Will Springfield ever move out of Illinois?

[SaltyMonkey]

Given the high tax and regulation environment of blue states do you think SA will ever bail?
Come on down south ! We would love to have you!
Warm weather, better taxes, and always a smiling face.

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[Old_Me]

from what i have been seeing the past few years, i think it's inevitable.

and it is each state's loss in revenue from corporate taxes, payroll etc.

 

[Annihilator]

With todays climate on guns, you just never know

 

[Talyn]

SA just built/or are in the process of building a new facility in the same place as they have been. I understand local loyality but they could have just moved a few miles west across the river into Iowa which would have allowed folks that live in IL to commute to work easily on the two Interstate highways.

 

[Old_Me]

SA just built/or are in the process of building a new facility in the same place as they have been. I understand local loyality but they could have just moved a few miles west across the river into Iowa which would have allowed folks that live in IL to commute to work easily on the two Interstate highways.

they can also convert any new building into office space or condos, and get outta Dodge, and reap the rental payments.

fingers crossed.....

 

[papa]

It is a true shame how this state is run.

 

[Pitdogg2]

It is a true shame how this state is run.

1000%

 

[Wirenut]

Near me the local municipalities are giving businesses giant tax incentives to build.
I am guessing Springfield may have made a sweet deal to stay.

 

[KLGunner]

I know there was talk down here in Texas to get a couple of the gun companies to move down here. I wonder if they asked Springfield or not. I’d definitely love to have Springfield in a state that would back them with everything they got.

 

[David N.]

I know there was talk down here in Texas to get a couple of the gun companies to move down here. I wonder if they asked Springfield or not. I’d definitely love to have Springfield in a state that would back them with everything they got.

Oklahoma would welcome them with open arms.

 

[HayesGreener]

Trouble with re-locating has always been with moving away from your skilled machinists and technicians. They have about 200 employees with pretty good pay scales. I am sure the local community will offer many incentives to keep them local. I would like to see a cluster of gun makers co-located in a gun friendly state so they can develop a sustainable local skill base

 

[HayesGreener]

I grew up in that state. The dividing line north and south of I-80 is like two separate countries.

 

[ChanceMcCall]

they can also convert any new building into office space or condos, and get outta Dodge, and reap the rental payments.

fingers crossed.....

They would not find anyone standing in line to rent property in Geneseo. They would also have the same problem with their family homes when it came to selling them.

They are also multi generational folks with lots of family in the area. Moving would be very painful for them.

 

[T_Cactus]

Could they not move the corporate office and leave the manufacturing portion there in Geneseo?
That would kill two birds with one move.

 

[xdman]

They are building a whole new campus outside of the city proper near the Reese farm. So Probably not. Interesting fact Armalite, Springfield and Rock River Arms are a few miles apart from each other.…..From what I have been told, that area of IL is very pro gun. Thats like judging Alabama based on Birmingha/Montgomery (capital) and Mobile. Those big cities are completely different from the rest of the state.

 

[Talyn]

SA just wants to stay in their traditional location, although Iowa is only 20 miles away on I-80.

 

[T_Cactus]

Well ,,,,, I’m available anytime SA needs some new leadership
I’ll get er done .... damn the torpedoes ,, full speed ahead

 

[Pitdogg2]

Interesting fact Armalite, Springfield and Rock River Arms are a few miles apart from each other.…..From what I have been told, that area of IL is very pro gun.

This is true, there were more but they had had enough and left the state. Before The company now known as Armalite, they were known as Eagle Arms. I have one of their H-bars. Damn fine rifle has not once hiccupped.

I was under the impression that Armalite is now manufactured in Arizona but company headquarters is Illinois. If that's the case it's just going to take one bad day to up and leave.

 

[Hurryin' Hoosier]

I grew up in that state. The dividing line north and south of I-80 is like two separate countries.

As a Hoosier neighbor, I have always felt sorry for "down state" Illini. Most people automatically associate Illinois with Chicagoland. Very sad. (Indiana, BTW, is also like two different states, with the dividing line being US-40.)