🌱 How Ruger quietly made Mayodan its new corporate home
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- How Ruger quietly made Mayodan its new corporate home
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📰 News we're reading
• Ruger moved from Connecticut to North Carolina and didn't tell anyone (wearethemighty.com) — Ruger has officially shifted its corporate headquarters to Mayodan, confirming that the town now hosts the company’s largest workforce and production capacity. The article traces Ruger’s move from its historic Connecticut base, outlines its major firearms lines, and highlights how past expansions and acquisitions have steadily concentrated more of its manufacturing and distribution operations in Mayodan. 
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