{"id":78011,"date":"2023-10-08T14:53:17","date_gmt":"2023-10-08T14:53:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/10\/08\/sig-sauer-plans-to-expand-ammunition-factory-in-central-arkansas\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T15:28:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T15:28:59","slug":"sig-sauer-plans-to-expand-ammunition-factory-in-central-arkansas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/off-duty\/gearscout\/2023\/10\/08\/sig-sauer-plans-to-expand-ammunition-factory-in-central-arkansas\/","title":{"rendered":"Sig Sauer plans to expand ammunition factory in central Arkansas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>Editor\u2019s note: This&nbsp;<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/arkansasadvocate.com\/briefs\/central-arkansas-ammo-factory-to-expand-planning-625-new-jobs\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>article<\/i><\/a><i>&nbsp;was first published in the&nbsp;<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/arkansasadvocate.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>Arkansas Advocate<\/i><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An expansion at a Central Arkansas gun ammunition factory is projected to bring more than 600 new jobs over the next five years, according to a Friday announcement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New Hampshire-based firearms company Sig Sauer plans a $150 million expansion of its Elite Performance Ammunition manufacturing facility in Jacksonville to help fulfill its contract with the U.S. Department of Defense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are incredibly excited about expanding our ammunition operations here in Jacksonville and building upon years of success in Arkansas,\u201d said Ron Cohen, President and CEO, Sig Sauer, Inc. \u201cThis opportunity has proven itself essential to the growth and sustainment of our ammunition business, and further enforces our commitment to the Arkansas community and workforce.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The gun company first brought its ammo plant to Jacksonville in 2016 with 50 jobs. Since, it has expanded and now employs roughly 350 people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The expansion announced by the company and Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Friday includes a new 250,000-square-foot building to house parts of its manufacturing processes and 625 projected new jobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHere in Arkansas, we love welcoming business expansions almost as much as we love defending the Second Amendment,\u201d Sanders said in a statement. \u201cSIG SAUER\u2019s expansion to their facility in Jacksonville does both, creating jobs and reaffirming Arkansans\u2019 right to keep and bear arms. I\u2019m proud this company chose Arkansas to plant its roots\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sig Sauer manufactures ammunition and ammunition components for the Defense Department, global defense and law enforcement and consumers in addition to pistol night sights at the Jacksonville facility. 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