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Pandemic-strained Jacksonville businesses powering through wage hike Samantha McDaniel-Ogletree, Journal-Courier FacebookTwitterEmail Holly Stewart, owner and operator of Holly Cakes, opened her new location at 23 S. Central Park Plaza last year.Darren Iozia | Journal-Courier Although several Jacksonville business owners say they are taking a Jan. 1 increase in the state’s minimum wage in stride, there is growing concern about how much pandemic-strained small businesses can handle. The minimum wage rose to $11 an hour at the start of the new year. It was the third hourly increase sine Jan. 1, 2020, as the state aims for $15 an hour by 2025. Because the increases are in stages, some business owners said they were able to plan ahead. ....