Gov Rick Scott Talks About Nicola’s Donuts 2012 State of the State Address
Excerpts from Gov. Scott’s State of the State address speech today, January 10, 2012:
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WE HAVE SOMEONE IN THE GALLERY TODAY WHO ALSO KNOWS SOMETHING ABOUT THE POTENTIAL OF JOB CREATION IN DOUGHNUT SHOPS.
RACHEL WAATTI CAME TO THE UNITED STATES 12 YEARS AGO, AND HAS OWNED NICOLA’S DOUGHNUTS IN TAMPA FOR THE PAST YEAR. RACHEL HOSTED ME AT MY FIRST WORKDAY, AND IT WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL – WE SOLD OUT; MORE THAN 240 DOZEN BY 8:30 AM.
NICOLA’S HAS BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR 30 YEARS, HAS TWO LOCATIONS, AND HAS BEEN VOTED “BEST DOUGHNUTS IN TOWN” BY THE TAMPA TRIBUNE AND ONE OF THE “24 BEST DOUGHNUTS IN AMERICA” BY TRAVEL AND LEISURE MAGAZINE. THEY HAVE RECENTLY ADDED CUPCAKES, AND WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY MOM, THEY NOW SELL A GREAT APPLE FRITTER.
RACHEL AND HER HUSBAND LUTHER ARE A GREAT EXAMPLE OF THE HARD WORK IT TAKES TO RUN A SMALL BUSINESS AND JUST HOW OUR ECONOMY WILL GROW. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
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Complete text of Gov. Rick Scott’s 2012 State of the State address can be found at cf13news.
Portion of video where Gov. Rick Scott mentions Nicola’s Donuts starts at frame 16:00
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