Posted on 10/01/2008 12:33:04 PM PDT by martin_fierro
SELMA, Ala. (AP)—A national cigar maker has announced it will close its factory in Selma, laying off more than 200 workers.
The company, Altadis USA, is shutting down the plant on Dec. 5.
Plant manager Vlencon Brown told The Selma Times-Journal that the 213 employees will be paid through Dec. 15.
Richard McKenzie, senior vice president of human resources for Altadis, said Nov. 14 is the last production day at the plant, which began making cigars in Selma in 1941.
Employees received notices Tuesday morning. The company cited government regulations, smoking restrictions, rising taxes and a decrease in demand for the blunt-shaped cigar as reasons for the closing.
Case closed.
Close, but no cigar.
Wow, no Hav A Tampa Jewels. I hope someone else picks hem up.
Of course when you smoke cigars you puff, you don’t inhale. Meaning it doesn’t get in your lungs, meaning you don’t get lung cancer or the other breathing problems associated with smoking.
As a nicotine path cigars are actually fairly healthy.
You dissin’ British sailors?
Avo Uvezian #7.
Well, those of you who are disparaging cigars... do you drink alcohol? Well if you do, you’re ingesting a toxic poison whenever you have that drink. I have one cigar a day,
and I enjoy it.. so *shrugs*
Naah.
...is a cigar. I drink wine too. Horrors!
I will assume you misunderstood me instead of trying to make a joke. I said people very close to me.
It’s an important issue with me.
Not the case with U.S. Grant, or the many others that contracted throat, mouth, tongue, etc, cancers.
LOL! We are well aware that trolling is an important issue with you!
Don’t be a fool. If you believe cancer is an issue to be flippant about, I’m sorry for you and I have no further reason to talk with you about this.
You've gone off the deep end. Of course there's no government edict, but that doesn't mean there's no such thing as a "premature death." If I decide to take up BASE jumping, I'm making the choice to take a significant risk of premature death. Most people wisely choose not to take that risk. It's the same with smoking.
Nat Sherman’s? NOOOOOO
I love thier little tins of cigarillos - excellent - they aren’t on the list..
But there are some other cigars on the list I like..
Nat Sherman’s? NOOOOOO
I love thier little tins of cigarillos - excellent - they aren’t on the list..
But there are some other cigars on the list I like..
Except for the occasional throat and mouth cancer. (shrugs)
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