The Lee Company, owned by Gov. Bill Lee's family. received Tennessee's biggest business tax rebate. Lee's office has consistently said his company interest is in a blind trust. (Photo: John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout)

Some of the world’s largest companies and the governor’s family business received Tennessee’s biggest new business tax rebate, according to a listing released by the Department of Revenue.

Lee Company, a mechanical engineering and HVAC, plumbing and electrical services company owned by Gov. Bill Lee’s family, joined Amazon, FedEx, Nissan, Hankook Tire, 84 Lumber, AT&T and utilities such as Atmos Energy and Alabama Power in netting franchise and excise tax rebates of more than $10,000 each created by a 2024 state law. Memphis-based FedEx, with 13 subsidiaries, landed the ma

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