ILION, N.Y. (AP) — A gun factory in upstate New York with a history stretching back to the 19th century is scheduled to close in March, according to a letter from the company to union officials.
RemArms, the current version of Remington Arms, will close its facility in the Mohawk Valley village of Ilion around March 4, according to the letter sent Thursday.
The plant currently employs about 270 workers, according to union officials.
The factory site in the village dates to 1828, with many of the current buildings constructed early in the 20th century.
The current company no longer makes the Bushmaster AR-15 rifles used to kill 20 first-graders and six educators in the Sandy Hook shooting in Connecticut in 2012.
Persons:
RemArms, Sandy, Cecil E, Robert, ”
Organizations:
Remington, Observer, Dispatch, Investors, Roundhill Group, Owners, Union, United Mine Workers of America International
Locations:
New York, Mohawk, Ilion, Utica, Sandy Hook, Connecticut, Lenoir City , Tennessee, Georgia