The Business Journal of Tri-Cities TN/VA

Bristol, Virginia-based @ElectroMechCo has been acquired by Graycliff Partners LP. Click on the link for the full story. bjournal.com/bristols-electr…

Mill Mgr. Troy Wilson confirms @DomtarEveryday sale will not affect scale/schedule of Kingsport mill refit. "We are going to walk into the office tomorrow, same as we did today, and continue our work to build a world-class packaging operation right here in Kingsport." #Domtarsold

#Domtarsold Paper Excellence purchasing Domtar for $3B. Will operated as a stand-alone company and retain management team and production locations.

@bjournaltri 's special section marking the @EastmanChemCo centennial is out. From cutting down trees for KODAK a century ago to the Manhattan Project in Oak Ridge to molecular recycling today, it's quite a story. bjournal.com/wp-content/uplo…

UPDATE: More on Domtar's Kingsport, Tenn., mill refit: bjournal.com/domtar-to-repur…

BREAKING: Domtar will replace the paper production at Kingsport with production of the recycled linerboard (cardboard) used in making the boxes in which items are shipped by major retailers. So, the Amazon box at your door may be made in Kingsport by 2023.

BREAKING: Domtar to repurpose Kingsport mill. Shuttering freesheet operation. Converting to linerboard production by Q1 2023. Converted mill to employ 160 and produce 600k tons recycled linerboard. Conversion cost $300M-$350M.

Today, COVID-19 topped 350,000 cases worldwide. BUT Of those 350,000 patients, more than 100,000 have already recovered.

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It was only a matter of time. When Johnson Commercial Development built the Pinnacle retail development on the Tennessee side of the Virginia state line in 2013, principal Steve Johnson had already bought 350 acres on the Virginia side abutting the... bjournal.com/crossing-the-li…

Ballad Health hospitals increase visitation restrictions due to escalating flu risk | Ballad Health balladhealth.org/news/hospit…

Johnson Commercial Development ready to build $240 million entertainment/adventure development if county, state agree to put in $10 million road, plus Lee County Regional Medical Center Authority, Ballad Health in talks... bjournal.com/february-2019-e…

In a healthcare economy in which the closure of rural hospitals is becoming more common, Ballad Health plans to partner with a hospital authority to reopen a small rural hospital that has been closed for more than five years. bjournal.com/ballad-health-l…

Johnson Commercial Development (JCD), which developed The Pinnacle, is now ready to develop the 350 acres it owns adjacent to the Pinnacle on the Virginia side. bjournal.com/johnson-begins-…

Ron Scott, who had announced his resignation from the positions of president and CEO of Appalachian Community Federal Credit Union (ACFCU) earlier this week, was found dead Friday morning. Scott had previously... bjournal.com/ron-scott-forme…

The 2019 commercial and residential real estate market preview, General Shale expands its footprint, Hawkins and Sullivan counties are Work Ready and much more. Available now in the January 2019 edition. bjournal.com/january-2019-ed…

January 2019 Edition Available Now bjournal.com/january-2019-ed…

The Tri-Cities Airport Authority (TCAA) is moving forward with the process of hiring Gene Cossey, currently the executive director of the University of Illinois – Willard Airport in Champaign, Ill., to be the next executive director at the TRI. bjournal.com/tri-cities-airp…

Johnson City Chamber plans move to Mill; Mabrey to move on bjournal.com/johnson-city-ch…