Jones Lang LaSalle from Chicago has been selected to market the 2100 acre Philip Morris site in Concord. In June 2007, Philip Morris announced it would close the plant in 2010 and cost the county 2600 jobs.
Leaders in the community hope that someone will buy the land and facility and help replace the 2600 jobs we will be losing.
One of the challenges of the firm will be to determine the timing of the sale. Philip Morris has the results of a study by a land-planning firm.
With the closing of this plant, Richmond, Virginia will remain the only US production plant for Philip Morris.
Philip Morris has been a good corporate citizen for our county and will be missed.
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