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Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) is an American multinational tobacco company, with products sold in over 180 countries. The most recognized and best selling product of the company is Marlboro; [2] its other major cigarette brands include L&M and Chesterfield. [3]
Marlboro (US: / ˈ m ɑː l ˌ b ʌr oʊ /, [2] [3] UK: / ˈ m ɑːr l b ər ə, ˈ m ɔː l-/) [4] is an American brand of cigarettes owned and manufactured by Philip Morris USA (a branch of Altria) within the United States and by Philip Morris International (PMI, now separate from Altria) in most global territories outside the US.
In 1929, the company made its first cigarettes in Richmond, Virginia, using an existing factory the company purchased. In 1933, this factory was racially integrated more than 30 years before the law required it. In 1938, the company offered preferred stock to ordinary buyers. [4] Philip Morris advertisement, portrayed by Johnny Roventini
Medicago, part-owned by Marlboro cigarette manufacturer Philip Morris International, makes its vaccine using a relative of the tobacco plant. Medicago, part-owned by Marlboro cigarette ...
The company now has its head offices in an unincorporated area of Henrico County, Virginia, near Richmond. [29] In addition, the company has a 450,000-square-foot, $350 million Center for Research and Technology located in downtown Richmond at the Virginia BioTechnology Research Park that employs approximately 600 scientists, engineers and ...
Marlboro is an American brand of cigarettes owned by Philip Morris USA. Marlboro may also refer to the name of various geographical locations, frequently named after the town of Marlborough in Wiltshire, England:
Brad Maurice Kelley (born 1956) is an American businessman who is the 9th largest landowner in the U.S., [1] with an estimated net worth of US$2.2 billion in 2018. [2] He founded the Commonwealth Brands tobacco company in 1991 and sold the company in 2001 to Houchens Industries for US$1 billion. [3]
Three agricultural properties in Marlboro Township sold for a total of $2.72 million, according to the latest real estate transfers filed with the Stark County Auditor's Office.