DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer DETROIT (AP) — Starbucks has a point to prove: There's more to the company than selling $4 lattes to rich people. The Seattle-based coffee giant that has cultivated a reputation for being socially responsible said Thursday it is expanding its effort to put more coffee shops — and create more jobs — in poor neighborhoods. Starbucks plans to open or remodel 85 stores by 2025 in rural and urban communities across the U.S. Each store will hire local staff, including construction crews and artists, and have community event spaces. The company will also work with local United Way chapters to develop programs at each shop, such as youth job training classes and mentoring. The effort will bring to 100 the number of "community stores" Starbucks has open
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