Every month locals can get an update on how the Tri-Cities retail economy is performing by sales tax collections. And every quarter, ETSU economist Steb Hipple’s retail sales analysis is available. They are good indicators. But there’s another way to… Read More ›
ECONOMY
Kingsport-Bristol, Johnson City MSA manufacturing real GDP better than it was in 2001 with a lot fewer employees
“When Eastman Chemical sneezes, the Tri-Cities gets a cold.” It’s been that way for a long time and the current community mindset hasn’t changed. And it wasn’t always just Eastman. Remember the Kingsport Press, Mead, North American Rayon, American Bembert,… Read More ›
Kingsport-Bristol, Johnson City, Knoxville pace each other’s Sept. sales tax collections gain
The retail sales tax collections stars aligned for three of the four MSA in NE Tennessee in September. Year-over-year collections in Kingsport-Bristol, Johnson City and Knoxville were close to each other – very close. According to MTSU’s Business and Economic… Read More ›
Some Johnson City residents who work in their home town did better after recession that other local cities
Changes caused and augmented by the Great Recession were deep, dramatic and some are still not risen to broad public attention. This post is another dive into the Census Bureau’s Local Employment Dynamics data in an attempt to better define… Read More ›
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