Who is Henry Crown & company?

Controlled by Chicago's prominent Crown family, Henry Crown and Company is an investment firm that owns or has interests in a variety of business assets. These holdings include stakes in sports teams (the Chicago Bulls and the New York Yankees), leisure (Aspen Skiing Company), banking (JPMorgan Chase), and real estate (Rockefeller Center).

What is Crown Holdings doing in Henry County?

Crown Holdings, Inc. will invest $145 million to establish a new manufacturing operation in Henry County, VA. The metal packaging technology company will build a 355,000-square-foot aluminum beverage can production facility in the Commonwealth Crossing Business Centre.

Who was Henry Crown?

Mr. Crown was the chief executive of Henry Crown & Company, the family’s privately owned investment firm. The company is named for his grandfather, the son of a Lithuanian sweatshop worker, who built a family concern that sold sand, gravel, lime and coal into a Chicago business empire worth billions.