RENDERINGS: Hickory launches drive to attract $500M in private investment, new jobs and residents

By Ken Elkins - Senior Staff Writer, Charlotte Business Journal

After four years of planning, the city of Hickory has kicked off its Hickory Trail project to create a 5-mile redevelopment zone that city officials hope will bring as much as $500 million in investment and thousands of new residents.

The project would link Lenoir-Rhyne University to downtown Hickory, then on to Lake Hickory, with the idea of spurring growth in the Catawba County city through 2035.

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