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Starbucks cuts 224 Seattle jobs as $2bn cost overhaul nears completion
Starbucks is eliminating 224 Seattle-linked corporate positions, including around 120 employees who declined relocation to Nashville and 104 roles tied largely to coffeehouse design, as Brian Niccol’s $2 billion cost programme continues despite accelerating U.S. comparable-store sales and stronger margins.
Amazon has filed four Washington layoff notices this year. Another 121 jobs are going
Amazon is eliminating 121 positions across Seattle, Bellevue and Sumner in its latest Washington workforce action, affecting software engineers, scientists, technicians and logistics staff even as quarterly revenue rises 20% and AWS growth accelerates to 37%.
Why Qualtrics is cutting jobs after its $6.75bn Press Ganey acquisition
Qualtrics has begun eliminating jobs across Seattle, Provo and international offices only three months after completing its $6.75 billion acquisition of Press Ganey Forsta, as Chief Executive Officer Jason Maynard removes overlapping functions from two organisations built independently before the deal.
Alaska Airlines adds Athens and Paris as Seattle long-haul bet moves from experiment to network strategy
Alaska Airlines will add Seattle-Athens and Seattle-Paris in May 2027, taking its intercontinental network to seven destinations as the Hawaiian merger turns widebody flying into a central growth strategy.
Koning Health secures MDSAP certification as Seattle and Richmond installations widen U.S. breast CT footprint
Koning Corporation is pairing a multi-market quality certification with new Koning Vera Breast CT installations, but wider adoption still depends on referrals, reimbursement and measurable clinical utilisation.
Boeing wins $213m U.S. Navy P-8A contract as $BA recovery narrative strengthens
Boeing wins a $213 million P-8A reconfiguration contract as Q2 cash flow improves. See what it means for $BA defence execution and investors.
Seattle’s largest food festival became a crime scene: What investigators know so far
Seattle’s largest food festival ended in gunfire near the Space Needle. Two deaths now put public-event security and police accountability under scrutiny.
Compvide taps OpZira’s operating infrastructure to advance the CIMED platform
The collaboration gives Compvide access to operational functions that can support growth, but CIMED still needs broader validation, customer adoption and a defined regulatory pathway.
FIFA World Cup 2026 host cities explained: How US, Canada and Mexico will stage 104 matches
World Cup 2026 is a city operations test. Sixteen host markets must move fans, manage crowds and turn football into tourism value.
Why Boeing’s 737 MAX legal win may be smaller than the reputational mountain still ahead
Boeing won a key 737 MAX fraud case, but investors still face the bigger question: can legal relief translate into operational trust?