Bank of Tennessee: Why one of East Tennessee's biggest banks sees Nashville as its saving grace for growth

Nashville and Middle Tennessee hold the key for the bold growth plans of one of East Tennessee's biggest banks. Roy Harmon, the chairman and CEO of Bank of Tennessee, told me the Kingsport, Tenn.-based lender has its sights set on getting to $2 billion within the next decade. The bank currently sits at nearly $1 billion in assets - $959 million at the end of 2015, to be exact. Its lone outpost beyond northeast Tennessee, Nashville, is a critically important market for the bank to hit those...