The axe is looming for hundreds of employees at Starbucks' historic home as CEO Brian Niccol doubles down on new strategy.

A Washington Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification said that the cuts "will result in the relocation or contracting out of certain of the employer’s operations or the partners’ positions."

Seattle voters elected Mayor Katie Wilson as tensions rose over wealth inequality, but as Starbucks, one of the city’s most iconic companies, expands in Nashville, she is finding her limits.

The return of a bookstore, in the heart of what was once a thriving retail and dining district, should be a cause for celebration.

Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz accuses Seattle's mayor of socialist rhetoric as the company lays off workers and shifts roles to Tennessee.

When Katie Wilson won the Seattle mayor’s race last November, Democratic City Councilmember Rob Saka was enthusiastic. He praised her “energy,” welcomed her calls for “change,” and said he looked forward to “building a thriving,

Starbucks plans to lay off 252 employees tied to its Seattle support center beginning in July.