Phillip Morris USA, a part of the Altria Group, is the leading cigarette manufacturer in the United States. The company s core business is manufacturing and marketing tobacco products to adults who use them. Its brands include Marlboro, Virginia Slims, Basic and Parliament. Philip Morris USA offices and facilities include headquarters, manufacturing, processing and support facilities in the Richmond, Va., area; a manufacturing facility in Cabarrus County, N.C.; a materials conversion plant in Louisville, Ky; sales offices crisscrossing the U.S.; and an office in The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The company employs approximately 12,000 people. For more than 20 consecutive years, Phillip Morris USA has been the nation s leading cigarette manufacturer and has had the highest, revenues, income, volume and market share among U.S. tobacco companies.