They Built the Plant. They Weren’t Paid.

A Two-Century Partnership

From the canal boats that carried Ilion’s barrels to market in the 1820s to the tooling houses, steel suppliers, and logistics firms of the modern era, Remington’s story has always been intertwined with independent businesses. Contractors and suppliers are how a manufacturer touches its regional economy: they hire locally, train apprentices, and extend credit in the expectation of being paid for finished work.

The LaGrange Project

Construction of the facility at 1475 South Davis Road drew on the west-Georgia contractor base and beyond. The public record — recorded liens and filed lawsuits — identifies a number of firms that performed work on or supplied the project and subsequently pursued formal remedies. The Verified Complaint separately alleges that more than 250 trade creditors of the enterprise remain unpaid, a figure that is an allegation and has not been adjudicated. (Verified Complaint ¶33.)

The Human Cost

Every entry in the table below is a business with a payroll behind it. Contractors front the cost of labor and materials for months and are made whole only when the owner pays; when payment never comes, the loss lands on crews, families, and lines of credit in the community where the work was done. A lien is not a negotiating tactic for firms like these — it is the last formal step available to a builder whose work is finished and whose invoices have gone quiet. That so many appear in the Troup County record books within a few months of each other, all against the same project, is why this page exists.

The Verified Complaint adds an allegation that makes the pattern darker, if proven: that a construction-loan draw (“Draw 9”) specifically designated for identified contractors was diverted upon receipt, and that the work of the affected firms had no identified deficiency. (¶¶50–51 — an allegation the defendants may contest.)

Firms in the Public Record

Listing here reflects presence in the public record (recorded liens, filed actions, or identification in a filed pleading). It implies no wrongdoing by any listed firm, and firms wishing to add, correct, or contextualize their entry may do so — see Mission & Standards.

Why This Page Exists

Trade creditors rarely make headlines, but they are often the parties with the most at stake in industrial disputes — small and mid-sized businesses whose payrolls depend on being paid for completed work. Documenting their publicly recorded claims, neutrally and accurately, is central to this site’s preservation mission.