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Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation was a U.S. tobacco company and a subsidiary of multinational British American Tobacco that produced several popular cigarette brands. It became infamous as the focus of investigations for chemically enhancing the addictiveness of cigarettes.
Jeffrey Stephen Wigand (/ ˈ w aɪ ɡ æ n d /; born December 17, 1942) is an American biochemist and whistleblower.. He is a former vice president of research and development at Brown & Williamson in Louisville, Kentucky, who worked on the development of reduced-harm cigarettes and in 1996 blew the whistle on tobacco tampering at the company.
Louisville's skyline has developed over decades, with the city's tallest towers rising along the Ohio River since the 1970s. ... The Brown & Williamson Tower and its glass-façade twin Meidinger ...
In 2006 the $10 million Trager Center, an indoor practice facility opened just north of the Schnellenberger Complex, providing a dry and warm area to allow undisrupted practices in Louisville's highly variable weather. An interesting feature is the Brown and Williamson Club located at the rear of the stadium's press box.
BATUS was created by British American Tobacco as a subsidiary to oversee the U.S. holdings in 1980. [4] [5] [6] Through its BATUS unit, BAT diversified its tobacco holdings with acquisitions in the retail sector, [7] paper sector (through the acquisition of Appleton Paper Company [3]) and insurance through the acquisition of Farmers Insurance Group.
Fifth Third Bank, which has located its Louisville offices at 401 S. 4th St. in downtown since 1995, plans to leave the Central Business District. Fifth Third Bank, which has located its ...
In 2013, DD Williamson acquired Dupont's Danisco line of natural coloring in yellow, orange and brown hues. [ 6 ] In April 2003, an explosion at the Louisville plant exploded killing one operator and releasing 26,000 pounds of aqua ammonia. [ 7 ]
But this chance for Louisville looks no more, leaving Issel and others who were hopeful, reflecting back on the Kentucky Colonels when owner John Y. Brown took $3 million to fold the franchise ...