Hickory Takes New Path With investments totaling $90M, the Catawba County city has laid the foundation for growth following the model of civic engagement proven out by Greenville, Chattanooga and others

By Ken Elkins - Senior Staff Writer, Charlotte Business Journal

Hickory is spending millions of dollars to build a more connected future.  It's not an investment in super high-speed internet that city officials consider the path to growth.

In fact, that path is more specifically made of... paths - a system of urban greenways connecting, and in some cases reconnecting , destinations across the city.  The Catawba County city's plans for growth also included finding for a 270-acre corporate park that could eventually be home to 2,000 jobs and other public investments in a broad modernization and revitalization effort.

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