The application, which is available at downtownjc.com/downtownnow, closes on Wednesday.
The organization recently received a $50,000 Placemaking Grant from the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development that will support business development in Johnson City.
Most of the funding will be dedicated to placing a curated shop on the first floor of one of the large, unused buildings in the downtown core, which will involve having one business owner who subleases space to several smaller vendors. Subletters could include local artists, makers or other retailers.
Dianna Cantler, Johnson City Development Authority interim executive director, said subleasing the space will take some of the burden off of the business owner, enabling them to fill a larger space.
An announcement last month perked up ears and got tails wagging all over Johnson City.
The city won a $100,000 grant â the largest of 15 awarded in this round of funding â from the Boyd Foundation to help build a dog park downtown.
The foundation is the namesake of Randy and Jenny Boyd, he a former state official, gubernatorial candidate, owner of a handful of the Appalachian Leagueâs teams and current president of the University of Tennessee.
Other communities in the area have received dog park funding from the foundation, including Erwin, which opened its park along the Linear Trail in March 2020, and Jonesborough, which is still searching for the right location for its park.
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June 6, 1889: According to The Comet, “A week or two ago the Johnson City Furniture Company advertised in the Comet for a good turner. The secretary, Mr. Hoppel, told