Americans' long-running joke about a Starbucks on every corner may be nearing its end. The coffee behemoth is retrenching in its home market as it contends with sales growth that Chief Executive Officer Kevin Johnson acknowledges isn’t fast enough. The cafe chain Source: Company data, Bloomberg Note: Data is for fiscal quarters Although business abroad has […]
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Seattle’s city council voted unanimously to approve a new tax on the largest employers in the city, despite strong opposition by Amazon and other affected companies. The tax, on companies with more than $20 million in receipts, will amount to about $275 per employee and is intended for use in improving conditions for the city’s […]
The city of Seattle had a new soda tax kick in on January 1st, and it’s quite a doozy: Promoting health at a hefty price: Seattle’s soda tax starts Jan. 1 (Story by @DBeekman) https://t.co/NClYmO7AFZ pic.twitter.com/XJvaRuwwQ5 — The Seattle Times (@seattletimes) December 31, 2017 City officials are trying to dispel reports like the one above […]
Retirement home residents take a trip to a producer Forget bingo, tea dances and seaside trips. Residents from a chain of Seattle retirement homes are going on Pot for Beginners tours to learn about and buy cannabis in the city, where its now legal. Connie Schick said her son roared with laughter when he heard […]
Questions raised over why two police officers, who knew Charleena Lyles had mental health issues, used deadly force within minutes of arriving Two Seattle police officers who shot and killed a pregnant woman inside her apartment had been trained to deal with people showing signs of mental illness or other behavior crises. Officials also say […]