Kids, apparently being the monkeys that they are, are attracted to shiny, colorful things, and we certainly can't allow products on our "hate list" to feature such packaging. Like Reynolds American (NYSE: RAI) before it, which drew the indignation of the anti-tobacco lobby with its Joe Camel cigarette marketing campaign -- allegedly targeted to kids, because of its cartoon-character mascot -- Anheuser-Busch had to contend with a campaign mounted against it by state attorneys general and...

After three offenses, they could lose their state license to sell tobacco products. Friday after a search and seizure warrant was executed at room No. Police blotter Originally published May 20, 2007 From Staff Reports. Seven city businesses cited Seven Frederick businesses sold tobacco products to minors during a compliance check of 26 businesses Friday, according Frederick Police Department. The operation was funded by a grant from the Cigarette Restitution Fund. Do not duplicate or...

A Fox in a Smoke-Filled Henhouse : Blog : Jo Fleischer : Home Furnishings Business Search our Site. May 16, 2007 Font Size: A A A A Jo Fleischer View More Posts Just when it seems nothing could deepen my puzzlementor cynicismabout the way things work in Washington, I get blindsided by the news that President Bushs nominee to head the Consumer Product Safety Commission is Michael Baroody, head lobbyist for the National Association of Manufacturers. May 16, 2007 Font Size: A A A A Jo...

For the love of lawnsGeorge Davis was moving briskly through the Firestone executive training program in 1976 when the tiremaker offered him an option for 49 percent ownership in a Greensboro store. Cigarette packs already carried the Surgeon General's health warnings, and subdivisions were popping up where tobacco fields once reigned. His 50 percent timed-nitrogen-release fertilizer provides nutrients for lawns for four to six months as opposed to the quicker release of big name...

Violations of labor laws are widespread in New York Citys restaurants with 59 percent of employees reporting violations of laws governing overtime wages, 52 percent reporting a lack of workplace safety training, and 38 percent reported being burned on the job. Violations of labor laws are widespread in New York Citys restaurants with 59 percent of employees reporting violations of laws governing overtime wages, 52 percent reporting a lack of workplace safety training, and 38 percent...