KINGSPORT OFFICIALS SAY A MAJOR ELECTRONICS RETAIL STORE IS COMING TO THE MODEL CITY. OFFICIALS WITH BEST BUY HAVE FILED FOR A BUILDING PERMIT FOR AN ESTIMATED 2.4 MILLION DOLLAR STORE. THE RETAILER WILL BUILD ITS NEW 25-THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT FACILITY AT THE NEW KINGSPORT PAVILION ON EAST STONE DRIVE. ACCORDING TO ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER FOR DEVELOPMENT JEFF FLEMING, AN OPENING DATE HAS BEEN SET FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2009. PLANS REPORTED IN “THIS WEEK IN CONSUMER ELECTRONICS” CALLED FOR BEST BUY TO OPEN AS MANY AS 100 NEW STORES IN THE COMPANY’S FISCAL 2009 YEAR. IT’S EXPECTED THE KINGSPORT STORE WILL PLACE MORE OF AN EMPHASIS ON TECHNOLOGY AND LESS ON APPLIANCES AT ITS NEWEST LOCATION.