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…
PCA Lays Off Two Staff Members
The Premium Cigar Association (PCA), the premium cigar industry’s most prominent trade group, has laid off two staff members. Christine Morgan—the association’s membership and industry…
PCA Promotes Joshua Habursky, Announces Glynn Loope as Advisor
The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) has announced its new leadership structure to government lobbying. Joshua Habursky has been promoted from director of federal affairs to…
Court Vacates FDA’s Cigar Warning Label Requirement
The U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia has vacated FDA’s warning label requirements for cigars and pipe tobacco. If that sounds familiar, it’s…
Cigar Industry, FDA Due Back in D.C. Court Tomorrow
The cigar industry and the U.S. Food & Drug Administration will meet in virtual federal court tomorrow afternoon to discuss FDA’s plans to defer premium…
Premium Cigar Association Launches “Exclusively for PCA” Initiative
The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) has announced a new program called Exclusively for PCA aimed at trying to generate revenue for the trade organization. In a…
