Moving a headquarters to a major city has become a necessary strategy to attract and retain top talent. While it is possible to keep the craftspersons who build the speakers in Hope, marketing, finance, sales, and other professionals will not relocate to small rural communities. Also, I am sure there is a need for integration of the employees of Klipsch with the other components of the parent company which would be more difficult without the relocation. Younger employees seek out active social lives, parents want their children to go to top elementary and secondary schools. These needs are more difficult to provide in rural communities.
This is not a knock on Hope. After all they produced a President! Nonetheless, the relocation was probably a business necessity.