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With Starbucks expanding in TN, hundreds of millions in tax revenue for WA could evaporate

Washington could lose up to $750 million in tax revenue in the coming years with Starbucks expanding in Tennessee instead of Washington.

Starbucks to open new corporate office in Nashville

Starbucks said Tuesday it’s opening a corporate office in Nashville, Tennessee, to support its planned U.S. expansion. Seattle, where Starbucks was founded in 1971, will remain the company’s global headquarters. But Starbucks said it expects to invest $100 million and employ up to 2,000 people in its Nashville office over the next five years.
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Dear Starbucks: Here’s some perspective from a native Nashvillian

Starbucks has reportedly leased 250,000 square feet of space in Nashville, for a regional hub. That, coupled with a report from the Nashville Business Journal that company execs and Tennessee’s governor are to make a joint announcement Tuesday, should ...

Johnson City Starbucks baristas vote to unionize, 7th organized store in Tennessee

Baristas at a Johnson City Starbucks have voted to unionize, joining a growing national labor movement among the coffee chain’s workers.Employees at the store o