State approves $30M for Starbucks’ Nashville location

By: Sam Stockard

Outlets: Tennessee Lookout

Published: May 21, 2026

Words: 608

Last Updated: 1 month, 4 weeks ago

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Tennessee officials approved $30 million Wednesday for Starbucks Corporation’s planned Southeast headquarters in downtown Nashville despite opposition from a conservative group and questions about the company’s treatment of coffee shop workers.

The State Funding Board, composed of constitutional officers and Gov. Bill Lee’s finance commissioner, OK’d the grant for the $121 billion Seattle-based coffee shop company. The move comes after Starbucks announced it would invest $100 million in a new office and hire up to …

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