Power 100: Key Leaders Who Are Driving the Charlotte Area's Growth

Power 100 highlights the leaders who are driving the Charlotte area's growth into its next stage. They are economic developers who are luring new companies to the region, real estate professionals who are providing the space for those operations and CEOs who'll be hiring locally. They're startup founders, business owners who are expanding their companies and industry boosters who are taking the local economy in new directions. And they're much more in between.

Donny Hicks has led Gaston County’s economic development efforts for more than three decades, and the industrial development momentum there is stronger than ever. In addition to an array of large warehouse and distribution projects from outside developers, the county-owned Apple Creek Corporate Center has landed five manufacturers since 2020.

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