According
to the First Tennessee Development District's 2012 annual report, the City of
Bristol was the most successful government in the eight-county region in
acquiring economic development grants from the Tennessee Department of Economic and
Community Development to promote private sector growth.
Bristol
received, or is in the process of acquiring, three grants totaling $1.63
million in state funds for three significant projects bringing more than 1,200
jobs to the city.
Not bad work - thanks to Deputy City Manager Mike Sparks and Networks
Sullivan Partnership CEO Richard Venable - in partnership with the staff of the
First Tennessee Development District.
