Tennessee Governor Bill Lee and Department of Economic and Community Development (TNECD) Commissioner Bob Rolfe announced Wednesday that Iron Galaxy Studios, LLC will invest $950,000 to establish a new video game development studio in Nashville. As part of the company’s expansion to Davidson County, Iron Galaxy will create 108 new tech jobs over the next five years, according to a press release by TNECD.
Leading independent video game developer @IronGalaxy will locate a new game development studio in Nashville, the company's third in the country.
Through this expansion, Iron Galaxy will create 100+ new jobs in the Nashville region. https://t.co/w19HEBmtc2 pic.twitter.com/538QHA4Sl9
— TNECD (@TNECD) February 23, 2022
Iron Galaxy’s Nashville game development studio, the company’s third in the country, will allow it to attract and pull new talent from the city’s rapidly growing tech community and create a stronger recruiting base for its existing offices in Chicago and Orlando, according to the press release.
“I thank Iron Galaxy for selecting Tennessee as its newest location and for committing to creating 108 new high-quality technology jobs in Nashville,” Lee said in a statement. Our state is a hub for science and innovation, and this new addition will amplify Tennessee’s reputation as a leader in this cutting-edge industry.”
Founded in 2008, Iron Galaxy is the second-largest independent video game developer with more than 60 shipped titles, over 10 platforms and approximately 20 partners, the press release notes. Today, the company employs more than 250 people across its two offices in Illinois and Florida.
Iron Galaxy’s expansion to Tennessee comes at a time when the tech industry is seeing substantial growth in the Nashville region. The Global Commercial Real Estate Services (CBRE) recently ranked Nashville No. 1 for tech job growth over the last five years in its 2021 Scoring Tech Talent report, an annual analysis focusing on highly skilled tech workers in the U.S.
“Since 2011, Tennessee has continued to rank No. 1 in the Southeast for HQ, Finance and Tech industry job growth,” Rolfe said in a statement. “We welcome Iron Galaxy to our state and thank the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce for its assistance and partnership during the recruitment of this project. We look forward to seeing Iron Galaxy’s success in Davidson County in the years to come.”
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Kaitlin Housler is a reporter at The Tennessee Star and The Star News Network.
