Daryl Ingram, our SVP & CEO, moderated the panel discussion on Georgia’s Firearms Industry at GEDA’s Monthly luncheon. He spoke with Paul Lemke, CEO of Norma Precision, Bret Vorhees, President & CEO of Taurus Holdings & Trevor Santos, Director of Government Relations-State Affairs for NSSF.
Business development advantages offered by the State took center stage during the discussion, focusing on why companies around the world continue to look to the Peach State for their business expansion needs and success.
Georgia’s competitive incentives and tax structures, access to a variety of energy options, a robust workforce of highly skilled labor pool and our top-ranked workforce development program, Quick Start, help keep advanced manufacturing companies up and running and usually the No. 1 reason why companies decide to relocate to Georgia. Additionally, our access to new markets is exceptional, with 80 percent of U.S. markets being within a two-hour flight and a two-day or less truck haul.
Following a productive networking session and lively lunch, the Firearms Industry panel discussion got underway. Below are key insights that emerged from the insightful and informative discussion.
Why have Georgia and other states become the location of choice for relocation and expansion of the firearms industry?
~ “The state’s support was a big reason why Taurus moved to Georgia. That’s what attracted us to Georgia,”Bret Vorhees.
~ “Unprecedented assistance with dedication to our company and the industry was a huge deal. Folks bent over backward to give the level of support we wanted, and we don’t feel that would happen in any other state,” Paul Lemke.
~ “The #1 State for doing business is standing with arms wide open and welcoming our industry,” Trevor Santos.
Economic Development teams are trying to do all they can to remove barriers, to make projects work. How important is the community’s leadership where your plant is located?
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