Updated 05-May-2020.
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My botty best at summarizing from Wikipedia: Altria is one of the world’s largest producers and marketers of tobacco, cigarettes and related products . it operates worldwide and is headquartered in unincorporated Henrico County, Virginia, just outside the city of Richmond . the name “altria” is claimed to come from the Latin word for “high” it was part of a trend of companies rebranding to names that previously did not exist . in 2003 Altria was ranked in 2006, a federal court found that altria, along with R.J. Reynolds Tobacco, Lorillard, and Philip Morris were found guilty of misleading the public about the dangers of smoking . in 2007, Altri Altria moved its headquarters from new york city to Richmond, Virginia in 2008 . the company is headquartered less than five miles west of the city limits of Richmond . layoffs affected thousands of employees in Richmond and North Carolina . in 2009, Altria finalized its purchase of UST Inc. . on december 8, 2018, altria has announced its intent to acquire a Altria’s market capitalization was valued at over US$118.5 billion in October 2018 . in 2003, Philip Morris announced that it would move its headquarters to Virginia . the move would save the company over $60 million each year the company now has its head offices in an unincorporated area of Henrico County, Virginia, near Richmond . the company has a 450,000-square-foot, $350 million center for research and technology located in downtown Richmond