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Altria Group, Inc. (previously known as Philip Morris Companies, Inc. until 2003) is an American corporation and one of the world's largest producers and marketers of tobacco, cigarettes, and medical products in the treatment of illnesses caused by tobacco.
The headquarters complex has been cited as a prototype for modern suburban office development. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. [1] It is the headquarters for the Altria Group, formerly known as the Philip Morris Companies, Inc. [2] The property is owned by the University of Richmond. [3]
On January 27, 2003, Philip Morris Companies Inc. changed its name to Altria Group, Inc. [10] Even under this new name, Altria continues to own 100% of Philip Morris USA (abbreviated PM USA). In the fall of 2003, Philip Morris USA moved its headquarters from New York City to Richmond, Virginia.
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Altria (NYSE: MO) owns the Marlboro brand, which has a roughly 41% market share in North America. If history is any guide, Altria's cigarette business will continue to worsen over the next three ...
In 1987, Philip Morris International (PMI) was incorporated as an operating company of Philip Morris Companies Inc. [2] In 2001, the operations center of the company was transferred from Rye Brook, New York, to Lausanne, Switzerland. [2] [11] On January 27, 2003, Philip Morris Companies Inc. formally changed its name to the Altria Group. [12]
[1] [2] The park's largest tenant is Richmond-based Altria Group, Inc., which opened the metal-clad, 450,000-square-foot, $350 million Center for Research & Technology [3] on the site in 2007. The heavily secured complex employs 600 scientists, engineers and support staff. [4]