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199 tobacco jobs planned for Rockingham County

Published on January 22nd, 2008 04:06

General Tobacco's products include GT One and Silver brand cigarettes, Vaquero Little Cigars, and 32 Degrees menthol cigarettes.

MAYODAN, N.C. (AP) -- Good news for Rockingham County's economy.

A maker of tobacco products will bring 199 jobs and a 50--million-dollar investment to Mayodan over the next three years.

Miami-based General Tobacco, the sixth-largest tobacco company in the nation, will open a manufacturing plant in the coming months. The company says it should be fully operational in about a year.

The jobs will pay an average of 750 dollars a week, plus benefits. The average weekly wage in Rockingham County is 555 dollars, not including benefits.

The company will receive 2-point-4--million dollars in local and state incentives.

General Tobacco's products include G-T One and Silver brand cigarettes, Vaquero Little Cigars, and 32 Degrees menthol cigarettes.

The Mayodan plant will replace a manufacturing facility in Colombia, South America.

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