Kingsport

1. Kingsport Higher Ed = Hired Jeff Fleming Assistant City Manager for Development Kingsport, Tennessee fleming@ci.kingsport.tn.us April, 2008

2. Kingsport Academic VillageA summary of 1999-2009 In 1999, today’s high school seniors were in 3rd grade

3. KINGSPORT TOMORROW VISION 2017 1997 “Downtown Kingsport needs a college campus”

4. 1999 Mayor’s Economic Summit Economic Summit • November 3-4, 1999 • 60 Community Leaders • Local Government, Business, Community/Neighborhood, State/Regional • Visioning and Strategic Planning • Consensus Building • Groundbreaking

5. New Economic Challenges • Eastman Chemical Company • 2,179 jobs cut between 1994 and 1999 after Kodak spinoff • 1,200 jobs cut at end of 1999 • 8,500 employees, down from 11,879 (a 40% loss since 1994) • Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center • 93 positions cut in Feb 2000 • Willamette Industries Kingsport Mill • 150 jobs cut in Jan 1999 • Quebecor Printing • 100 layoffs in Dec 1998 • JPS Converter / Chiquola Fabrics • 800 employees in 1989 • 500 employees in 1999 • Present employment at 360

6. Coupled with significant turnover… Staff: Partners: Elected: • Chamber Executive • KCVB Director • Leadership Kingsport • DKA Director • Kpt Tomorrow Exec. • KRIDS • FunFest Coordinator • Education Director • United Way Director • MeadowView staff • Corporate Officers • Mayor Blazier (99/01) • Alderman Clark (99) • Alderman Marsh (99) • Alderman Munsey (99) • Alderman Mayes (01) • 5 of 7 newly elected • BOE Pres. Goodlett (99) • Germanario (99) • Moody (99) • Dean (01) • Turner (01) • 5 of 5 newly elected • City Manager • Assistant City Manager • CFO / City Recorder • School Superintendent • School Facilities Director • Public Works Director • Police Chief • Fire Chief • Human Resources Dir. • Budget Director • City Engineer • Transportation Manager • Traffic Engineer • Building/Zoning Manager • Planning Manager • Principal Planner • Planner(s) • Water/Sewer Manager • Water Plant Manager • Wastewater Plant Mgr • Property Maintenance Mgr • GIS Manager …sweeping changes in Tennessee’s growth law …Tennessee budget woes and tax reform debate

7. “Greatness is not in where we stand, but in what direction we are moving. We must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it – but sail we must, and not drift, nor lie at anchor” Oliver Wendell Holmes

8. EDUCATE AND GROW SCHOLARSHIP 2000

9. Kingsport Academic VillageRegional Center for Applied Technology (2002) RCAT

10. Training, Transit, Childcare • 1998 – building acquired for Transit Center • 1999 – ¼ of building remodeled for Transit • 2000 – building occupied for Transit • 2001 – ¾ of building remodeled for RCAT • 2002 – building occupied for RCAT

14. Kingsport Academic VillageRegional Center for Health Professions (2008)

15. RCHP Project Budget • $4,800,000 (42,000 sf @ $100/sf) • $1,000,000 in equipment and furnishings from Northeast State • Groundbreaking in August, 2007 • Grand Opening in August, 2008

16. REGIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS Opening August 2008

17. REGIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS Opening August 2008

18. Preliminary RenderingAugust 2007

19. DEC 2007

20. CLINCHFIELD ST REGIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS MAIN ST CLAY ST KATS MAR 2008

21. Improved Educational Opportunities = Qualified Workforce = Better Career Opportunities = Higher Disposable Income = Greater Standard of Living Bachelor's degree or higher (U.S. Census) • Johnson City (2000)                   29.4% • Washington Co, TN (2006)          28.1% • United States (2006)                  27.0% • Kingsport City (2000)               23.6% • Tennessee (2006)                      21.7% • Greeneville (2000)                      20.4% • Sullivan County (2006)                19.9% • Bristol, TN (2000)                       17.4% • Bristol, VA (2000)                      17.0% • Washington Co, VA (2000) 16.1% • Church Hill (2000) 15.8% • Elizabethton (2000)                    15.4% • Carter County (2000)                  12.8% • Greene County (2000)                12.8% • Mount Carmel (2000)         11.8% • Unicoi County (2000)                  10.6% • Hawkins County (2000)              10.0% • Scott Co, VA (2006)                     8.3%

22. Manufacturing will always be a critical part of the local economy, but how important are healthcare jobs to the Kingsport-Bristol MSA?Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Education & Health Services Manufacturing Jan 97 – Jan 07 Jan 97 – Jan 07

23. Kingsport Academic VillageKingsport Center for Higher Education (2009)

25. KCHE Project Budget • $12,993,000 (54,000 sf @ $165/sf) • $1,600,000 = land acquisition • $11,014,000 = construction costs • Remainder = demolition, environmental, geotechnical • $2,000,000 from grants, balance from City • Groundbreaking in July, 2008 • Grand Opening in August, 2009

26. Opening August 2009 KINGSPORT CENTER FOR HIGHER EDUCATION FIRST FLOOR

27. Opening August 2009 KINGSPORT CENTER FOR HIGHER EDUCATION SECOND FLOOR

28. Opening August 2009 KINGSPORT CENTER FOR HIGHER EDUCATION THIRD FLOOR

29. Kingsport Academic VillageSummary • $20 million local funding • 2,100 students • Fall 02 – Applied Technology • Fall 08 – Health Professions • Fall 09 – Advanced Manufacturing • Fall 09 – Higher Education • Negotiations ongoing with King, UT, Tenn Tech, Tusculum, Milligan, Carson-Newman, LMU, UVA Wise • …and ETSU has been here all along!

30. Higher Ed = Hired Tennessee Kingsport

31. How important are healthcare jobs to Kingsport?Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Jan 97 – Jan 07