For education and discussion only. Not for commercial use. The deal was all but done. Until it suddenly went as cold as a day-old cup of coffee. After months of negotiations, Bethesda, Md.-based HMS Host Corp. struck an agreement to replace the struggling business center at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport with a Starbucks. The business center had generated about $5,000 a year for the City of Austin's coffers. The Starbucks deal was for $64,000 annually for eight years. Starbucks even agreed to stray from its corporate standards by designing the shop with a noticeable Austin ambiance. Current airport tenants had first...