LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Heine Brothers' Coffee will open a new downtown Louisville location in September.
The Louisville-based coffee roaster said it will open a location in the PNC Tower at Fifth and Main Streets. It's a space formerly occupied by a Starbucks Coffee, which closed permanently this February.
"We are a hometown company and 100% committed to this city and helping it bounce back after a tough pandemic year," said Mike Mays, Co-founder and President of Heine Brothers' Coffee. "We're also bullish on a strong recovery. The office and convention and tourism traffic is starting to return, and we're excited to be part of a resurgent downtown community."
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After a redesign of the 2,000 square foot space, which will cost several hundred thousand dollars, Heine Brothers' plans to open in September with about 15 employees. By this fall, the company will employ 300 people, "and I'm really proud of that," said Mays.
The downtown café will be the company's 19th location. A café and drive-thru will open this summer on Dixie Highway in Valley Station. A drive-thru only location is scheduled to open on Bardstown Road in Fern Creek this fall.
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