Starbucks is moving some operations away from Seattle, where it was founded. The coffee company’s corporate office will now call Nashville home after Tennessee offered the company a $30 million incentive package to make the move.
While state leaders approved the grant, much of Nashville’s local leadership has expressed skepticism. The majority of the city’s Metro Council signed onto a letter to the CEO, citing concerns about Starbucks’ history of federal labor law violations, and urging the company to sign a union contract.
“Starbucks has the opportunity and the obligation to turn the page as it opens its new offices here in Nashville,” said Metro Councilmember Delishia Porterfield…