was known for extreme patriotism....
Posted by BigJim
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2010
14960 posts
Posted on 9/30/21 at 9:59 am to
That's great for TN, but I can't help but think this is another thing Louisiana missed out on.
Posted by auggie
Opelika, Alabama
Member since Aug 2013
30890 posts
Posted on 9/30/21 at 10:00 am to
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FightinTigersDammit

Did you get my emails back from a few weeks ago?
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