R. Lynn Shipley Jr., a lifelong resident of the Tri-Cities and banker of more than three decades, felt the region needed a community bank dedicated to the consumers and small businesses of the Tri-Cities. So on February 26, 2007, he and seven business and community leaders from across the area opened the doors of newly formed TriSummit Bank to the community, with financial centers in Johnson City, Tenn., Kingsport, Tenn., and Bristol, Va.