Smokin Joes Trading Post Explained

Industry:Tobacco and Gasoline
Founder:Joe Anderson
Num Locations:3
Num Locations Year:2024
Area Served:Tuscarora Reservation
Owner:Joe Anderson

Smokin Joes Trading Post is an American cigarette manufacturer and retailer headquartered in Niagara Falls, New York. It was founded by Joe Anderson in 1985.

History

Anderson, a member of the Tuscaroran tribe, started the Smokin Joes Trading Post company in 1985 out of his unheated trailer.[1] [2] The company employed tax loopholes to sell tobacco and gasoline products on New York reservations,[3] first establishing a Smokin Joes Brand cigarette production facility on the Tuscarora reservation in 1994 before expanding production to other reservations.[4] [5]

In 2013, Anderson was sued by the United States for $2.4 million in tobacco assets.[6]

In 2018, New York State bought 11 acres of land in Niagara Falls from Smokin Joes for $25 million.[7] [8] [9] [10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: MOSES . ROBERT J. MCCARTHY AND JIM . 1990-09-10 . SUCCESS OF SMOKIN' JOE RAISES FUNDAMENTAL ISSUES . 2024-03-31 . . en . 0745-2691 . 8882862 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240331030911/https://buffalonews.com/news/success-of-smokin-joe-raises-fundamental-issues/article_897083cd-55a2-5a23-b9a0-2879a08c37c5.html . March 31, 2024 .
  2. Web site: 2018-07-19 . Higgins to ‘reopen’ NYPA relicensing, if Joe Anderson becomes Tuscarora Chief The Buffalo Chronicle . 2024-03-31 . buffalochronicle.com . en-US . https://web.archive.org/web/20240331030909/https://buffalochronicle.com/2018/07/19/higgins-to-reopen-nypa-relicensing-if-joe-anderson-becomes-tuscarora-cheif/ . March 31, 2024 .
  3. News: Gladwell . Malcolm . 1995-04-14 . ENTREPRENEUR USES WITS, ROOTS TO DODGE TAX LAWS . 2024-03-31 . . en-US . 0190-8286 . 2269358 .
  4. News: Kaplan . Thomas . 2012-02-23 . In Tax Fight, Tribes Make, and Sell, Cigarettes . 2024-03-31 . . en-US . 0362-4331 . 1645522 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240331053217/https://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/23/nyregion/indian-tribes-make-own-cigarettes-to-avoid-ny-tax.html . March 31, 2024 .
  5. Web site: Writer . Staff . 2012-02-25 . Indian tribes make cigarettes, avoid tax . 2024-03-31 . . en-US . 1074-097X . https://web.archive.org/web/20240331053220/https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/politics/2012/02/25/indian-tribes-make-cigarettes-avoid/23426126007/ . March 31, 2024 .
  6. Web site: Staff . 2013-07-26 . Feds suing owner of Smokin’ Joes . 2024-03-31 . . en . 0745-2691 . 8882862 .
  7. Web site: News Editorial Board . 2019-04-01 . Editorial: State buying 31 Niagara Falls properties could spur new development . 2024-03-31 . . en . 0745-2691 . 8882862 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240331053218/https://buffalonews.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-state-buying-31-niagara-falls-properties-could-spur-new-development/article_f1191649-a3fb-5b0b-acc9-e136db1a9121.html . March 31, 2024 .
  8. Web site: 2018-08-15 . State agency to purchase more than 30 Niagara Falls properties from "Smokin’ Joe" Anderson . 2024-03-31 . . en-US . https://web.archive.org/web/20240331030911/https://www.wivb.com/news/local-news/state-agency-to-purchase-more-than-30-niagara-falls-properties-from-smokin-joe-anderson/ . March 31, 2024 .
  9. Web site: Fink . James . 2018-08-15 . Smokin' Joe, USA Niagara $25 million property deal in the works . 2024-03-31 . www.bizjournals.com . American City Business Journals.
  10. Web site: 2018-08-15 . NYS eyes Smokin' Joe's Niagara Falls properties . 2024-03-31 . . en.

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