Virginia Tobacco Commission (VTC)/Virginia Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission (VTRRC), 2006, 2008-2017.

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In 1998, the Attorneys General of 46 states signed the Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) with the four largest tobacco companies in the United States to settle state suits and recover billions of dollars in costs associated with treating smoking-related illnesses. The Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission is a 28-member body created by the 1999 General Assembly. Its mission is the promotion of economic growth and development in formerly tobacco-dependent communities, using proceeds of the national tobacco settlement. To date, the Commission has created tens of thousands of jobs and hundreds of millions of dollars of investment in Southern and Southwest Virginia. Originally called the Virginia Tobacco Commission, the name was changed in 2016. Source: website of the Commission, https://revitalizeva.org/ (accessed 19 July 2024). Originally called the Virginia Tobacco Commission, the name was changed in 2015.

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