Hopkinsville, Kentucky — According to state and local development sources, U.S. Smokeless Tobacco plans to expand in Hopkinsville. The company is creating 200 new jobs at this facility. The company plans to complete the expansion in Hopkinsville, on or about July 1, 2027. According to the company website, U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company (USSTC) is the worlds leading producer and marketer of moist smokeless tobacco products, with a heritage that dates back more than 200 years to George Weymans tobacco shop in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1822. Over two centuries, the company has built an American heritage and formed close, long-standing relationships with tobacco growers in Kentucky and Tennessee and with manufacturing communities in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, and Nashville, Tennessee. USSTCs leading moist smokeless tobacco brands include Copenhagen and Skoal, each of which generates more than $1 billion in annual retail sales, along with value brands such as Red Seal and Husky, all made from 100 percent American-grown tobacco. The company became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Altria Group, Inc. in 2009 and is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, where its leadership team focuses on a strategic goal of being the leading oral tobacco and oral nicotine products company, offering products for a diverse set of adult tobacco consumers with the potential to reduce harm. Market data on the site indicate that approximately one out of every two moist smokeless tobacco consumers purchases a USSTC brand and that its Oral Tobacco Products segment held a 37.5 percent retail share in 2024, underscoring its strong market position. Alongside its commercial success, USSTC emphasizes responsible marketing, investments in programs to prevent underage use, and an ongoing commitment to adjusting its business practices in response to stakeholder expectations and public health information about the serious diseases and addiction risks associated with smokeless tobacco products.

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Company Contact:
U.S. Smokeless Tobacco
6601 W Broad St
Richmond, VA23230
Phone: 800-650-7411
LinkedIn Link: https://www.linkedin.com/company/usstc/

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