The city was the recipient of good news today following a lot of hard work by many - Sprint will be bringing more than 600 jobs across the state line following construction of a new state-of-the art call center in Bristol.
The city was in competition with sites in Virginia, North Carolina, and Kentucky for this new call center. Construction on the new 48,500 square foot building is slated for the first quarter of 2012 and the center is anticipated to be fully operational in early 2013.
Among the good news with this announcement is the fact that our area could have lost over 600 jobs had a decision been made by Sprint to relocate to outside the region. By retaining them here, the jobs will stay here - plus the city will have a major employment center on SR 394 that could be the genesis for more activity in this business corridor.
Thanks go out to our many economic development partners - and in particular the State of Tennessee - for putting together a winning proposal.
