Economy

The Smoke Has Started to Clear, But Questions About Reynolds American & Lorillard Merger Remain

by Keri Brown

Britain's Imperial Tobacco is set to gain a significant American footprint through a $7.1 billion investment that will include acquiring Lorillard Tobacco Co.'s headquarters, pictured here, as well as its manufacturing and R&D facilities. Photo courtesy of Lorillard Inc.

Reynolds American Inc. will acquire Lorillard Inc. in a cash-and-stock deal valued at $27.4 billion.

If the merger closes next year, Reynolds American will acquire Lorillard's flagship brand Newport as part of a plan to strengthen the Winston-Salem based company. But as the smoke begins to clear on the acquisition deal between the two tobacco companies, many questions remained unanswered like what happens to all of the jobs, especially in Greensboro.

A group of reporters from the Triad Business Journal are digging deeper to find out what the terms of the deal really mean and what happens next. In this week's Business Journal, WFDD's Keri Brown talks with Mark Sutter, the editor of the Triad Business Journal. Sutter explains what you need to know about the merger.

To read more about the acquisition deal between Reynolds American & Lorillard and for more breaking business news, go to -- triad.bizjournals.com.

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