Long before Detroit became known for automobiles, the city had earned a national reputation for the manufacturing of cigars and chewing tobacco. Tobacco companies, in fact, were among the city's leading employers at the turn of the 20th century. Competition from enterprises elsewhere in the country helped to close Detroit's years as the nation's leading tobacco producer. Detroit's tobacco industry began to die out toward the middle of the 20th century. With the influx of German and Jewish...

Corporate income tax: Increases from 7 percent to 8.25 percent. Proposal calls for a study of "combined reporting," which advocates say would make it more difficult to shelter income in out-of-state subsidiaries. New rate is applied to computer services, which are now exempt. Sales tax: Increases from 5 to 6 percent. Titling tax on vehicles: Increases from 5 to 6 percent. More on washingtonpost.com.

Imperial's bid values them at 50 euros each, more than triple the price when the former French and Spanish tobacco monopolies merged to form Altadis in 1999. The Spanish company, which makes more than 10 percent of its revenue in the world's biggest economy, faces increased competition with rival cigar maker Swedish Match AB amid the dollar's 12 percent, six- month decline against the euro. Altadis, the largest manufacturer of cigars in the world, maintained its August forecast for...

Duncan joined Monsanto Company where he held positions in product development, marketing, government and regulatory affairs; and as both a commercial development and business unit executive. After retirement from Monsanto, Duncan took on the CEO role at Chlorogen, inc. where he raised $10M from a syndicate of venture investors and proceeded to build the company into a highly regarded start-up focused on human therapeutic protein expression and production in tobacco. "I have been involved...

The ban includes cigarettes, cigars, chewing tobacco and pipes. Check out this site where you can get articles and check mortgage calculators to help you find the right loan and then complete our simple, secure online request and compare up to 4 offers. The program will be unveiled Thursday at a local health fair. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. E-Mail News Alerts Get breaking news and daily headlines. San Joaquin Hospital Goes Tobacco-Free. As of...

With soybean harvest approaching the halfway mark, farmers remain on schedule with last year and slightly ahead of the five-year average. Tobacco farmers are enjoying great weather for stripping the crop. Under this declaration, SBA's Economic Injury Disaster Loan program is available to farm-related and non-farm-related small businesses and small agricultural cooperatives that suffered financial losses as a direct result of the drought. However, most field activities are still ahead of,...