corporation is an international coffee and coffeehouse chain based in Seattle Washington. Starbucks is the largest coffeehouse company in the world‚ with over 16‚000 stores in 94 countries such as: Asia‚ Europe‚ and the Middle East (Sewer‚ 2004). Starbucks sells drip brewed coffee‚ espresso-based hot drinks‚ other hot and cold beverages‚ snacks‚ pastries and items such as mugs and coffee beans. The first Starbucks was opened in Seattle‚ Washington‚ in 1971 by three friends: Jerry Baldwin‚ Zev Siegel
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Introduction Founder of Boeing William E. Boeing was the founder of The Boeing Company founded in 1916 in Seattle‚ Washington. William Boeing bought Heath’s shipyard in Seattle‚ Washington on the Duwamish River‚ which became his first airplane factory. He left Yale University in 1903 to Northwest timber industry to take advantage of opportunities and experience that would serve him well in aviation. He built a tiny airplane manufacturing company; Boeing grew into a huge and well known corporation
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achieved so much before moving to Seattle. Maya wanted to be like Vivian because of her beauty. Maya believed her mother was so beautiful that she “was too beautiful to have children” (Angelou 69). Maya and Bee show affection towards their mothers but this affection turns into disdain once their mothers disappoint them.
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distribution centers. Table 1.1 The location of the facilities of Texago Corporation Type of Facility | Location | Oil Fields | * Texas * California * Alaska | Refineries | * New Orleans‚ Louisana * Charleston‚ South Carolina * Seattle‚ Washington | DistributionCentres | * Pittsburg‚ California * Atlanta‚ Georgia * Kansas City‚ Missouri * San Francisco‚ California | Texago is a growing organization & so is its market share. The Board of Directors have therefore
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Case As an example of the format used in briefing cases‚ we present here a briefed version of the sample court case that was presented in Exhibit 1A–3 on page 32. BERGER v. CITY OF SEATTLE United States Court of Appeals‚ Ninth Circuit‚ 2008. 512 F.3d 582. FACTS The Seattle Center is an entertainment “zone” in downtown Seattle‚ Washington‚ that attracts nearly ten million tourists each year. The center encompasses theaters‚ arenas‚ museums‚ exhibition halls‚ conference rooms‚ outdoor stadiums‚ and restaurants
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commercial bakeries in Washington‚ ranked by estimated annual sales‚ (D&B Million Dollar Database‚ 2011): Top 10 Washington Commercial Bakeries Company Essential Baking Co - Seattle Franz Family Bakery - Seattle Snyder’s Bakery - Spokane Schwartz Brothers Restaurants - Renton Wonder Bread - Lakewood Franz Seattle Bakery - Seattle Pacific Northwest Baking Company - Sumner Hostess Cake Bakery - Tacoma Plush Pippin - Kent Mostly Muffins - Kent Estimated Annual Sales $123‚432‚300 $84‚951‚750 $45‚612‚555
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Diversification Economy in Las Vegas “Las Vegas is lagging behind many cities in the recovery because we were in much worse shape than most cities‚” David Christianson‚ who is a TCA 449 professor in University of Nevada‚ Las Vegas who is a knowledgeable international tourism professor said so in my personal interview‚ “Since we are a mono economy‚ any kind of diversification would be helpful.” The dominating economy in Las Vegas are from gaming‚ tourism‚ convention and meeting‚ which then could
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Most people believe a leader is either born or made. When it comes to Jeffrey Bezos‚ I believe it is a combination of the two. Bezos‚ founder of Amazon.com‚ was born into a family full of extraordinary people. Jeffrey’s step-father was a petroleum engineer and his grandfather was the manager of the Atomic Energy Commission’s operations office (Bezos‚ Ebsco). During his childhood‚ Jeff was intrigued by his surroundings‚ often finding ways to alter or enhance everyday items. The people and experiences
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Bill Gates HISTORY William Henry "Bill" Gates III was born in 1955 in Seattle. He grew up in an upper middle-class family with two sisters: Kristianne‚ who is older‚ and Libby‚ who is younger. His father was a prominent lawyer and mother served on the board of directors of national bank. He was excellent in all subjects at school. At Lakeside School which he attended‚ a Seattle computer company offered to provide computer time for the students. That ’s where his interest in computers
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Seattle men behind cyber-crime spree sentenced to prison Posted by Mike Carter on May 10‚ 2012 at 3:57 PM Two Seattle men at the heart of a cyber-crime spree that involved both high technology and broken glass and jimmied locks were given long prison terms today by a federal judge. The men‚ John Earl Griffin‚ 36‚ and Brad Eugene Lowe‚ 39‚ used a technology called “wardriving” in which they cruised around in a vehicle equipped with a powerful wi-fi receiver to detect business wireless networks. They
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