By Tony Herrman
Hastings Tribune, Oct 15, 2022
Nebraska voters will act on a ballot measure that proposes a step-by-step program to increase the state’s minimum wage to $15 per hour by Jan. 1, 2026. ...
Kate Wolfe, campaign manager for Raise the Wage Nebraska, spoke in favor of Initiative 433, as did Small Town Famous owner Jacque Cranson, during a Hastings League of Women Voters forum Friday at the YWCA of Adams County. ...
Cranson and her husband, Matt, own Small Town Famous screen print and embroidery business. There is also a boutique in the front of store. Small Town Famous has locations in Hastings and Grand Island.
She supports raising the minimum wage.
All full-time Small Town Famous employees make at least $18 per hour. Part-time employees start at $15 per hour. ...
“Just as much as the money coming in, or what we do, we take just as much pride and we get just as excited about seeing those accomplishments for our employees,” she said.
One of the first Small Town Famous full-time employees was able to purchase her first house last year.
Cranson said if a company can’t pay employees a living wage then that company’s business model is failing.
“We have tons of applicants every time we post a job,” she said. “I think if you want to have a business and want to do well, pay your employees well and you’ll continue to make more money and bring more people in.” ...