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Commonwealth plans 35 more jobs, paying $37,500, in Reidsville
Jump to full article: Winston-Salem (NC) Journal, 2010-02-05
Author: Richard Craver * Journal Reporter
Intro: The increasing popularity of roll-your-own tobacco products has given a boost to Commonwealth Brands Inc. at a time when local competitors are cutting back on production and jobs.
The company said yesterday that it is expanding its plant in Reidsville by adding a product line for cigarette tubes, which consumers use as a device for rolling or stuffing tobacco for a less-expensive smoke.
Commonwealth said it will create 35 jobs this year, expanding its local work force to 259 employees. It also will spend $6.7 million on capital improvements.
The company, based in Bowling Green, Ky., makes discount brands USA Gold and Sonoma, as well as cigarette tubes and blended and fine-cut tobaccos. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Imperial Tobacco Group of England.
Commonwealth has about 3.8 percent of the U.S. market share, said Bill Godshall, the executive director of SmokeFree Pennsylvania.
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