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Former Starbucks CEO Calls Out Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson over ‘Hostile’ Business Environment
Schultz says Seattle has become hostile to business as Starbucks cuts 61 corporate jobs and shifts work to Tennessee.
- On Monday, Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz published a Wall Street Journal op-ed arguing Seattle has turned "hostile" to businesses, warning that "cities and states don't decline overnight."
- Schultz specifically criticized Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson, writing that her "socialist rhetoric" vilifies employers, and argued civic leaders once understood "private enterprise wasn't the adversary of the public good."
- As Starbucks shifts 61 corporate jobs to Tennessee, the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce released polling showing the city's quality-of-life rating dropped to its lowest point in two years.
- Seattle Chamber CEO Joe Nguyen acknowledged receiving the piece from 12 people and empathizes with the frustration, while Mayor Wilson stated she wants large employers to continue succeeding in Seattle.
- Following his March announcement to move to Florida, Schultz remains active in Washington through his family foundation, but warned entrepreneurs will look elsewhere if leaders continue to "demonize business.
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Starbucks cuts jobs in Seattle as former CEO Howard Schultz blasts ‘socialist’ mayor – Democratic Accent
Starbucks is cutting jobs at its Seattle headquarters as former CEO Howard Schultz blasts the city’s leadership, accusing its mayor of pushing “socialist rhetoric” that vilifies businesses. “Seattle’s mayor, Katie Wilson, has chosen to cast business as a foil rather than a partner,” former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz wrote in a Monday op-ed in The Wall Street Journal. “Her socialist rhetoric vilifies employers, even while she continues to rely …
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