Durango Herald: Richard Carpenter: Raising minimum wage is good business
Letter to the Editor By Richard Carpenter, CEO UltraSteam
Durango Herald and Cortez Journal, Oct 25, 2016
As a local business owner, I fully support an increase in the minimum wage to $12 per hour by 2020. This ballot initiative is a modest but good way to start making an economy that works for everyone, employers and employees alike.
Phased in over four years, small businesses like mine will have time to adjust and adapt. I want our employees to be able to afford rent, mortgages, groceries and what our other local businesses are selling...