Book publishing company Globe Pequot on Monday celebrated the official opening of its new headquarters in Essex.
Back in February, the Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group Inc. purchased the property, at 64 South Main St., Essex, from Norma R. Anderson for $730,000, according to Essex town records. Globe Pequot is a division of Rowman & Littlefield.
The company in recent months renovated the two single-story office buildings on the 1-acre Essex property. Previously, the site had been home to Morgan Stanley Financial Advisors.
The town has appraised the property at $744,300.
Gov. Ned Lamont was among the dignitaries who attended the opening of the new headquarters on Monday night.
According to the company, it has a full-time staff of about 100. Originally founded in the 1940s, the company anticipates adding more jobs to its local workforce, according to Lamont’s office.
Globe Pequot’s corporate offices had been in Guilford. It also has a distribution facility in Tennessee.
It publishes books in various genres, from travel guides to cookbooks to gardening guides. Some of its most recent titles include “Connecticut Farms and Farmers Markets,” and “Vermont Perspectives.”
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