Marty Barrington, chairman, CEO and president of Richmond, Va.-based Altria Group Inc., expressed enthusiasm in a November call to investors, stating we have been building a portfolio of the leading platforms of noncombustible, nicotine-containing products for adult tobacco consumers, as well as preparing the scientific case for obtaining regulatory authorizations for them. Donnie Smith, vice president and controller for El Dorado, Ark.-based Murphy USA, expressed confidence that the FDA would follow through on its promised review of real science and understanding the unintended consequences of any regulation and said retailers like Murphy will benefit
The smoke may have cleared but it left behind a toxic, less evident mess
Its geography likely adds pressure to prices, as remote communities can face higher transportation, staffing, and supply costs
Wildfire smoke tends to be episodic it spikes for days or weeks during a fire event, then clears, Tan said