You have five days to get your application in for the NC Business Recovery Grant, administered by the NC Department of Revenue. Please keep these points in mind if you are a hospitality business:

Visit High Point is updating the Home Furnishings and Design Guide. If you represent a furniture store or outlet, please review your listing, and provide any edits to Kellie Sanders. If you would like to have additional exposure within the guide, advertising is available. Please contact Christina Payne for more information.

As a part of the Partners of Excellence Program and to ensure safety comes first, Visit High Point is partnering with Raise-the-Grade® to host six ServSafe® classes and exams during 2022. These classes will be held from 8:30am-5pm at the Visitors Center and are designed to teach individuals how to manage food safety within retail food service operation. Registration is limited, so please register early.

According to the latest Longwoods International tracking study of American travelers, the news of peaking and even declining new COVID-19 infections in some regions of the U.S. is restoring confidence in future travel. The percentage of travelers planning trips in the next six months has risen to 91%, matching the highest level seen since the beginning of the pandemic almost two years ago. A third of travelers now say that coronavirus will greatly impact their decision to travel in the next six months, down from two thirds of travelers back in April 2020.

Boom Supersonic has chosen Piedmont Triad International Airport as the location where it will manufacture its new supersonic passenger aircraft, Overture, which will be capable of flying at twice the speed of today's fastest passenger jets. The bid for Boom, which state officials said beat out Jacksonville, Florida, and Greenville-Spartanburg, South Carolina, calls for the company to invest $500 million to build a flagship construction facility for the next generation supersonic jet.

Boom has agreed to an employee base of 1,761 jobs that will pay a minimum annual average of $68,792 during a 5-year period from 2026 to 2030. State officials estimate that the company by 2045 will contribute $32.3 billion to the state's gross domestic product and will contribute $1.7 billion in state revenue.

MSN lists High Point in their list of 25 U.S. destinations to plan a vacation to in 2022. They said now is the perfect time to visit High Point with our downtown undergoing a $232M transformation. With new attractions like Congdon Yards, HPxD, and the Nido & Mariana Qubein Children's Museum, one of the largest children museums in the nation - there is family fun for everyone!

Construction has officially begun at the new home for the American Home Furnishings Hall of Fame Foundation. Demolition of the courtyard and front of the existing building are currently underway.

High Point University's Department of Nursing has received approval from the North Carolina Board of Nursing (NCBON) to begin operating HPU's Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program. The first class of nursing students will be welcomed to HPU this fall during a time when the nation needs nurses now more than ever.

At the January board meeting of the High Point Arts Council, Executive Director Debbie Lumpkins announced her plans to retire at the end of the fiscal year in June 2022. Lumpkins joined the Arts Council in 2000 as Development & Programs Director. She was attracted to the Arts Council because of its emphasis on arts education and community outreach programs. To complement the programs already in place, she implemented the John Coltrane Jazz Workshop for youth 20 years ago and introduced the free summer concert series, Arts Splash, in 2002 when she became the Executive Director. Since then, there have been several arts and entertainment programs initiated for growing the arts in High Point.

The High Point Museum will host a virtual four-part series about genealogy research titled "I am Black History." Presented by the High Point Museum, The High Point Public Library and Yaliks American Art & Cultural Movement, this program will explore various ways to research genealogy and give attendees tools to continue their journey beyond the series.

Join the High Point Arts Council as they celebrate 60 years! There will be plenty of food and drink, and entertainment from local art affiliates. Admission is free, but you must RSVP by reserving a ticket in advance in order to attend the festivities. For more information contact:

or call 336-889-2787

Please welcome the contestants of Miss North Carolina USA, as they will be in High Point this weekend for the 2022 Combined Preliminaries and the 2022 Combined Finals taking place at the High Point Theatre. Watch these women compete for the Miss NC USA and Miss NC Teen USA Titles this Friday and Saturday at 7:30pm.

You can also meet the contestants and take a photo while they are having lunch on Saturday when they are out and about in town. Be sure to snap a photo and tag Miss NC USA on Instagram using #VisitHP #MissNCUSA and #MissNCTeenUSA. The ladies will be wearing their black t-shirts featuring their theme "The Girl Behind The Mask" along with sashes highlighting their regional titles.

High Point University will be hosting their Presidential Scholars Weekend this Friday and Saturday. Please help us in offering the 1,900 potential future purple panthers a nice

High Point welcome!