Brazilian gun manufacturer to bring 300 jobs to Bainbridge (Decatur: construction, manufacturing)

[Airforceguy]

A Brazilian manufacturer will be investing more than $20 million to open a facility in Decatur County that builds firearms, Gov. Nathan Deal's office announced Thursday.

Taurus USA will create 300 jobs and invest more than $22.5 million in infrastructure and operations to establish a firearms manufacturing plant in Bainbridge, according to a news release. Construction on a 200,000-square-foot facility, with 180,000 square feet of space for manufacturing and 20,000 square feet of administrative space, will begin in September, the company said.

Taurus USA is based in Miami and owned by Forjas Taurus, S.A., a publicly traded company based in Brazil that manufactures a variety of consumer and industrial products. Through its subsidiaries, the company manufactures and distributes the Taurus, Rossi, and Heritage product lines.

New jobs openings coming to the Georgia plant are said to be for skilled labor positions, administrative personnel, customer service representatives and management teams.

Deal said Taurus pulled the trigger on the investment because of Georgia’s "strong manufacturing sector and business-friendly climate."

https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/...m-georgia.html

[AnsleyPark]

Good for Bainbridge. Bad for humanity.

[Beach Sportsfan]

Getting a lemon. Look at their reviews from their plant in south Florida. Maybe they’ll do better in Ga.

[Born 2 Roll]

Originally Posted by Beach Sportsfan

Getting a lemon. Look at their reviews from their plant in south Florida. Maybe they’ll do better in Ga.

Yeah, the company may be a lemon.

But an area like Bainbridge and Decatur County in the generally extremely economically depressed extreme southwest corner of Georgia isn't exactly drowning in economic development opportunities, so any win that they can get is a good one.