Starbucks said Tuesday it’s opening a corporate office in Nashville, Tennessee, to support its planned U.S. expansion. Seattle, where Starbucks was founded in 1971, will remain the company’s global headquarters. But Starbucks said it expects to invest $100 million and employ up to 2,000 people in its Nashville office over the next five years.

Starbucks is set to create 2,000 jobs with a new $100 million corporate office in Nashville, aiming to capitalize on the region's growing demand.

Starbucks announced plans Tuesday to invest $100 million and bring 2,000 jobs to Nashville as it builds a major corporate hub to anchor its Southeast expansion. Why it matters: The coffee giant's corporate footprint in the city will be bigger than initially disclosed — and reflects Starbucks' "Back to Starbucks" turnaround strategy,