Cupcake Royale has been in the national spotlight recently because the owner, Jody Hall, is fighting for healthcare reform. She’s frustrated that, as a small business owner, the healthcare that she buys for her eligible employees gets her half the coverage of what the big companies are getting for the same price.
Tonight she was on NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams (watch above). She says that she offers healthcare for all employees who work more than 25 hours a week. “I feel like it’s a moral obligation for a company that takes from the community, so to speak,” Hall says in Robert Bazell’s piece, sitting in the Ballard cafe. “Because they bring their dollars in here to really support the community behind the counter to make sure they have a viable job that’s gonna, you know, a company that supports them. It’s getting harder and harder.” Velouria and Sonic Boom were also included in the NBC piece. Hall was recently on NPR’s “Morning Edition” talking about the same subject. You can listen to that interview here. (Thanks Scott & Jennifer for emailing us!)