Ruger to open new plant in North Carolina

Sturm, Ruger & Co., one of the country’s largest gun manufacturers, announced earlier this month that it plans to open a new manufacturing facility in Mayodan, N.C.

Plans for the 220,000-square-foot plant are expected to be finalized in August, Ruger said, noting that the project would represent the company’s first major expansion in more than a quarter-century.

Ruger, which is based in Southport, currently has plants in Newport, N.H., and Prescott, Ariz., where it collectively employs more than 2,000 people.