Bridgestone Americas celebrated the official grand opening of Bridgestone Tower in downtown Nashville. Located at 200 4th Avenue South, the 514,000-square-foot, 30-story tower is the company’s new headquarters and home to more than 1,700 employees.

Bridgestone Corporation’s Global CEO and Representative Executive Officer, Masaaki Tsuya and Bridgestone Americas President and CEO Gordon Knapp joined Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam, Nashville Mayor Megan Barry, and U.S. Ambassador to Japan Bill Hagerty in a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

“This is a historic day for Bridgestone and our teammates—we’re proud to call this great city home and see Bridgestone Tower standing tall in the Nashville skyline,” said Knapp. “This effort was only made possible due to the tremendous support we have from Nashville city leadership and Tennessee state leadership, and the Nashville community. Additionally, through the relentless work of our teammates and partners, Bridgestone Tower has come to life.”

Further underscoring its support of the Nashville community, Bridgestone also announced a five-year extension to its naming rights agreement for Bridgestone Arena, home of the Nashville Predators. The existing agreement, which also includes a marketing partnership with the Predators, began in 2010 and now will continue into 2025.

“We’re ecstatic to extend our valuable partnership with Bridgestone to ensure the home of the Predators, and one of the greatest venues in North America, continues to be Bridgestone Arena,” said Sean Henry, Chief Executive Officer and President, Nashville Predators. “As the Predators gain more traction as a household sports franchise and Bridgestone Arena strengthens its position as a dynamic, must-visit venue, it’s only fitting that we also bolster our relationship with a world-renowned manufacturing and innovation leader who shares our commitment to the Nashville community.”

Bridgestone’s history in Nashville began in 1992 when the company moved its primary operations from Akron, Ohio, to Middle Tennessee following Bridgestone Corporation’s 1988 merger with the Firestone Tire & Rubber Company.

“At Bridgestone, we are expanding an investment in Nashville that began 25 years ago,” Knapp added. “Nashville and Bridgestone have made an incredible team since we first moved here in 1992. The city has been good to us, and we strive to be a good community partner and neighbor in the places where we work, live and play. As our presence continues to grow, we will continue to actively support downtown and other communities throughout the region with volunteerism, board leadership, philanthropy and activities that contribute to growth and vitality for years to come.”

Bridgestone Tower is the second facility opened this year by Bridgestone in Metro Nashville. In June, Bridgestone Operations Center officially opened in Antioch which occupies more than 450 employees and contractors who work in areas of financial shared services, information technology and customer support. The investment in these two facilities brings the total number of Bridgestone employees in the Nashville area to more than 2,200.

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Bridgestone Americas opens new HQ building in Nashville