Original sentence: In the 1970s the area began to rebound economically as it became a bedroom community for the growing city of Knoxville.Since then, residential development and land subdivision has continued apace, transforming Concord and its environs into an affluent exurban community that has left behind much of its rural roots
Edited sentence: Beginning in the 1970’s the area began to rebound as it became a bedroom community for the growing city of Knoxville.Since that time it has gone from a rural area to very upscale urbanized community that has unfortunately left most of its rural roots behind