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Area Development - Site Selection, Facility Planning and Workforce Development

Cherokee Tobacco Company Plans Pelham, North Carolina, Production Operations

12/23/2024
Cherokee Tobacco Company, a sister company of JEB International, plans to establish operations in Pelham, North Carolina. The $14 million project is expected to create 39 jobs in Caswell County.

The investment includes a new 65,000-square-foot manufacturing and distribution facility which will be located in Pelham Business Park. Operations are scheduled to begin in the fourth quarter of 2025 or early 2026.

“We are very excited to be coming to North Carolina and to be working closely with Caswell County and PCC,” said Jay Barker, the Owner & CEO of Cherokee Tobacco Company and JEB International. “We believe this new facility will improve efficiency for both groups and create the optimal environment to carry our companies and our brands into the future.”

A performance-based grant of $125,000 from the One North Carolina Fund awarded to Cherokee Tobacco Company, LLC will help support the project. The OneNC Fund provides financial assistance to local governments to help attract economic investment and to create jobs. Companies receive no money upfront and must meet job creation and capital investment targets to qualify for payment. All OneNC grants require matching participation from local governments and any award is contingent upon that condition being met.

“North Carolina leads the nation in tobacco production,” noted N.C. Commerce Secretary Machelle Baker Sanders. “Our manufacturing and agribusiness industries continue to evolve and attract innovative companies that want to create new jobs and products through new technologies.”

In addition to the North Carolina Department of Commerce and the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina (EDPNC), other key partners in this project include the North Carolina General Assembly, North Carolina Community College System, Piedmont Community College, Caswell County, and Caswell County Economic Development.

Cherokee Tobacco Company is the exclusive national distributor of Cherokee cigarettes.

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