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Altria to close center in S.A., lay off 42 

Altria Group announced Friday it will close its San Antonio service center, laying off 42 employees by the end of next year.

The parent company of Phillip Morris said it will shutter the site in December 2008 "to reduce costs and improve efficiencies," according to spokeswoman Lisa Gonzalez.

The San Antonio work will shift to Richmond, Va., and Buenos Aires, Argentina

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