Cornelius Cox “Corny” Marshall

Lifelong Johnson City resident “Corny” Marshall earned a degree in business at East Tennessee State University in 1956, and he has used that degree to become one of the leading real estate developers, managers, and marketers in the region.

Anyone familiar with Johnson City will recognize local landmarks developed by Mr. Marshall and his Mountcastle Corporation. Among these are: The colonial-style building that houses the local Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Bureau, Woodridge Hospital, Mountcastle Place, Walmart SuperCenter, Food Lion Shopping Center, and Shops at Franklin.

Some of Mountcastle’s recent projects include E-Park, which houses the Siemens office building and offers cutting-edge technology to tenants, and StorageMax Self Storage, a 100,000-square-foot, climate-controlled facility, a first for Johnson City.

Corny Marshall founded Mountcastle Corporation in 1965. Today, his son, John, presides as president of the business, which has developed more than two million square feet of retail space, much of it in other states.

Mr. Marshall served as a director of Hamilton Bank for 17 years and was a founding director and chairman of the board for People’s Community Bank. He also served on the board of directors of the Johnson City Medical Center and the ETSU Foundation. In 1996, he received an ETSU Award of Honor.

Mrs. Marshall, the former Alice Mays, is also a graduate of ETSU. The couple has two children, John and Courtney.