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Altria settles 6,000 Juul-related lawsuits for $235M
Henrico Fortune 500 corporation owned 35% stake in e-cig co.
Henrico County-based Altria Group Inc. has settled at least 6,000 state and federal lawsuits related to Juul Labs Inc. for $235 million, the Fortune 500 tobacco manufacturer announced Wednesday. The
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Altria to buy NJOY Holdings for $2.75B
Henrico County firm entered definitive agreement
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Henrico County-based Altria Group Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire e-vapor maker NJOY Holdings Inc. for approximately $2.75 billion in cash, with a potential additional $500 million
Altria strikes $150M deal with Japan Tobacco
Joint venture will produce heated-tobacco devices for global market
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Altria Group Inc., the Henrico County-based tobacco giant, announced Thursday it is partnering with Japan Tobacco Group to sell heated tobacco products in the U.S. and worldwide, placing Altria in
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Juul settles with Va., 32 other states for $438.5M
E-cig company is partly owned by Altria Group
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After a two-year investigation, ongoing federal scrutiny and numerous lawsuits, Juul Labs Inc. tentatively settled with Virginia, 32 other states and Puerto Rico for $438.5 million on Tuesday. Virginia will
Where there’s smoke
Altria faces regulatory challenges, revenue woes
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Updated Sept. 1, 2022 Henrico County’s Altria Group Inc. advertises on its website that it is “moving beyond smoking,” although the owner of Philip Morris USA still is one of
Altria converts Juul nonvoting shares to voting shares
Henrico-based tobacco products manufacturer says it will not take active role until FTC complaint is resolved
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Henrico County-based Altria Group Inc. has converted its nonvoting shares of e-cigarette leader Juul Labs Inc. to voting shares, the company announced Thursday. However, Altria said it does not plan
Juul Labs moving HQ from San Francisco to D.C.
Henrico's Altria Group holds 35% stake in e-cigarette manufacturer
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E-cigarette manufacturer Juul Labs Inc. is moving its company headquarters from San Francisco to Washington, D.C., a fact first reported Tuesday by the Wall Street Journal. Henrico County-based Altria Group