RICHMOND, Va. — Reynolds American Inc. is expanding its Tobaccoville, N.C., manufacturing complex as it plans national distribution of its Vuse brand electronic cigarette this summer, the company said Friday.
The owner of nation’s second-biggest tobacco company did not disclose the costs related to the ramp-up, which will include a multimillion-dollar investment for high-speed manufacturing equipment, for competitive reasons but said the move would create more than 200 jobs over the next four years.
Reynolds, based in Winston-Salem, N.C., launched Vuse in Colorado last June and plans the initial wave of national distribution next month.
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