Governor Pat McCrory and North Carolina Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker announced Tuesday that Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. will establish a new manufacturing facility in Rockingham County. The company plans to create more than 450 new jobs in North Carolina by the end of 2017 and invest more than $26 million in the new Mayodan location. Melissa Smith served as the developer for the project for the N.C. Department of Commerce.
“Advanced manufacturing companies like Ruger know that North Carolina is just the place for their company to grow and flourish,” said Governor McCrory. “The skilled manufacturing jobs that they’ll create will strengthen the Rockingham County economy and demonstrates the strong talent pool and attractive quality of life that characterizes this region of the state.”
Sturm, Ruger & Company is one of the nation’s leading manufacturers of high-quality firearms for the commercial sporting market, and a major producer of precision steel investment castings. Ruger produces hundreds of thousands of firearms each year for hunting, target shooting, collecting, self-defense, law enforcement and government agencies. The company currently employs more than 2,000 people at facilities in New Hampshire, Connecticut and Arizona.
“We are committed to creating new jobs in North Carolina and one major area of focus is advanced manufacturing,” said Secretary Decker. “We applaud the Ruger management team for their commitment to investing in North Carolina and welcome them to our family of strong corporate partners.”
“Ruger has created 900 jobs over the last five years and we hope to continue this growth in Mayodan,” said Ruger President and CEO Mike Fifer. “There is a phenomenal work force in the area. We’ve had two job fairs. The response has been tremendous and the caliber of the potential employees is really impressive.” Read more.