Louisiana Governor Signs Bill That Could Help PCA Trade Show Return to New Orleans
The bill extends the tax-exempt status for cigars and pipe tobacco sampled at the industry’s trade show when it is held in New Orleans until 2030.
Lisa Sigler Joins PCA as Director of Membership Development & Industry Relations
Sigler joins the organization after several years as an independent sales representative.
FDA’s Comment Period on Proposed Flavored Cigar Ban Ends Today (Update)
Manufacturers, retailers, consumers and other interested parties are invited to submit comments on the matter.
PCA Modifies Furlough, Two Staff Members to Remain Active
Today was set to be the first day of a staff-wide furlough at the Premium Cigar Association (PCA), but that will not be the case…
PCA 2020: The Reckoning is Here
The moment of reckoning has arrived. On Friday, Altadis U.S.A., Davidoff of Geneva USA, Drew Estate and General Cigar Co.—likely the four largest companies in…
Altadis, Davidoff, Drew Estate & General Not Exhibiting at PCA 2020 Trade Show (Update)
Four of the largest cigar companies have announced they will not be exhibiting at the upcoming 2020 PCA Trade Show & Convention, formerly known as…
10 Thoughts: CigarCon 2020, A Bad Idea, is Canceled
And after all that, there will be no consumer day—at least for 2020 and hopefully not for 2021 either. Earlier today, the Premium Cigar Association…
Premium Cigar Association (PCA), CigarCon Formally Announced
The IPCPR is officially the PCA and consumers will be coming to the trade show floor in 2020. As we reported last week, the International…
IPCPR Rebranding to Premium Cigar Association, Consumer Day Planned for 2020 Trade Show
Next week, the International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers’ Association (IPCPR) will announce major changes for the cigar industry’s largest and oldest trade group, and…
IPCPR 2020 Dates Change, Now July 11-14
The 2020 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show will take place July 11-14, 2020 at the Sands Expo Center in Las Vegas, Nev., two weeks later…
IPCPR’s Daniel Trope Heading to Swisher International
Daniel Trope, the senior director of federal legislative affairs for the IPCPR, will be leaving the organization to join Swisher International’s new Washington D.C.-based lobbying…
