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Dutch Bros is officially moving headquarters from Grants Pass to Phoenix, Arizona
The drive-thru coffee chain first started expanding in Oregon, moving to Eugene, Salem, Portland and other cities before growing outside the Northwest.

Economy
Oregon’s coffee industry the latest to point out damage from federal tariffs
About a dozen members from Oregon’s coffee industry told U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici the import taxes shouldn’t be levied on things like coffee beans that can’t be replaced domestically.
Business
GeekEasy Cafe to open in Portland’s Chinatown as an anime-inspired community hub
The GeekEasy anime cafe holds an opportunity for the second-generation Asian Americans to share their niche interests to draw in some loyal customers. Geeks and nerds who could bring some life back to an area of the city some see as unsafe and abandoned.

Business
Threat of Colombia tariffs rattles some Oregon coffee shops
President Donald Trump’s threat of tariffs against Colombia this week had many in the coffee industry scrambling. That’s because coffee beans from Colombia make up more than 20% of U.S. coffee imports.

Keurig misled the public over claims its K-Cup pods are 100% recyclable, the SEC says
Keurig agreed to pay $1.5 million in penalties — without admitting guilt or denying the SEC's findings that the K-Cup pod producer made inaccurate claims regarding the recyclability of those pods.
Superabundant
How the Pacific Northwest is shaping coffee culture
While coffee is grown in much sunnier places than the Pacific Northwest, since the early 1900s Oregon and Washington have been on the forefront of coffee culture.

Business
Oregon’s Dutch Bros coffee announces moving jobs to Arizona amid expansion plans
The Grants Pass-based coffee company Dutch Bros announced this week that it’s moving 40% of its total support staff positions to Phoenix over the next year.

Oregon scientists say there’s a better way to grind your coffee
A University of Oregon coffee chemist and a team of volcanologists have found a way to up your coffee game: adding water before grinding your beans. His team’s study on reducing static charge in coffee is featured in the science journal, Matter.

Culture
How a $150 cup of coffee at a Portland café sheds light on a coffee pricing crisis
Two-thirds of Americans drink coffee every day, but some economists and coffee industry experts say the future of coffee is uncertain. That's because most people don't know the actual cost of coffee production and the average price paid to coffee growers has remained stagnant for decades.

Southeast Oregon coffee shop will aim to combat opioid addiction
Harney County's Symmetry Care Inc. is using Measure 110 money to start cafe staffed by people recovering from addiction.