Ten Questions for 2022
There are a handful of halfwheel traditions, none of them have a longer history than this one. Ten Questions started before halfwheel under a simple premise: what were…
Graded: Ten Questions for 2021
As many do this time of year, it is time to once again look back upon the year coming to a close. But in this…
Premium Cigar Association to Host Online International Policy Summit
The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) has announced that it will be holding an online International Policy Summit that will bring together cigar makers, legislators and…
PCA Sends Letter to White House Objecting to Proposed $96 Billion Tobacco Tax Hikes
The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) has sent a letter to the White House objecting to the tobacco taxes included in the Build Back Better Act,…
PCA Promotes Ryan Parada
The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) has announced that Ryan Parada is now joining the organization as a full-time employee. His title is manager of government…
PCA 2021 Shows Steep Attendance Declines
It was no secret that the 2021 PCA Convention & Trade Show was smaller in many ways, including the attendance numbers. The Premium Cigar Association…
PCA’s Losses More Than Doubled in 2019
The net losses suffered by the Premium Cigar Association (PCA), more than doubled from 2018 to 2019, increasing from $386,018 in 2018 to $856,551 in…
PCA Hires Glynn Loope As State Advocacy Director
Glynn Loope is the new director of state advocacy for the Premium Cigar Association (PCA). He has been serving as an advisor for state government…
PCA Launches Selling Platform
Last year, the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) said it was interested in partnering with manufacturers to create exclusive cigars that would be offered to its…
TAA Donates $50,000 to PCA for State Lobbying
The Tobacconists’ Association of America (TAA)—a trade organization made up of around 80 American cigar retailers—is donating $50,000 to the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) in…
Ten Questions for 2021
There are less than a dozen hours of the year—the year—remaining. As I’ve done at this point of each year for over a decade, it’s…
