Which companies are actually moving to Nashville, and where? Since the early 2020s, Middle Tennessee has landed a run of large corporate headquarters relocations and expansions. The biggest by pledged jobs are Oracle (8,500 jobs committed by 2031 on the East Bank), Amazon (5,000 jobs at Nashville Yards downtown), Starbucks (2,000 jobs at Peabody Union in the new South Bank district), AllianceBernstein (about 1,050 jobs at Fifth + Broadway), EY (more than 600 jobs on Music Row), In-N-Out Burger (277 corporate jobs in Franklin), and Mitsubishi Motors North America (about 200 jobs in Cool Springs, Franklin).
Below is a single, dated, source-attributed list of each company: how many jobs it pledged, the average salary the company or state announced, where in the Nashville region it landed, and — where the data exists — how many of those jobs have actually arrived. Every figure traces back to a named source: a Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (TNECD) or governor's-office announcement, a company press release, a city filing, or dated business-press reporting. The numbers are pledges and projections, and we flag where the on-the-ground reality differs.
How to read this list
Job counts and salaries are the figures the companies and the state announced at the time of the deal. They are commitments, not headcounts on a given day. Large relocations ramp over 5 to 10 years, and some run ahead of or behind schedule. We note dates so you can weigh how fresh each number is.
615-265-1000The verified list: major relocations and expansions
Oracle — East Bank (Downtown Nashville)
- •Pledged jobs: 8,500 by 2031 (2,500 targeted by the end of 2027)
- •Average salary announced: about $110,000
- •Investment: roughly $1.2 billion campus
- •Location: a riverfront campus on the East Bank of the Cumberland River, plus leased space including a 116,000-sq-ft lease at 1320 Adams Street in the Neuhoff District announced March 26, 2026
- •Source/date: City of Nashville (Mayor's office), April 14, 2021; Oracle press release, March 26, 2026
Oracle is the headline relocation of the decade for Nashville and the anchor of the East Bank redevelopment. It is also the clearest example of why pledged jobs and present-day reality need to be read side by side — see the ramp note below.
Amazon — Nashville Yards (Downtown Nashville)
- •Pledged jobs: 5,000
- •Average salary announced: about $150,000
- •Investment: $230 million
- •Location: Nashville Yards, the downtown mixed-use development west of the Gulch
- •Source/date: TNECD / Tennessee Governor's office, November 13, 2018; operations 'Center of Excellence' for Amazon's retail operations division
Amazon's Operations Center of Excellence at Nashville Yards was, at announcement, described by the state as the single largest jobs commitment in Tennessee history. It covers corporate functions — customer fulfillment, customer service, transportation, and supply chain management — not a warehouse.
Starbucks — Peabody Union (South Bank, Downtown Nashville)
- •Pledged jobs: 2,000 over five years (added or relocated), with about 1,200 in IT
- •Average salary announced: about $125,000
- •Investment: $100 million
- •Location: a roughly 250,000-sq-ft lease for the full office space at Peabody Union in the South Bank district along the Cumberland River, with a temporary office in the Gulch first and permanent space targeted for 2027
- •Source/date: Starbucks and Axios Nashville, April 21, 2026; Nashville Post, 2026; state incentives (about $30 million) approved May 2026
Starbucks framed Nashville as the anchor of a Southeast expansion, with some teams — including Starbucks Technology — relocating from Seattle. The state approved roughly $30 million in incentives tied to the move in May 2026.
AllianceBernstein — Fifth + Broadway (Downtown Nashville)
- •Pledged jobs: about 1,050 corporate office jobs
- •Investment: more than $80 million combined
- •Location: 501 Commerce at the Fifth + Broadway development, occupying floors 17 through 24 (more than 221,000 sq ft)
- •Source/date: announced 2018; TNECD expansion, January 14, 2020; headquarters officially unveiled May 3, 2022 (workforce of 1,000-plus reported as of May 2022)
AllianceBernstein is the relocation that is essentially complete. The global asset manager moved its corporate headquarters from Manhattan to downtown Nashville and reported a workforce of more than 1,000 employees by May 2022 — a useful benchmark for what a finished relocation looks like.
EY (Ernst & Young) — Music Row (Nashville)
- •Pledged jobs: more than 600 over five years (about 200 technology, 400 tax-delivery)
- •Investment: more than $20 million
- •Location: the EY EDGE Center, occupying more than 60,000 sq ft on two floors on Music Row
- •Source/date: TNECD / Tennessee Governor's office, November 13, 2018
EY's tax-technology and managed-services hub was announced the same day as Amazon's. Together with AllianceBernstein, the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce has grouped these as a cluster of downtown corporate jobs.
In-N-Out Burger — Franklin (Williamson County)
- •Pledged jobs: 277 corporate roles in Williamson County
- •Investment: $125.5 million
- •Location: a roughly 100,000-sq-ft Eastern Territory Office off Interstate 65 in Franklin
- •Source/date: TNECD, January 10, 2023; office targeted to open in 2026
In-N-Out chose Franklin for its first corporate footprint east of Texas. The Eastern Territory Office supports the chain's eastern expansion — operations, HR, IT, and support functions. Its first Franklin restaurant opened in February 2026, with the Eastern Territory Office expected to follow later in the year.
Mitsubishi Motors North America — Cool Springs, Franklin (Williamson County)
- •Pledged jobs: about 200
- •Investment: roughly $18.25 million
- •Location: the top two floors (about 40,000 sq ft — the entire 7th floor and roughly half the 6th) of the Northside at McEwen building, 4031 Aspen Grove Drive, in the Cool Springs district of Franklin
- •Source/date: TNECD / Tennessee Governor's office, June 25, 2019; relocation completed by early spring 2020
Mitsubishi Motors relocated its U.S. headquarters from Cypress, California, to Cool Springs — one of the earlier marquee corporate moves into Williamson County, and an example of how the suburbs south of Nashville have drawn headquarters alongside downtown.
Pledged vs. delivered: the honest ramp note
A relocation announcement is a commitment over many years, not a switch that flips on day one. The clearest current example is Oracle. The company pledged 8,500 jobs by 2031, but in a filing with the state Department of Economic and Community Development, Oracle reported about 901 jobs in Nashville. Fortune reported on January 15, 2026 — citing the Nashville Business Journal — a net gain of just seven employees in Nashville for 2025, attributing the slow ramp partly to relocation reluctance, including concerns about a lower geographic pay band than California. Oracle also carried out broad layoffs in late March 2026.
At the same time, Oracle has kept investing in the footprint: its March 26, 2026 lease of additional space in the Neuhoff District brought its Nashville office capacity to about 2,000 seats across three locations, with that space overlooking the East Bank headquarters under construction. The takeaway for anyone making a relocation or investment decision: treat large pledged numbers as a multi-year trajectory, not a present-day headcount, and watch the dated updates rather than the original press release.
Why the gap matters for housing
Demand from corporate relocations shows up gradually. A 5,000- or 8,500-job pledge does not arrive all at once, so it is worth tracking the actual hiring pace — not just the headline — when you are timing a purchase or sizing up a neighborhood near these campuses.
615-265-1000Where these jobs land: a quick geography
The relocations cluster in two broad areas, which matters if you are deciding where to live relative to a new job.
- •Downtown Nashville and the East Bank: Oracle (East Bank / Neuhoff), Amazon (Nashville Yards), Starbucks (Peabody Union in the South Bank district), AllianceBernstein (Fifth + Broadway), and EY (Music Row). Commuters here often look at urban and close-in options such as East Nashville, Germantown, and The Gulch.
- •Williamson County (Franklin / Cool Springs): In-N-Out's Eastern Territory Office and Mitsubishi Motors North America's U.S. headquarters. This corridor along I-65 south of Nashville — Franklin, Cool Springs, and nearby Brentwood — has become a steady draw for corporate headquarters.
If you are weighing where to put down roots relative to one of these employers, our Franklin and Brentwood guides, our Nashville and East Nashville neighborhood overviews, and our broader Moving to Nashville pillar break down price points, commute times, and amenities by area — using public data, not opinions about who should live where. Investors tracking the East Bank build-out may also want our investing-in-Nashville resources for context on what corporate demand can and cannot tell you.
Frequently asked questions
What is the biggest company moving to Nashville?
By pledged job count, Oracle is the largest, with 8,500 jobs committed by 2031 at an average salary announced of about $110,000 (City of Nashville, April 14, 2021). Amazon's 5,000-job Operations Center of Excellence at Nashville Yards, at an announced average of about $150,000, was described by the state as the single largest jobs commitment in Tennessee history at the time it was announced (TNECD, November 13, 2018).
Are these jobs actually here yet?
Partly. Announcements are multi-year pledges. AllianceBernstein's move is essentially complete (headquarters unveiled May 3, 2022, with a 1,000-plus workforce reported at that time). Oracle is still early: in a state filing it reported about 901 Nashville jobs, and Fortune reported a net gain of seven employees in Nashville in 2025 as of January 15, 2026, against its 8,500-job pledge. Always check the most recent dated update for a given company rather than the original announcement.
Which suburbs are getting corporate relocations, not just downtown?
Williamson County, south of Nashville, has landed headquarters of its own. In-N-Out Burger's Eastern Territory Office (277 corporate jobs; TNECD, January 10, 2023) is in Franklin off I-65, and Mitsubishi Motors North America's U.S. headquarters (about 200 jobs; TNECD, June 25, 2019) is in the Cool Springs district of Franklin, near Brentwood.
How do I keep this list current?
The most reliable primary sources are the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development newsroom and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, both of which post dated relocation and expansion announcements. Business-press outlets such as the Nashville Business Journal, Nashville Post, and Axios Nashville track follow-up on hiring pace. Our team refreshes this roster as new TNECD announcements land and as companies report progress.
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