This is a very important question because Huntsville is the
site for many technological jobs and the future of the city depends on continued
development in this area. The Remington Outdoor Company promises to bring at
least 2,000 full-time jobs to the Huntsville area. This reassignment is not
just important to the plant, it is also vital to the inhabitants of the city.
In the recent past, we have seen cities like Florence Alabama, become devastated
when local manufacturing jobs left their community. This created an increase in
unemployment which was directly related to the increase in the crime rate i.e. copy
cat drug busts (Stokes, 2009) . Members of the jobless
community of Florence was force to move to larger, more diverse communities
such as Huntsville and Madison, which created a culture shock for many. The Remington
move will greatly improve the attendance at many of the local community colleges.
These educational institutions will have the burden of training the future
Remington workforce. This will be a workforce that will have more money to put
back into the local economy, which will also afford many individuals the
opportunity to invest as well as established a better way of life.
The
information technology society in Huntsville Alabama will experience an
increase in revenue as well as new technological advances. This will occur
because the average citizen will seek more education, which will allow them to
develop different social interests such as arts and theater. There will also be
an increase in the building of new restaurants and entertainment centers, which
would require a greater demand for web hosting, web design and marketing for
these newly developed business entities. The impact of this move can be seen
already in the development of new partnerships between Remington and the
Alabama Industrial Development Training Operation Corporation. This Corporation
“will provide pre-employment screening and training for the Remington plan as
part of an incentive value at $15.9 million” (Berry, 2014) . These partnerships
as well as the collaborations they will encourage will be beneficial to all
areas of the Huntsville marketplace.
Berry, L. (2014, February 17). Remington Gun Plant
Coming to Huntsville. Retrieved from Al.com:
http://www.al.com/business/index.ssf/2014/02/want_a_job_at_the_new_remingto.html
Stokes, T. (2009, August 18). West Florence residents
seek new look, attitude. Times Daily.com, pp.
http://www.timesdaily.com/archives/article_2eb1ee54-29d3-5742-ad69-b94026435fa0.html.
