Against this backdrop , the Sonics -LRB- owned by the chairman of Starbucks , Howard Schultz , and a large corps of investors -RRB- are appealing to the state legislature for public money to improve the aging Key Arena .
Howard Schultz
Starbucks
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Starbucks
Howard Schultz
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Starbucks
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Howard Schultz