Starbucks has tapped Tennessee as the home of a new corporate operations office.
The Seattle-based coffee giant decided to expand into the Southern state’s Davidson County later this year, according to a Tuesday news release by Starbucks and the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development.
Starbucks’ global headquarters is currently located in Seattle’s Sodo neighborhood. Starbucks spokesperson Lori Torgerson said Wednesday that “Seattle remains our North America and Global Support HQ.”
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee said in a statement that the state’s “strong values and fiscally-conservative approach are good for business.”
Tennessee’s Davidson County — where Nashville, the state capital, sits — already hosts major employers like Seattle-based Amazon, HCA Healthcare and Nissan North America.