Charlotte Regional Partnership

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Charlotte Regional Partnership
Charlotte Regional Partnership

• Non-profit economic development group
• Professional economic development team
• Real estate and community analysis
• Customized research (business costs, workforce
  analysis, etc.)
• Contact to local service providers
• All services are free of charge
• www.charlotteusa.com

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Charlotte USA
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Charlotte USA

• 19th largest city in the US
• 2nd largest U.S. banking center
• Population 12.5 million within 200 km
• Over 100,000 new residents per year
• 65 of U.S. industry within one day

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Fortune 500 Headquarters
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Charlotte USA
1987
2007
2027
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Notable Projects
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Global Accessibility

• You are at most one plane change away from
• any business destination in the world

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Global Accessibility

• 9th busiest airport in U.S.
• 124 non-stop destinations served
• 664 daily departures
• International non-stops to
• Munich, Frankfurt
• London
• Mexico City
• Toronto, Montreal
• Over 100 U.S. cities
• Average security wait less than 10 minutes

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Regional Accessibility

• 3 interstates
• 2 mainline railroads
• 3 hours to seaport
• 300 trucking firms
• Intermodal terminal

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International Business

• 753 foreign owned firms located in the region
  from 47 countries
• Over 70 international business and culture
  organizations
• Extensive network of international business
  professionals
• Language immersion programs / academies
  Chinese language immersion program in Charlotte
  public school

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Notable German Firms
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German Community in Charlotte USA

• German American Chamber of Commerce
• Over 280 members in Charlotte region
• Alemannia Society of Charlotte
• Honorary German Consulate
• Mr. Kurt Waldhausen 3808 Pomfret Lane
• Charlotte, NC 28211Tel [phone]
• European American Business Forum
• International House (www.ihclt.org)
• Smith Academy of International Languages
• K-5 classes conducted in German
• Deutsche Schule in Charlotte (www.dsclt.com)
• Deutsche Kirche in Charlotte

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Manufacturing Strength

• Manufacturing targets include
• Automotive
• Plastics Chemicals
• Food Beverage
• Industrial Machinery
• Building Construction Materials
• Non-Union workforce
• Extensive network of technical institutes and
  support organizations for manufacturers

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Global Financial Center

• 2nd largest banking center in the U.S.
• UNC-Charlotte College of Computing and
  Informatics
• E-business Institute
• Information Security Assurance Center
• Charlotte Visualization Center

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Higher Education

• 20 Universities Colleges
• 47,000 full-time students
• UNC-Charlotte, 21,500 students and nearly 5,000
  graduate students
• Top public and private institutions including
  Queens College, Davidson, Wintrop, and Wingate

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Community / Tech Colleges

• 15 colleges / 27 campuses
• Over 133,000 students enrolled
• Within 20 minutes of any business in the region
• Ranked in the Top 10 training programs in the
  United States

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Charlotte USA

• 3 hours from South Carolina beaches
• 2 hours from North Carolina mountains
• Over 60 golf courses
• Mountain biking, whitewater rafting
• Lakefront living and recreation

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Lifestyles
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Professional Sports
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Notable Projects

• NASCAR Plaza
• Ballantyne Corporate Center
• Wachovia Cultural Campus
• 1 Bank of America Tower
• North Carolina Research Campus

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Gaston Technology Park

• Gaston County
• Certified Site
• 220 available acres (89 hectares)
• 330 total acres (133 hectares)
• 35,00050,000 per acre

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Lincoln County Industrial Park

• Lincoln County
• Certified Site
• 77 available acres (31 hectares)
• 680 total acres (275 hectares)
• 30,000 per acre

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North Mecklenburg Industrial Park

• Mecklenburg County
• Up to 268 available acres (113
  hectares)
• 334 total acres (135 hectares)
• 75,000 per acre

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East York Industrial Park

• York County
• Certified Site
• 100 available acres (40.5 hectares)
• 394 total acres (160 hectares)
• 20,000 per acre

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Charlotte Regional Partnership
Contact Us

• Charlotte Regional Partnership
• 1001 Morehead Square Drive
• Suite 200
• Charlotte, NC 28203
• [phone]
• www.charlotteusa.com