Nikki Howard and Jaqi Wright, founders and owners of The Furlough Cheesecake, launched their business during the government shutdown. Now their cheesecakes will be sold at Walmart.
MICHEL MARTIN, HOST:
Now here’s a story about what we’ll call the personal economy. Remember the government shutdown last winter? It was the longest in history, lasting 34 days. Months later, the effects of the shutdown are still being felt. But there’s some good news to report. Last week, the House passed a measure that will provide backpay to low-wage federal contractors who went unpaid during that time. And a cheesecake business was born.
Let’s back up a second. Sisters Nikki Howard and Jaqi Wright both worked for the federal government and were both furloughed. Here’s Nikki Howard.
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