Tri-Cities, Tennessee

Tri-Cities, Tennessee

In Tennessee and Virginia the name "Tri-Cities" refers to the region comprising the cities of Kingsport, Johnson City and Bristol and the surrounding smaller towns and communities in Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia. All three of the principal cities are located in the extreme northeastern corner of Tennessee, while Bristol has a twin city of the same name on the Virginia side.

The Tri-Cities region was formerly a single Metropolitan Statistical Area; due to the U.S. Census Bureau's revised definitions of urban areas in the early 2000s, it is now a Combined Statistical Area with two metropolitan components: Johnson City and Kingsport-Bristol. [http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:VAgfEfZbankJ:www.whitehouse.gov/omb/bulletins/fy04/b04-03_attachment.pdf+%22Johnson+City%22+Statistical+Area&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=3&gl=us] That area's population in 2000 was approximately 480,000. [http://www.census.gov/population/cen2000/phc-t29/tab06.pdf]

Transportation

Intestate Highways I-26 and I-81 intersect in the region, while I-40, I-77, and I-75 are nearby. Tri-Cities Regional Airport (TRI) has non-stop service to Atlanta, Cincinnati, Charlotte, Detroit, Memphis, Ft. Lauderdale and Orlando. Serviced by Delta, Northwest, Allegiant Air, and US Airways. Additionally, TRI manages an aggressive Air Cargo program, administers Foreign Trade Zone 204, supports and promotes U.S. Customs Port 2027, and provides trade development assistance. The Region has both CSX and Norfolk Southern mainline railway access.

All-American City Award

The All-America City Award is given by the National Civic League annually to ten cities in the United States. In 1999, the Tri-Cities were collectively designated as an "All-America City" by the National Civic League.

The award is the oldest community recognition program in the nation and recognizes communities whose citizens work together to identify and tackle community-wide challenges and achieve uncommon results.

Since the program's inception in 1949, more than 4,000 communities have competed and over 500 have been named "All-America Cities".

ister Cities

The Greater Tri-Cities of Tennessee and Virginia have four sister cities, as designated by [http://www.sister-cities.org/ Sister Cities International, Inc. (SCI)] :

*flagicon|Ecuador Guaranda, Ecuador
*flagicon|Germany Teterow, Germany
*flagicon|Russia Rybinsk, Russia
*flagicon|Sweden Ronneby, Sweden

References

* [http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:VAgfEfZbankJ:www.whitehouse.gov/omb/bulletins/fy04/b04-03_attachment.pdf+%22Johnson+City%22+Statistical+Area&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=3&gl=us OMB Bulletin No. 04-03. Updates to Statistical Areas. December 2003.]
* [http://www.census.gov/population/cen2000/phc-t29/tab06.pdf U.S. Census Bureau, Table 6. Population in Combined Statistical Areas (CSAs): 1990 and 2000]

ee also

*Kingsport, Tennessee
*Bristol, Tennessee
*Bristol, Virginia
*Sullivan County, Tennessee
*Washington County, Virginia
*Johnson City, Tennessee
*Washington County, Tennessee
*Hawkins County, Tennessee
*Mount Carmel, Tennessee
*Church Hill, Tennessee
*Blountville, Tennessee
*Rogersville, Tennessee
*Surgoinsville, Tennessee
*Jonesborough, Tennessee
*Elizabethton, Tennessee
*Roan Mountain, Tennessee
*Carter County, Tennessee
*Doe River
*Watauga River
*Watauga Lake
*East Tennessee
*Lebanon, Virginia
*Abingdon, Virginia

External links

* [http://www.allianceTNVA.com Tri-Cities TN/VA - The Regional Alliance for Economic Development]
* [http://www.johnsonsdepot.com/ Johnson's Depot: The History of Johnson City, TN]
* [http://www.gotricities.com/ GoTriCities.com - Regional Arts and Entertainment for Tri-Cities, TN]


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