JT International, a Swiss tobacco company, plans to relocate its U.S. headquarters to Raleigh and bring 100 jobs.
The office is currently located in New Jersey. The headquarters will open later this year in One North Hills Tower in midtown Raleigh.
JTI already has a big economic impact on North Carolina with hundreds of contracted tobacco farms and a large buying station in Wilson. North Carolina farmers harvested 113,000 acres of flue-cured tobacco in 2023, down 2,000 acres from last year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
“We are proud to welcome JTI’s leadership and headquarters to North Carolina,” said Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler in a statement. “As a leading buyer of North Carolina tobacco, this move to Wake County is a great sign of their long-term interest in working with our growers and will help us further build on this important trade partnership.”
The new jobs in Raleigh will be in various fields, including sales, customer service and administration. The company is also looking for workers with marketing, finance and human resources skills.
“Raleigh is an ideal location for our new headquarters because it is a vibrant and growing city with a top of its class talent pool for recruitment of new employees,” said JTI President Corrado Mautone. “We are already hiring in the Raleigh area, and we are excited to open our new office later this year.”
JT International sells brands such as LD, Wave, Wings and Export A. Previously headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey, the company employs more than 250 people across the United States.
JTI USA is part of the JTI Group of Companies, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, employing about 46,000 people globally. The company was formed in 1999 when its parent company JT Group acquired the non-US operations of R.J. Reynolds.