Some of cyberspace’s biggest websites and the computer industry’s most powerful companies were once nothing more than a few big dreams in a small garage. Now one Johnson City man is following the same garage-to-greatness approach made legendary by Hewlett-Packerd, Apple, and Google with his new dot com start up. Eric McCarty has vowed to stay put in his family’s garage in Johnson City until 500 new users join his forum site. Find out about his decision to set up shop in the shed, what he’s doing to pass the time and his belief that his website can one day change the world.
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Ft. Henry Mall Goes Green
The Fort Henry Mall has officially gone green. The mall won a “go green” award from general growth properties.
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ETSU named the pharmacy school after local business man Bill Gatton. The auto dealer has contributed two million dollars to the college of pharmacy since 2005.
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