THE CITY OF KINGSPORT HAS WON NATIONAL AWARD FOR MEETING ITS CHALLENGES. THE MODEL CITY WAS CHOSEN AS ONE OF ONLY THREE COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE NATION TO RECEIVE THE INAUGURAL “SIEMENS SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY” AWARD. KINGSPORT WON IN THE SMALL COMMUNITY CATEGORY BECAUSE OF ITS EFFORTS IN THE LAST DECADE TO REVITALIZE ITS ECONOMY THROUGH TRAINING AND WORK-FORCE DEVELOPMENT.