HMCC Expansion Moves Forward
Hickory Metro Convention Center Expansion Moves Forward HICKORY, NC – Councils joined for a special meeting on Thursday, September 15, 2022, to approve plans of an expansion and renovation to the…
Continue ReadingMandy Pitts Hildebrand is the CEO for the Hickory Metro Convention Center & Visitors Bureau. Mandy arrived at Visit Hickory Metro after many successful years with the City of Hickory as the Communications Director. Mandy is proud of her hometown roots in Hickory, North Carolina and she is a graduate of Peace College, East Carolina University & Appalachian State University.
Hickory Metro Convention Center Expansion Moves Forward HICKORY, NC – Councils joined for a special meeting on Thursday, September 15, 2022, to approve plans of an expansion and renovation to the…
Continue Reading2021 Tourism Economic Impact for Catawba County County Spending Increases by 32.4 Percent to $291.93 million Hickory N.C. — Domestic and international visitors to and within Catawba County spent…
Continue Reading2020 Tourism Economic Impact for Catawba County HICKORY, NC – Domestic and international visitors to and within Catawba County spent $220.4 million in 2020, a decrease of 27% from $302 million in…
Continue ReadingEver since I was a small child I was fascinated by birds and my love for my feathered friends grows stronger each year. Now as I kick off my fifth decade, I would say I am a bird enthusiast, not an…
Continue ReadingVisit Hickory Metro highlights the importance of the tourism industry during National Travel and Tourism Week May 2 – 8, 2021 HICKORY – Visit Hickory Metro, which is the tourism organization for…
Continue ReadingVisitors to North Carolina set a new record for spending in 2019 with an increase of 5.6 percent from 2018, $26.7 billion in total spending. In 2019 Catawba County ranked 16 out of 100 counties in…
Continue Reading2019 Visitor Impact for Catawba County and throughout the Hickory Metro Catawba County Spending by Domestic Visitors Increases by 3.3 Percent to $302.79 million HICKORY N.C. — Domestic visitors to…
Continue ReadingI am in love with our community – every bit of it and especially all parts of it that bring visitors to our community. May 3 – 9, 2020 is National Travel and Tourism Week (NTTW) and even though the…
Continue ReadingFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information Contact: Mandy Pitts Hildebrand, CEO Hickory Metro Convention Center & Visitors Bureau (828) 322-1335 October 22, 2019 Hickory – the Furniture Capital of…
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