DeSantis says he doesn t favor raising unemployment benefits
CURT ANDERSON, Associated Press
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday he doesn t favor raising Florida s unemployment benefits, which are some of the nation s lowest, but is focused instead on getting people back to work.
At an event in Lakeland, the Republican governor also urged people to get vaccinated against the coronavirus and said employers need workers to get back to a semblance of normalcy.
“Increase benefits? Look, no, I think we are getting people back to work,” DeSantis said. “You see and hear these stories about businesses need more, our goal is to get people back to work.”
Black entrepreneurs: Hard work pays off no matter where
MAYA LORA, The Ledger
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LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) Shaquilla Williams is really good at one thing: multi-tasking.
Williams, 42, worked with large events when she was stationed in the Navy in Oklahoma. When she returned to Lakeland, she craved the same kind of work.
“When I came back home, I just decided to do my own business in event planning. And that’s what I did,” Williams said.
And thus her first baby was born: Larger Than Life Event Planning, Custom Designs and Treats, a successful event-planning business. Six years later, she’s finally landed a brick-and-mortar location after storing all of her supplies in a warehouse and meeting clients at their venues rather than in her own personal space. And the location is just a few storefronts down from her brand new venture, Dior Beauty and Esthetic Lounge, on East Edgewood Drive in Lakeland.