Ground breaks on Barrett Firearms Rutherford County campus

State leaders gathered in Christiana on Wednesday for a ceremonial groundbreaking related to the future Barrett Firearms’ Manufacturing and Technology Campus, with an early 2027 completion eyed for the Rutherford County facility.

The $76.4 million project will feature a 250,000-square-foot weapons manufacturing facility to be located on Manchester Pike and to house Barrett's corporate offices and space for the U.S. headquarters of the NIOA Group, Barrett’s Australian-owned parent company.