`` There 's no other product that is taxed at 53 percent in this nation . Cigar factory closes its doors after 23 years in Florida , Tampa , leaving 500 jobless . Laid-off worker starts Web site listing former colleagues ' names and skills . Prospective employers can search the site by job titles such as engineer , Dave Zeplowitz . So far , there are guarantees for 500 jobs , mostly for unskilled labor .
Cigar factory closes its doors after 23 years in Florida , Tampa , leaving 500 jobless . Laid-off worker starts Web site listing former colleagues ' names and skills . Prospective employers can search the site by job titles such as engineer , Dave Zeplowitz . So far , there are guarantees for 500 jobs , mostly for unskilled labor .