40 security guard and private security companies in Johnson City, Tennessee. Ranked by license status, profile views and recommendations.
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ALLTRISTA ZINC PRODUCTS CO.
ARK PROTECTIVE SOLUTIONS, LLC
ASBURY, INC.
AXIS SECURITY, INC
BOONE PROTECTIVE SERVICES
BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY, INC.
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BRISTOL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER/ C/O WELLMONT HEALTH SYSTEM
CABANA APARTMENTS CORP.
CORNERSTONE SECURITY GROUP LLC
EAGLE ONE PROTECTION SERVICES LLC
EARHART STATION L.L.C.
FIVE RIVERS ELECTRONIC INNOVATIONS,LLC
FUZZY HOLES
HOLSTON VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER/ C/O WELLMONT HEALTH SYSTEM
HORSE CREEK VILLAGE HOMEOWNERS ASSOC., INC.
JOHNSON CITY COUNTRY CLUB
KING PHARAMACEUTICALS
KING UNIVERSITY
KINGSPORT ENTERTAINMENT, LLC
LAUGHLIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC.
LITTLE CHICAGO LLC DBA CAPONE'S
Mountain States Health Alliance
RAVEN 22 SOLUTIONS GROUP LLC
ROCKY TOP SECURITY SOLUTIONS LLC
SKY HARBOR PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION
SUPERIOR INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
TENNESSEE ALUMINUM CASTING, LLC
TENNESSEE EASTMAN DIVISION
TOUCHSTONE WIRELESS, LP
TREND EXECUTIVE PROTECTION SERVICES
TUSCULUM UNIVERSITY
U S NITROGEN LLC
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Johnson City anchors the Tri-Cities of Northeast Tennessee alongside Kingsport and Bristol in the Appalachian Highlands. East Tennessee State University, the Ballad Health hospital system, and a regional manufacturing base drive demand for campus and event coverage, healthcare officers, industrial site guards, and retail and mobile patrol across the Tri-Cities service area. As a Northeast Tennessee market, Johnson City bills at cost-competitive Southeast rates well below coastal California and New York.
The providers below are ranked on merit, but the final check is yours. Work through these four steps before you sign anything in Johnson City:
Private security in Tennessee is licensed at the state level by the the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance, Private Protective Services program. A legitimate company operating in Johnson City holds a Contract Security Company license, which means it has cleared Tennessee PPS's ownership, background-check and insurance requirements. Ask for that license number in writing and verify it yourself — a certificate on the wall tells you nothing about current standing, since a license can be suspended or revoked.
Hiring an unlicensed company is a risk you carry. In Tennessee, operating without a license is misdemeanor (plus civil penalty) (Tenn. Code Ann. § 62-35-136 (general penalty, Class A misdemeanor); § 62-35-130 (civil penalty up to $2,000 per occurrence); § 62-35-134 (unlawful employments/activities)). Operating a contract or proprietary security company, or working as a guard, without a currently valid PPS license/registration is a Class A misdemeanor, and the Commissioner may separately assess a civil penalty of up to $2,000 per occurrence against the unlicensed operator.
Johnson City scores 63/100 on our Crime Index (grade C), which makes it safer than 29% of the 759 US cities we track. The index is built from FBI Crime Data Explorer reports for a population of 74,280.
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