HAMMOND, Ind., March 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Midwest Smoke Out isn't just the premier event for cigar aficionados, bon viveurs and luxury enthusiasts.

BOWLING GREEN, Ky., May 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Commonwealth Brands, Inc. has announced that it will be integrating its sales and marketing operations with its Florida-based sister company, Altadis USA.

LONDON, May 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Profits at Imperial Tobacco have bucked the economic downturn with a 49% rise.

By TIM SHARP IMPERIAL Tobacco yesterday asked shareholders to cough up GBP4.9bn to enable it to retain investment grade credit status in the wake of its acquisition of Franco-Spanish company Altadis in January.

By David Jones British American Tobacco, the No. 2 cigarette company after Altria, is setting the agenda for growth in the cigarette world with modest acquisitions and deep cost cuts as the era of big tobacco deals comes to a close.