Cook Medical to Refit Cigarette Plant Into Medical Device Manufacturing Facility
WINSTON-SALEM, NC—Cook Medical has announced plans to acquire an old cigarette factory here and convert it into a new medical device manufacturing plant.
Part of the R.J. Reynolds factory built in 1961, the new facility will house Cook Medical’s local workforce of over 650 employees. Cigarette production in the 850,000-square-foot building ended in 2012, and the space was donated to the Whitaker Park Development Authority.