P&G in top 5 for citizenship

Procter & Gamble was named No. 2 on the list of the Best Corporate Citizens in America by Business Ethics magazine. One of the criteria for the award was how the company treats employees. P&G has been in the top five on the list for the last five years.

Traveling cigar lounge to visit

Straus Tobacconist in Florence on Saturday hosts the Macanudo Touring Cigar Lounge, with free cigars inside a mahogany bar with leather sofas and flat-screen TVs - all on a bus. Straus Tobacconist is located at 7753 Mall Road in Florence. The event is from noon to 4 p.m.

Cash-rebate stores shut down

A business that Indiana state officials contend operated an illegal payday loan scam under the guise of providing Internet access said it is closing its 11 Indiana stores. Cash-Connects.com said it was forced to shut down because of "the state's media campaign" against it. A Monroe Circuit Court judge ordered CashConnects.com to suspend a membership program that offered cash rebates to subscribers of its Internet service, which the company says is legitimate.

Staff/wire reports