Kingsport by the numbers
Northeast Tennessee’s April retail sales tax collections rebounded from March’s funk everywhere except Kingsport-Bristol Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). Kingsport-Bristol had the dubious distinction of having the lowest year-over-year change in the state – down 4% from April 2016. That came… Read More ›
Attom Data Solution’s first-ever Pre-Mover Housing Index was an eye-opener for local real estate economy watchers. Washington County had the highest index in Tennessee; the highest predictive performance rating; it’s the only county with a quarter-over-quarter index improvement; and it… Read More ›
Tri-Cities unemployment rates dropped to numbers locals haven’t seen for 20 years and it’s begging the question: Are we at full employment? If the answer is yes, it’s full employment or a natural employment level for a restructured economy that… Read More ›
April’s private-sector wages saw a continuation of a Tri-cities trend that has become all too common. Workers in the Johnson City Metropolitan Statistical Area saw an increase while those in Kingsport-Bristol saw a decrease. The trend roughly follows the pattern… Read More ›
The job sector that some Tri-Cities residents love to hate is going through an unprecedented change and localization on a new study helps put a better face on it. It’s not a new story. Call it Version 2.0 of How… Read More ›
The April data update from the National Association of Counties is the good, the bad and the ugly about bridges. Here in Northeast Tennessee, there are 1,473 bridges that’s the good. It’s hard to get around without bridges. The bad… Read More ›
Tri-Cities retail sales tax collections took a solid thumping in March as did most other state metro areas. The silver lining to that news is two Tri-Cities Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) got off easier than the rest of the state…. 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.