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Proximity to the railroad and nearby natural resources like wood and cotton made Hickory, North Carolina, an ideal industrial center.

The Small Town That’s Connecting America

Hickory, North Carolina, is home to nearly half of the country’s fiber-optic cable production, which is growing because of the Biden infrastructure law.

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