AT LEAST 75 MORE JOBS ARE COMING TO KINGSPORT. FEDEX GROUND HAS BEEN GIVEN THE GREEN LIGHT TO BUILD A NEW DISTRIBUTION CENTER IN KINGSPORT ON 13 ACRES OF LAND IN THE GATEWAY COMMERCE PARK. THE KINGSPORT REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION VOTED TO APPROVE THE ZONING DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE FACILITY LAST NIGHT. THE DISTRIBUTION CENTER WILL CONSIST OF A 90-THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT BUILDING WITH 21 LOADING DOCKS. FEDEX WILL START OUT HIRING 75 EMPLOYEES, WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR THAT NUMBER TO DOUBLE. CONSTRUCTION WILL START NEXT MONTH. THE NEW FACILITY SHOULD BE OPENED BY JUNE OF NEXT YEAR.