One of Jacksonville’s oldest businesses is committing to hiring dozens of local employees as part of a large-scale manufacturing expansion.
Swisher stopped manufacturing cigars in Jacksonville back in 2019, but now, with the growing popularity of nicotine and caffeine pouches, the company is relaunching manufacturing on the city’s Eastside.
The $135 million manufacturing expansion is expected to generate 240 full-time jobs, and the company has announced at least 60 of those positions will be filled by Eastside residents…