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Furniture Maker Relocates to Conover
Furniture maker Wentworth Furniture plans to invest $2 million and hire 20-80 people in the city of Conover, the Hickory Daily Record reported in early May. |
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Williams-Sonoma Starts Furniture Operations in Catawba County
Williams-Sonoma picked Hickory as its newest site for manufacturing upholstered furniture. The company expects to hire 820 new people for the jobs and says it picked Catawba County based on its highly skilled workforce and history of furniture-making in the region. |
Education
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App State, Community Colleges From Partnership
Four higher-education institutions in the Catawba area have established a partnership that will expand degree programs offered in the region by Appalachian State University. |
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Engineering Center Provides Success Blueprint
When Appalachian State University took over administration of the fledgling North Carolina Center for Engineering Technologies in December 2007, the center was a renovated building. |
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Lenoir-Rhyne Is A Small University With Some Big Ambitions
It wasn’t as if Lenoir-Rhyne was struggling as a college. |
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Catawba Valley Puts Students on Career Track
A key facet of Catawba County’s quality of life is the higher education options that help students transition to four-year colleges, receive training to prepare them for careers or sharpen skills they already have. |
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Business Partnership Aids Local Schools
The times, they are a-changin’ – and Catawba County education is changing with them. |
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Lenoir-Ryne College Gets $55 Million Facelift
Lenoir-Rhyne College is growing. Over the next seven years, the private, liberal-arts institution plans more than $55 million in renovations and new construction. |
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Catawba Invests in Workforce Training
Catawba County is off and running. |
Food
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Brewing Up Business
Catawba County brothers Billy and Scott Pyatt launched their own microbrewery, Catawba Valley Brewing Co., in 1999. |
Health
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Frye Regional Invests in Top-Notch Treatments
Frye Regional Medical Center has had its finger on the pulse of Catawba County’s health-care needs since the hospital’s inception in 1911. |
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Medical Center Weighs in Against Childhood Obesity
Nobody, of course, wants to have to go to the hospital. |
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Frye Regional Medical Center Expands Heart Surgeries
Frye Regional Medical Center is dedicated to recognizing employees as its greatest asset, customer satisfaction as its greatest commitment and quality care as its greatest accomplishment. |
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Catawaba Valley Medical Center Offers Quality Care
Outstanding commitment to patient care has been key to the success of Catawba Valley Medical Center for more than 40 years. |
Livability
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You’re Welcome To Park It Here
Mother Nature shows off her handiwork in Catawba. |
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Hickory’s SALT Block is a Culture Hub
No matter what your taste, the SALT Block in Hickory offers so much variety, you’ll likely be licking your lips for more. |
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Catawba Offers Abundance of Cultural Options
Catawba County offers a rich tapestry of cultural treasures. |
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Catawba Blends Progress With Preservation
Claremont is a city of 1,100 residents, but the community balloons to a population of 4,000 people every weekday. |
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Greater Hickory Golf Classic Back on Course
The Greater Hickory Golf Classic returns to Hickory as part of the PGA Champions Tour. |
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Strong Economy, Scenic Beauty Characterize Hickory
Maybe it’s the scenic beauty that makes Hickory so irresistible. It could also be the thriving arts community. It may even be that it is just far enough away from larger cities to feel off the beaten path. |
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See the Stars at Millholand Planetarium
Zooming through the human body or swimming in the ocean are just two things residents can experience at Millholland Planetarium, a new addition at the Catawba Science Center. |
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Hickory’s Arts Scene Shines
Hickory offers a variety of museums and theaters, concerts and dance programs, galleries and live performances that rival much bigger cities. |
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