Economic challenges have defined Hickory in the past 20 years. When Hickory was named an All-America City in 2007, the application focused on how the community came together after losing more than 12,000 manufacturing jobs in a two-year span. The downturn in 2008 was another fist to the region’s economic jaw. Two longtime Hickory residents, former State Senator Andy Wells and former...
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