BNET Industries
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$1.0B
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- US
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Mfr. of Cigarettes
Number of Employees 6,000
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Tobacco and Tobacco Product Merchant Wholesalers: 424940
Recent Events
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Former Smoker Wins Case Against Philip Morris
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BUYINS.NET: Discovery Laboratories DSCO Daily Short Sale Trading Volume Through 11-17-09. Over 56 Million Shares...
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The Bloom Is Off the Rose for Tobacco Claims
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Altria to Expand Snus Test
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Kansas City-area residents sue Philip Morris USA
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Senate Passes Tobacco Measure
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New Smokeless Products by Philip Morris, R. J. Reynolds Underscore Need for Congress to Grant FDA Authority Over All Tobacco Products
- 2006-05-04
WASHINGTON, May 4 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following is a statement by Matthew L. Myers, president, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids on new smokeless tobacco products: WASHINGTON, May 4 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following is a statement by Matthew L. Myers, president, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids on new smokeless tobacco products:
Illinois Supreme Court Ruling Does Not Absolve Philip Morris And Shows Need for Congress to Curb Tobacco Industry's Deceptive Practices; Statement of William V. Corr Executive Director, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
- 2005-12-15
WASHINGTON -- Basing its ruling on state law, a divided Illinois Supreme Court today overturned a lower court verdict ordering Philip Morris to pay $10.1 billion in damages for defrauding consumers by marketing "light" cigarettes as less hazardous. While disappointing, this ruling does not absolve Philip Morris of the deceptive...
Illinois Supreme Court Ruling Does Not Absolve Philip Morris and Shows Need for Congress to Curb Tobacco Industry's Deceptive Practices
- 2005-12-15
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is a statement of William V. Corr, executive director, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids: WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is a statement of William V. Corr, executive director, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids:
Campaign Finance Incidents May Earn Support for Law.
- 2003-06-14
By Matt Stearns, Knight Ridder Washington Bureau Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 14--WASHINGTON --Westar Energy, Inc. makes $56,500 in campaign contributions in hope of getting regulatory relief from Congress. Missouri Rep. Roy Blunt slips into legislation a last-minute provision ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas, Todd Mason Column.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
- 2000-06-28
Jun. 27--THE REAL ISSUE IN TOBACCO POLICY: Enough already. It's time for Congress to tackle the tobacco question and end policy-making by litigation. You may recall that two years ago, Congress couldn't drop the subject fast enough after the tobacco companies built an ad...
WHEN IT COMES TO TOBACCO LEGISLATION, WHO WINS IN NOVEMBER MAY MATTER A LOT : It's the Nicotine, Stupid.
- 2000-04-17
On March 21 the Supreme Court held unanimously that tobacco use is "perhaps the single most significant threat to public health in the United States." Unfortunately, five of the Justices also found that Congress had deliberately withheld from the Food and Drug Administration the power to...
Philip Morris Now Seeks FDA Control, Pushing Congress to Act This Year.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
- 2000-04-14
Apr. 14--WASHINGTON--Giant cigarette-maker Philip Morris is actively working for legislation in Congress this year that would provide federal regulation of tobacco -- on terms acceptable to the company. Apr. 14--WASHINGTON--Giant cigarette-maker Philip Morris is actively working for legislation in Congress this year that...
Political money: what for?
- 1997-12-31
NEW YORK, NOVEMBER 28The Center for the Study of Responsive Politics seeks to do by public analysis what all those congressional committees struggle to do with batteries of investigators and lawyers and subpoenas and press releases. What the American people are interested in, or should be, is the extent to...
Philip Morris U.S.A.'s statement in response to HHS rules implementing Congress' decision to have states curb tobacco sales to minors
- 1996-01-18
NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--Jan. 18, 1996--Philip Morris U.S.A., the United States tobacco operating company of Philip Morris Companies Inc., welcomes the final rule issued today by the Department of Health and Human Services which will help implement the 1992 Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Mental Health Administration Reorganization Act.
Statement of Philip Morris U.S.A
- 1995-07-13
NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--July 13, 1995--Statement of Philip Morris U.S.A.:Philip Morris and tobacco industry critics agree on one thing, at least -- kids should not smoke.In fact, Philip Morris has already voluntarily undertaken a sweeping initiative to prevent minors' access to cigarettes. Our initiative, which we call Action Against Access,...
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