Starbucks Corp CEO Howard Schultz, decrying a lack of leadership in Washington, said his chain of coffee shops is helping to launch a nationwide fund designed to stimulate U.S. job creation. The fund, seeded with a $5 million donation, is a partnership with a group of private financial institutions.
Trying to boost evening traffic to their stores, Starbucks will begin offering beer and wine, along with new options like cured meats in Chicago by the end of 2012.
Starbucks has raised more than $7 million by selling 'Create Jobs' wristbands. The company expects the program to create 2,300 jobs as the money makes its way to small businesses and nonprofits.
Because Starbucks values the skills and talents of men and women in the U.S. military, it has announced a strategic plan to hire at least 10,000 veterans and active-duty spouses over the next five years. In addition, two stores will begin sharing a portion of each transaction with non-profit programs Operation GoodJobs and Vested in Vets, with three more stores added later.
This compassionate barista went beyond kindness when Sydney Johansson's photoshoot got rained out before her major surgery.
In response to the serious drought in California, Starbucks announced it was moving the sourcing and manufacturing of its Ethos Water out of state.
This entrepreneurial 13-year-old has been taken under the wing of the city after someone complained about his lack of permit.
While enrolled at Cornell University, Andrew Grauer felt the frustration of many undergraduates: Too much knowledge is bottled up in private hard drives and individual brains. Course Hero is about democratizing access to quality learning materials and services, he says. So he took a semester off from school and founded the company, which quickly reached 1 million visitors a month.
Cody Nichols didn't know what was going to happen to his employees or company when a thief stole all their gear – but then the community stepped in.
Not only does the suit offer a much-needed confidence boost, it also gives them an invaluable tool for finding employment after their service.
Hundreds gathered in New York City yesterday to witness the unveiling of the world's largest LEGO model, a life-sized replica of the Star Wars X-Wing fighter, in Times Square. 32 master builders employed by LEGO required more than five million bricks and four months to complete the massive replica, which weighs 45,000 pounds.
Since most veterans don't have dental care, this organization's free "Day of Service" was pretty emotional for a lot of its patients.
These two men got the idea for their palm oil replacement after they worked in several cafés during their time in college.
When this 7-Eleven store owner caught a hungry teenage boy trying to steal snacks, he started bagging up groceries for the youngster to take home.
Rather than using wasteful single-use plastic, this supermarket branch has started packaging up their produce with handsome banana leaves.
Billy By could not bear to see his dad standing behind the counter of an empty store, so he took to social media in hopes of drumming up some business.
These ingenious machines could recycle tons of CO2 while simultaneously saving trillions of gallons of water used by the fashion industry every year.
These honest customers are being hailed as prime examples of Canadian kindness after a supermarket inadvertently left their doors unlocked.
Created by SpaceX engineers, these stylish hats are three times more durable than typical helmets – and far more portable.
A woman who could be considered Africa's Oprah Winfrey launched an entertainment network yesterday that will be beamed into nearly every country on the continent with programs showcasing the modern and positive aspects of the burgeoning middle class. But the broadcast network is being produced by Africans for a global black audience.
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