Adam Weatherby stood on the busy 2018 SHOT Show floor and explained that after 73 years, the historic rifle and shotgun company is pulling up its California roots and moving to a friendlier locale.
Weatherby New Headquarters Coming Soon to Sheridan, WyomingIt was an interesting announcement. Adam, grandson of founder Roy Weatherby, explained how his grandfather had headed west from Kansas to establish his rifle company in California because he was seeking better weather. Now, Weatherby’s future is in Sheridan, Wyoming, and for the Weatherby family, the skies couldn’t be brighter.
“We wanted a place where we could retain a great workforce, and where our employees could live an outdoor lifestyle,” Weatherby explained. “We wanted to move to a state where we can grow into our brand. Wyoming means new opportunities. We are not interested in maintaining; we are growing.”
Governor Extends His Welcome
Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead was on hand for the announcement and congratulated state officials and Weatherby employees for the decision to produce firearms in the Cowboy State.
“This is wonderful for Wyoming and for Weatherby,” Mead said. “Weatherby’s firearms will now be made in Sheridan and shipped all over the world.
“As I said in my state of the state address last year: In Wyoming we don’t just want to be known as a firearm state, we want to be known as the firearm state,” Mead said in a separate interview.
This isn’t the first time Mead has been able to lure a company to Wyoming’s wide open skies. Notably, Magpul and Hi Viz Shooting Systems relocated from Colorado after Gov. John Hickenlooper signed into law highly restrictive gun control measures. The passage of that law resulted in two state senators being recalled.
The Wyoming move, expected to be completed in 2019, means 70 to 90 jobs and $5 million in payroll over the next five years.
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