ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- The Bush administration is seeking to commercialize rest areas around the country, according to an advance copy of its proposed highway reauthorization bill obtained by NATSO, which represents the nation’s travel plaza and truckstop industry.

The proposed bill endangers the truckstop industry “because we followed the law for 46 years,” NATSO president and CEO William Fay told CSP Daily News.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. is redirecting its sales force to focus on brand-building activities around its KOOL menthol cigarette brand as part of an initiative called Efficient Premium Price Delivery.

KOOL, which the company said became the fastest-growing premium brand in the U.S. in 2002, had shipments to wholesale increase 13%, while most leading brands declined, according to B&W.