Starbucks Claims Top Spot in Seattle Times Annual Ranking
The Seattle Times 20th annual ranking of the Northwest regions top public companies in 2010 cheers top performers for navigating hard times with skill, and emerging stronger.
According to the Seattle Times, Despite the worst economy since the Depression, Amazon.com brought in more than a billion in profit in 2010, with its gadgets and gismos overtaking media sale, Alaska Air flies high after it came out of a decade long makeover, and the coffee giant Starbucks pulled off the top Northwest spot for being the most robust business after restructuring.
The Seattle Times noted that the biggest change in it's twenty years of evaluating the top Northwest companies is the effect of globalization and especially the rise of the emerging economies
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I did not realize that Amazon was based in the northwest. Thanks for sharing!
We are blessed with forward thinker heading up Seattle based companies like Amazon, Microsoft, F5 Networks, Expeditors International and a plethora of other top performers!
I prefer Dunkin Donnut coffee to Starbucks.
Judi,
We are not surprised, they are first to come to mind, and they have led the industry with their visionary thinking on many fronts from employee insurance to fair trade coffee. A
Hi Judi - How fun to see that photo of the Starbucks clock tower! Thanks for sharing that, and the good news about robust companies in these weird economic times.
Interesting statistics! I really like the starbucks building... Where is that?
Hi James~ I can't drink their regular coffee, it's just too bitter for my taste. However, The $5 plus Venti Iced Skinny Vanilla Latte hits the spot, so I manage to find a Starbucks drink that gives me the caffeine jolt with a pleasant flavor!
Alexandra~ I'm not surprised that you know so much about Starbucks as a company and brand!
Judy~ Starbucks presence here is undeniable. Their flagship store is just across from Pike Place Market and the highest Starbucks in the world is in the Wells Fargo building on the 47th floor.
Chris~ The Corporate headquarters are south of Pioneer Square in Seattle. The building is pretty cool and also houses the oldest Sears store!
Judi, Seattle's Best, a division of Starbucks, is making inroads in Canada