Tobacco producer Commonwealth Brands is adding 35 jobs as part of a $6.7-million investment in its facility in Rockingham County, N.C. The factory is being expanded to produce a new line of cigarette tubes that are currently made in Canada. Salaries, which will vary according to occupation, will average $37,571, well above Rockingham’s current annual wage [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Richmond, Virginia-based tobacco giant Philip Morris will shutter a cigarette plant in North Carolina, and lay off 1,100 people in Cabarrus County. The manufacturer is consolidating its production in Virginia. Employees were informed this morning. Philip Morris has been threatening to shut the plant for two years; the process would be finished in 2010. The company blames soft [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, March 22, 2009
The Golden LEAF Foundation, the North Carolina foundation turning cigarette industry money into jobs, said Friday it has $3.5 million for non-profits that develop short-term programs giving workers new skills. Foundation president Dan Gerlach said there are jobs in sheet metal fabrication and weatherization. The need for worker retraining has meant 15,000 new students flooding into community [...]
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Thursday, February 4, 2010
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