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The article discusses the historical background of Reynolds Building in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and some of the developers that are interested to renovate the building. Topics discussed include the investment of real estate investment trust firm BioMed Realty Trust, Inc. to convert R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. factories, the purchase of the building by Kimpton Hotel & Restaurant Group, LLC in June 2014, and Reynolds as one of the best examples of art deco skyscraper design in the U.S.

The article focuses on the relocation of the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. from Reynolds Building to Reynolds Plaza in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. According to Reynolds American Inc. spokeswoman Maura Payne, the firm has outgrown the building it has occupied since 1929. It is noted that the structure may be converted to high-end condominiums. Also mentioned are the features of the building, including its Art Deco lines.

Features R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. president Jim Johnston. Efforts to counter the antismoking movement; Publicity campaign after Congressional hearings on the tobacco industry; Management philosophy; Career history; Focus on competition between R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris.

The article offers information on R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. now part of Reynolds American Inc. Reynolds American was sold to British American Tobacco PLC for forty nine billion dollars in 2017. Susan Cameron is the former chief executive of Reynolds American and current executive chairman. The company provides the nicotine without the smoke.

When a former R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. factory burned down during renovations in late August, it took a slice of old downtown Winston-Salem with it. But the building was just [...]

This section offers news briefs in the Triad region, North Carolina as of January 1, 2013. Reynolds Building in Winston-Salem will not be converted into a hotel by Quaintance-Weaver Hotels LLC. Tencarva Machinery based in Greensboro acquired Southern Sales Co. in Nashville, Tennessee. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco in Winston-Salem will pay 5 million U.S. dollars to settle patent dispute with Star Scientific in Glen Allen, Virginia.

This section presents news briefs related to the business sector in the Triad region of North Carolina compiled as of June 2010. According to the Employment Security Commission, there are 714,319 jobs in the region as of March 2010. Guilford Performance Textiles plans to close its manufacturing facility in Greensboro by the end of 2010. Winston-Salem-based R.J. Reynolds Tobacco is to pay 325 million dollars to settle a lawsuit filed by local and national governments in Canada.

Features Lynn Beasley, chief operating officer at R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. (RJR). Educational background; Information on the Joe Camel advertising campaign that she led for Camel cigarettes in 1987; Net income of RJR in 2001.

The article reports on the plan of tobacco company R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. to donate its former Whitaker Park tobacco plant in Winston-Salem, North Carolina to a nonprofit organization established by several institutions including Wake Forest University.

This section offers business news briefs in North Carolina's Triad Region as of November 2014. Topics discussed include the sale of apartment units in Greensboro to Lone Star Funds, medical testing products and services provider Laboratory Corp. of America's acquisition of blood tests maker LipoScience, and the appointment of Debra Crew as president and chief commercial officer of Reynolds American's R.J. Reynolds Tobacco subsidiary.

Presents information on a lawsuit filed against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (RJR) by the Pro Billiards Tour Association (PBTA), of which the RJR was a sponsor of the latter's 14-tournament schedule in 1996. PBTA's cancellation of the tour following RJR's withdrawal as a sponsor; Factors that propelled PBTA's to file a lawsuit; PBTA's allegations against RJR; Comments from Don Mackey, director of PBTA.

Presents the results of professor Kline Harrison's study on cross-cultural training. Costs; Promotions; Feature on Reynolds Tobacco International's training programs.

The article offers business news briefs for North Carolina as of September 2014. Tobacco company R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. has been ordered by a Florida jury to pay Cynthia Robinson compensatory damages for a lawsuit she filed against the company. $45.8 million was raised by Bank of the Carolinas by issuing common stock to private-equity investors. Debbie Green was appointed president at Annie Penn Hospital.

The article reports on a contention between Lorillard Inc. and rival R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. over whether a company in North Carolina can commandeer an everyday word or phrase for its exclusive use in advertising in 2011. The implication of resolving the issue for the North Carolina Business Court in Greensboro is noted. The word "pleasure" was registered for the Newport cigarette brand in 2005 as a trademark by Lorillard. The issue is said to illustrate the efforts of firms to protect brand identities.

This section offers North Carolina business news briefs. A factory will be opened in Liberty in the third quarter of 2011 by Americhem, which produces dyes and other additives for the polymer industry. American National Bankshares agreed to purchase MidCarolina Financial in an all-stock transaction valued at 38.8 million dollars. R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. increased the price on most of its cigarette brands by eight cents a pack.

This section offers business news briefs in the Triad area of North Carolina as of January 2008. Greensboro Grasshoppers minor-league baseball team will play its games in 2009 at the NewBridge Bank Park. The Randolph Bank & Trust has failed to acquire shareholder approval for its acqusition by Bank of the Carolinas. The attorneys general for nine states has filed a lawsuit against cigarette maker R. J. Reynolds Tobacco.

The article presents news briefs in North Carolina. In Lexington, Billings Transportation Group, a trucking and logistic company, plans to close within a year. In Greensboro, TIMCO Aviation Services CEO Roy Rimmer was replaced by John Cawthron. In Winston-Salem, production and maintenance workers at R.J. Reynolds Tobacco rejected union representation.

Reports on the sale of the packaging division of the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. to focus on making cigarettes. Value of the sale; Retention of its employees; Buyers of the packaging division.

Focuses on the merger of R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Holdings with Brown & Williamson to create Reynolds American Inc. Approval of Reynolds American deal by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Main argument of FTC in support of the merger; Sources of Brown & Williamson's sales.

Discusses the market condition of cigarettes manufactured by R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. (RJR). Demographics on the consumption of Camel cigarettes according to a RJR marketing manager; Retraction of an article about Camel cigarettes by the "Winston Salem Journal" ; Revival of Camel cigarettes through Old Joe cigarettes; Story from Associated Press dealing with the RJR Winston and Doral cigarette brands.

Presents updates on business in the Triad region of North Carolina as of September 2002. Acquisition of American Marketing Center by CRC Insurance Services; Purchase of Independence Bank by Bank of North Carolina; Amount of damages ordered by a federal judge against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco.

Presents news briefs on business and commerce on several counties in North Carolina as of August 2002. Plans of Guilford Mills to exit the garment business; Company to be acquired by Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings; Amount of bonds sold by R. J. Reynolds.

States that R.J. Reynolds Tabacco Company, will not be featuring Joe camel on the packages of its cigarettes or for advertising purposes. What type of advertising will be used in place of the camel; Why advertising using the camel was stopped; Comments from John Sweeney, advertising professor at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. INSET: Joe camel rip 1998-1997..

Focuses on R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. executive vice president Ove Sorensen's previous employments.

Reports on R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.'s creation of a Sports Marketing Division. Expertise in sports marketing; Aim of the division; Costs involved in sports marketing.