In CM Vijay’s presence, US-headquartered Starbucks Coffee signed an MoU with Guidance Tamil Nadu to set up a Global Capability Centre (GCC) in Chennai that will employ 800 technology professionals in high-paying jobs — days after Walgreens chose Chennai for its GCC.
In CM Vijay’s presence, US-headquartered Starbucks Coffee signed an MoU with Guidance Tamil Nadu to set up a Global Capability Centre (GCC) in Chennai that will employ 800 technology professionals in high-paying jobs — days after Walgreens chose Chennai for its GCC.
Another global brand chose Chennai on Monday, September 21, 2026. At an event held by the Industries, Investment Promotion and Commerce Department at the Secretariat, in the presence of Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay, Starbucks Coffee signed a memorandum of understanding with Guidance Tamil Nadu.
A GCC is a company’s own in-house centre for technology, data, finance and operations that serves its business around the world. Just three days earlier, on September 18, Walgreens signed up for its GCC at DLF Downtown, Taramani, on the newly announced OMR GCC corridor, with 250 high-value jobs — read more ›
The same day, the Chief Minister reviewed preparations for the Vettri Payanam free bus travel scheme due to start on October 2, and chaired a review on northeast monsoon readiness and dengue prevention.
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