Starbucks Corp to subsidize US workers' college degree

Starbucks Corp said it plans to partly pay for an online bachelor's degree program for its employees in the United States, hoping to retain its workforce and save on hiring and training costs.
The world's largest coffee chain is teaming up with Arizona State University to subsidize education for its US employees who work an average of 20 hours a week.
As of September 2013, Starbucks had 137,000 employees, about three-fourths of its global workforce, in the United States. Read more...