PROJECT INTELLIGENCE

Rideout Arsenal

New facility · Thomasville, GA · Aerospace & defense · Announced 2026-06-10

Investment$22,000,000Announced capital

Jobs120Reported jobs

StatusAnnounced

VerificationConfirmedLast verified 2026-10-04

Sources & verification

gov.georgia.gov ↗

Recorded publisher: Office of the Governor of Georgia
Source quality: primary-government
Verification basis: Inherited verification

Project facts

Decision / announcement date: 2026-06-10
Date precision: day
Sector: Aerospace & defense
Facility action: New facility
Facility type: Firearms manufacturing plant
Project status: Announced
Project / facility: New firearms manufacturing facility

Figures & qualifications

Capital category: Committed
Capital scope: site
Jobs classification: New/Direct
Jobs basis: Governor: 'creating 120 new jobs over the next several years.'
Statistical exclusion reason: Expansion band ($50M/100): outside the core $100M/250 statistical series.

Rideout Arsenal is investing $22 million in a firearms manufacturing plant in Thomasville's Plantation Oak Industrial Park, creating 120 jobs over several years.

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Transferred / retained jobs · Construction jobs