British American Tobacco Caribbean and Central America (BATCCA) yesterday inaugurated a new $7.5 million office complex in Heredia, north of San José.

The new headquarters, to be called BATCCA Park, will offer services to 31 countries in human resources, financial planning, accounting, distribution and corporate services. The company plans to employ about 200 people there.

“As of now, the country will be the heart of our operations; from here services will be exported that will generate more than 400 different processes for the Caribbean and Central American countries,” said Regional Director for Central America and the Caribbean Federico Jenkins.