Johnson City led the other major Tri-Cities cities in the increase of lower-income households during the 2008-2015 recovery from the Great Recession. In many ways that recovery is still underway. This lower-income households trend follows the pattern in the changes… Read More ›
Tri-Cities households have undergone changes in the wake of the Great Recession that may not be as dramatic as reports on the “hollowing out of the middle-class” but are reshaping local demographics. For instance: The number of middle-income households has… Read More ›
It’s no surprise part-time jobs replaced a bunch of full-time Tri-Cities jobs during the Great Recession. But just-released city-level Census data shows the work status decline isn’t as drastic as the talk you hear on the street. And there are… Read More ›
Census data released last week show Johnson City and Kingsport were the only major cities in the seven-county region to gain population in 2015. And in Kingsport’s case, the gain was only 0.1%. The news follows earlier reports that show… Read More ›
Kingsport has marshaled its efforts for a new growth goal. The Model City is turning up the heat under efforts to make it a destination city as a growth model. If the truth is known, Bristol and Johnson City likely… Read More ›
Ask anyone you meet on the street if they think we’re on the road to recovery or still in recession, Chances are about half will say we’re still in recession. Currently, a little more than one-in-four people say they have… Read More ›
Tri-Cities households posted their strongest income gains since the Great Recession in the latest Census data, and a county-level drill down shows even stronger progress – especially in Sullivan County. Sullivan ‘s median household income has been slowly gaining on… Read More ›
Excellent and well written !!
I like the “BOOMER BABIES” lol
Donâ¦. Would you be so kind as to add Bristol, Tennessee Vice Mayor Lea Powers to your mailing list? Thank…
Thanks for the comment Debbie. It's a snapshot of today's conditions, stay tuned
Always of interest to get confirmation of what I see as the year moves on.