Amazon to mark Nashville entrance with Ryman event next week

Amazon plans to host “Amazon: Live at the Ryman” on Wednesday, Feb. 6, an event tied to its planned Operations Center of Excellence in Nashville that will employ 5,000 people.

Amazon announced in November that Nashville would be home to a new Amazon operations hub and yield a $230 million investment, marking the state's largest jobs announcement in history. The Amazon office will consist of two towers at the Nashville Yards development, a commercial site under construction between Church Street and Broadway, above the Gulch.

Amazon senior vice president of worldwide operations Dave Clark will be present at the Ryman Auditorium event, as well as recruiters who can speak with students and others about jobs, according to a press release about the event.

The company will begin hiring in 2019 and the offices are expected to be completed in 2021 or 2022.

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