RJ Reynolds Tobacco Holdings News

Scott George got his start in the same place his business did: the warehouse. George is CEO of Nashville-based trucking company TCW, which was founded in 1948 by his grandparents, Howard and Mary George.

Approximately 400 R.J. Reynolds employees have accepted buyouts and will be leaving the tobacco company in 2010, according to a news release from the company.

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. officials thought that their voluntary severance offer of Dec.

About 400 R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company employees opted to take a company-offered severance package, and will be leaving the company in 2011, the company announced Wednesday.

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has lowered the corporate credit and senior unsecured debt ratings for RJ Reynolds Tobacco Holdings to junk bond status.

A California federal court class action claims that R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. canceled its "Camel Cash" promotion without allowing participants to redeem their certificates for merchandise.

Four University of Florida graduate students who did research for a tobacco company's legal defense have been caught in a debate over the role of historians in such cases.

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. said today that it plans to reduce its manufacturing work force by an undisclosed number as part of a continuing effort to lower expenses.

The staff at the West Forsyth Family YMCA put a sign at its entrance yesterday that reads "Jerry Long Family YMCA." About 300 people, including Long's family, local elected officials, and business and community leaders attended a dedication ceremony held by the YMCA of Northwest North Carolina to rename the building on Peace Haven Road.

Reynolds American Inc. has officially launched the biggest recycling project in its history.

Why would a cigarette company buy a firm that makes products to help smokers quit? Cigarette products of the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, part of Reynolds American, are shown on the... Cigarette products of the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, part of Reynolds American, are shown on the counter of a beverage store in Creamery, Pa., in this Oct.

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.'s bid to carve out a "free speech" marketing niche for innovative products received a setback yesterday.

A federal judge ruled Thursday that tobacco companies hoping to block new restrictions on their marketing have little chance of succeeding.

OAK BROOK, Ill. -- In the past three months, the major tobacco companies have altered their promotional strategies, pulling back from umbrella programs and rechanneling efforts to specific brand promotions.

A former tobacco industry executive said Friday in Charleston that cigarette companies have targeted black people in America.

A Manhattan judge has rejected New York state's bid to collect $15 million from R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Cigarettes' big threea 'Altria, R.J. Reynolds and Lorillarda 'are facing aggressive challenges from down trading and segment shifting in the convenience-store channel.

Reynolds American Inc. filed Quarterly Report for the period ended 2009-09-30. Reynolds American Inc.

State Auditor Stacey Pickering says nearly 1 million cartons of contraband cigarettes will be auctioned off on Oct.

The Chronicle discusses attempts by R.J. Reynolds Tobacco to obtain access to an unpublished work by Stanford's Robert Proctor.