Editing Sevierville, Tennessee (section)

== Economy ==
[[Image:Court-avenue-sevierville.jpg|thumb|Court Avenue, developed in 1901 as part of Sevierville's new commercial district|alt=]]
[[Image:Sevierville-historic-district-entrance.jpg|thumb|right|Sevierville Commercial District]]

Like other towns situated along the Parkway in Sevier County, Sevierville has reaped the benefits of the burgeoning tourism industry brought on by the development of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. As of 2004, nearly 50 percent of businesses based in Sevierville were linked to tourism. For example, there are more than 2,000 [[hotel]] and [[motel]] rooms in the city that generate more than $500,000 in hotel-motel tax revenues each year. There are a large number of cabins available as [[Short-term rental|short term rentals]] in Sevierville.

In 2004, Sevierville established a Tourism Development Zone (TDZ) of {{convert|3|sqmi|km2}} to improve the central business district, funded by $150 million in bond sales between 2004 and 2008 (equivalent to ${{Inflation|US|150|2006|r=0}}&nbsp;million in {{Inflation-year|US}}).<ref>{{cite web|last1=Willett|first1=Hugh G.|title=Some Sevierville business leaders worry city has overextended itself buying bonds|url=http://archive.knoxnews.com/business/some-sevierville-business-leaders-worry-city-has-overextended-itself-buying-bonds-ep-407522875-358462591.html/|website=Knoxville News Sentinel|access-date=March 11, 2018|language=en|date=October 2, 2010}}</ref> Sales tax revenues received from businesses in the TDZ are earmarked for bond payments, while property taxes are often rebated to help developers pay for their development projects in the TDZ.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Davis|first1=Jason|title=River Landing development on schedule|url=http://www.themountainpress.com/homepage/river-landing-development-on-schedule/article_11f1879d-f940-52b8-9374-b4489b502552.html|access-date=March 11, 2018|work=The Mountain Press|date=August 14, 2015|language=en}}</ref>

East Tennessee Radio Group owns and operates the Sevierville area's primary local radio stations, [[WPFT]]-FM 106.3 and FM 105.5. Also, [[WWST]]-FM 102.1, a [[Top 40]] music station serving the Knoxville market, is licensed by the [[Federal Communications Commission]] (FCC) to Sevierville.