The Brief
- J.C. Newman Cigar Co. is hosting a two-day job fair to hire 100 hospitality and factory workers for three new concepts opening across the street from its historic Tampa factory.
- The company restored the 1910 Sanchez y Haya Building in Ybor City to house a boutique hotel, a restaurant and a cigar lounge set to open in nine weeks.
- Applicants can attend the second day of the job fair on Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on North 16th Street or apply online.
TAMPA, Fla. – J.C. Newman Cigar Co. is hosting a two-day job fair to hire 100 people for its new hotel, restaurant and cigar lounge – all set to open across the street from the cigar factory in about nine weeks.
Ybor City Sanchez y Haya Building job fair
The backstory:
Across the street from America’s last working cigar factory is the historic Sanchez y Haya Building.
Opened back in 1910, that building served cigar workers, neighbors and visitors of Ybor City. But after sitting neglected for decades, the Newman family stepped in to restore it.…