The ammunition manufacturing arm and sister company of a well-known Lexington gun maker will temporarily close down its plant in West Columbia and lay off nearly 80 workers at the end of January.
AAC Ammo, the sister company of Palmetto State Armory, said it did not have a date set for a potential reopening of its plant on Metropolitan Drive in West Columbia in a letter submitted to the S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW) Monday.
The company, which produces weapons ammunition sold on Palmetto State Armory’s website, operates alongside the armory’s production and distribution at the facility, but are separate brands. John Roberts, an attorney for the company, told The State that workers for Palmetto State Armory would not be impacted by the closure…