{"id":194963,"date":"2026-03-17T14:27:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T14:27:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/194963\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T14:27:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T14:27:07","slug":"philip-morris-to-open-tampa-office-create-180-jobs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/194963\/","title":{"rendered":"Philip Morris to open Tampa office, create 180 jobs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Philip Morris International U.S. plans to open a Business Solutions Center in Tampa\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/tbbwmag.com\/category\/real-estate\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Westshore district<\/a>, a $50 million investment expected to create about <a href=\"https:\/\/tbbwmag.com\/category\/economic-growth\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">180 jobs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The new office will open at Highwoods Bay Center, 5426 Bay Center Drive, where the company will consolidate business solutions, distribution operations and customer service functions. <\/p>\n<p>The project includes a 10-year lease and the buildout of the space.<\/p>\n<p>The company said the Tampa <a href=\"https:\/\/tbbwmag.com\/category\/tampa-bay-business\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">office<\/a> will support its U.S. operations. The new roles are expected to include positions in finance, data engineering and analytics, information <a href=\"https:\/\/tbbwmag.com\/category\/tech\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">technology<\/a>, project management, sales enablement, talent acquisition and people operations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur new Business Solutions Center underscores PMI U.S.\u2019s long-term commitment to investing in American communities and the people who power them,\u201d Stacey Kennedy, CEO of PMI U.S., said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Westshore continues to attract corporate offices<\/p>\n<p>The project adds another corporate office user to Westshore, one of the region\u2019s largest business districts.<\/p>\n<p>Bob Rohrlack, president and CEO of the Tampa Bay Chamber, called the decision \u201ca strong vote of confidence in our region\u2019s dynamic economy, talented workforce, and thriving business environment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Craig Richard, president and CEO of the Tampa Bay Economic Development Council, said the group worked with PMI U.S. on the project and will support the company as it opens its Hillsborough County office.<\/p>\n<p>READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/tbbwmag.com\/tampa-bay-real-estate-news\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">TAMPA BAY REAL ESTATE NEWS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Tampa center is part of a broader U.S. investment push by PMI. The company said it has invested more than $1 billion since 2022 in manufacturing, operations and workforce costs through Sept. 30, 2025. <\/p>\n<p>That includes a $600 million commitment for a ZYN nicotine pouch manufacturing facility in Aurora, Colorado, a $232 million expansion in Owensboro, Kentucky, and more than $37 million tied to expanded operations in Wilson, North Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>PMI said it employs more than 3,000 people in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>The company did not disclose when the office will open or when hiring will begin.<\/p>\n<p>  Stay Informed<\/p>\n<p>\n    Stay up to date on Tampa Bay business news, executive profiles and the companies shaping the region.\n  <\/p>\n<p>\t\tPost navigation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Philip Morris International U.S. plans to open a Business Solutions Center in Tampa\u2019s Westshore district, a $50 million&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":194964,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[135,137,136],"class_list":["post-194963","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tampa","tag-tampa","tag-tampa-headlines","tag-tampa-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194963","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=194963"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194963\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/194964"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=194963"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=194963"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=194963"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}