Localized economic and demographic reports for Kingsport, Johnson City and Bristol Tenn.
So far this year, Tri-Cities new home construction is slogging along at about the same pace as last year and the year before. That's not especially good news for a region where a tight housing market has the potential to become a housing shortage – … [Read more...]
Tri-Cities employers continued adding nonfarm jobs at an average rate of 200 a month in July. At the same time employment was 1.7% higher than July last year and the unemployment rate was unchanged from June's 4.6%. From a trends perspective, … [Read more...]
There are more than 3,000 Tri-Cities area homeowners – that includes investors - feeling richer than they did this time last year. Their economic lot in life is rosier because at the end of Q2 they moved into equity rich status. That means they … [Read more...]
EDITOR'S NOTE - This is a revised version of the original story to include an update and correction on some of the inflow/outflow numbers. The median commute time in the Tri-Cities is just under 30 minutes. But that's only the Census Bureau's … [Read more...]
Don Fenley is semi-retired from a 45-year career as a journalist and editor for both metropolitan and community newspapers. His news blog – Core Data – focuses on localized reports about the core elements of the Northeast Tennessee economy.
