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Legislation Introduced to Improve Virginia Tobacco Commission

Virginia Business | Full Story

 

Gov. Terry McAuliffe announced his support Friday for legislation introduced in the Virginia General Assembly, which would aim to improve the Virginia Tobacco Commission. The commission provides formerly tobacco-dependent communities with money to promote economic development.

MeadWestvaco, Ga.-Based Rock-Tenn Join to Form $16B Packaging Company
 
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Rock-Tenn and MeadWestvaco will join forces to create a $16 billion packaging company, driving down its own costs and possibly gaining the scale to better dictate prices.

 

The company, which had not been named as of Monday, will have combined sales of $15.7 billion and its board will include eight directors from Rock-Tenn and six directors from MeadWestvaco.