When Primo Partners Ben & Jerry’s largest and only Black-owned multi-unit franchise group began its growth path, it felt the need to choose between business and education, says Antonio McBroom, the company’s CEO. “But we saw the genius of ‘and,’” McBroom says. “We saw that we could be business leaders and make major contributions educating people about business; our business could be our classroom.”
Chef Ashley Christensen is among business owners and CEOs warning the General Assembly about possible economic consequences of abortion ban legislation.
Local businesses have sued to have DeSantis’ “Stop Woke” law declared unconstitutional under the First Amendment because it purports to censor what their private businesses can say to their employees, especially in diversity, equity and inclusion training. They claim that it is unconstitutional for a government to insist that they can’t talk to their employees about race or gender issues as they see fit.
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