hickory

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Much like the factories in Hickory, N.C., did in the aftermath of the China Shock, manufacturers in Foshan are now trying to move upmarket, focusing on higher-end furniture and custom designs.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

Corning agreed to add capacity to its optical cable manufacturing facility in Hickory, N.C., and made Meta its “anchor customer” there.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

At Hickory Hill, her children’s days had brimmed with well-planned activities, Brad Blank, a close friend of her children, told Vanity Fair in 1997.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2024

Her mums help as she reads "Hickory Dickory Dock, the mouse ran up the clock…"

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2024

A wartime general and president beloved by many Americans as Old Hickory and the Hero of New Orleans, he was second in stature only to George Washington as the nation’s most admired leader.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis