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Will Colt Abandon Florida Manufacturing Facility?

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When Colt’s Manufacturing Company signed a deal in 2011 with Osceola County, FL to open a “regional headquarters and product manufacturing center,” it was reported the company would employ more than 60 people at that site.  But, more than halfway through 2013, the facility still stands empty.

According to news reports, Colt’s Manufacturing has yet to take possession of the facility and it appears that none of those promised jobs have materialized.  With an end-of-the-year deadline looming in the contract between Colt and Osceola County, it is being reported that Colt’s lender, not the company, is working out an agreement to get things back on track.

What is going on?  Will Colt ultimately abandon the deal?

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Gun Company Troubles

If the media is to be believed, gun companies are all making money hand over fist: Black Friday gun sales set all time records and the re-election of President Obama has sparked impulse buying.  However, there are a few companies that are experiencing some difficulties right now.

A fire in mid-November shut down the Dan Wesson Firearms plant, halting all production of their guns.  The good news is only one employee was injured, and he or she did not need hospitalization.  The bad news is the company does not expect to re-open for business in 2012.

Superstorm Sandy wiped out the Henry Repeating Arms manufacturing facility in Bayonne, NJ in late October.  An estimated three feet of seawater flooded the facility, damaging at least 100 of the company’s manufacturing machines.  Additionally, parts of the facility’s roof was destroyed and some inventory was soaked with sea- and rainwater.

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Colt Defense Posts Another Loss

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Colt Defense lost $6.7 million dollars in the quarter ending July 31, 2012.

Compared to the same quarter from one year ago, Colt sold 23.2% more products.  Yet, the company saw a more than 250% increase in losses.  Methinks these numbers are not good.