After 100 years, Planters' influence has faded as Suffolk has boomed.

From: Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA) | Date: June 4, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: Aaron Applegate

Jun. 4--SUFFOLK -- In 1994, when Planters opened a $35 million plant to replace its aging factory, city officials were thrilled. "Planters has been synonymous with Suffolk longer than we've all been alive," Mayor S. Chris Jones, now a state delegate, said at the ribbon-cutting.

Today, Planters, which turns 100 this year, is no longer the city's top employer or taxpayer, distinctions it held for decades. With about 350 full-time worke...

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