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Charlotte Overview
Fourth fastest growing city in U.S.
Business environment
• Major headquarters city• Energy and power generation
technology center• Second-largest U.S. banking center• Telecommunications and IT center
• Multiple back office operations• Rapidly emerging health care industry
center• Largest manufacturing county in
North Carolina
Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)
• Home to the second-largest hub of newly mergedUS Airways and American Airlines
• Nonstop service to 151 different destinations,including London, Munich, Paris and Rome
• More than 700 daily flights• 200 acre Norfolk Southern intermodal yard
Health Care Continues to Grow
Premier’s corporate headquarters are in Charlotte
One of the nation’s largest andmost comprehensive systems
Ranked as being in the nation’s top 5% of magnet health care centers
Excellent Higher Education
• University of North Carolina at Charlotte• Central Piedmont Community College• Johnson & Wales University• Johnson C. Smith University• Northeastern University• Charlotte School of Law• Queens College and more
Professional Sports
Arts in Charlotte
• Mint Museum• Bechtler Museum• Blumenthal Performing Arts Center• Charlotte Ballet• Charlotte Symphony Orchestra• Discovery Place• Levine Museum of the New South• McColl Visual Arts Center
Quality of life
• U.S. National Whitewater Center• Carowinds Amusement Park• Crowders Mountain State Park• Water sports on lakes and rivers• Two hours to the mountains• Three and a half hours to beautiful
Atlantic beaches• Popular craft beer scene
Fabulous weather
• Four seasons with mild winters• Sunshine 212 days a year on average• Only half of winter days are below freezing
Mecklenburg Population
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, EMSI
2010% Change 2000-
2010
Total 919,628 32%
White 508,946 14%
African American 282,804 46%
Latino 111,944 149%
Asian 42,352 93%
Jobs, Jobs …
In July 2014, Sealed Air announced it will relocate its headquarters from New Jersey to Charlotte and create 1,262 jobs.
Sealed Air, No. 345 on the 2014 Fortune 500 list, will establish its global headquarters and its research and development divisions in Charlotte.
In August 2015, Albemarle Corporation announced it will relocate its headquarters from Baton Rouge to Charlotte and create 120 high-paying jobs.
Albemarle Corporation, No. 837 on the 2015 Fortune 1000 list, will establish its global headquarters in Charlotte and invest $12.9 million in capital.
Many Opportunities in the Next 20 Years
CHARLOTTE REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN
Task Force Meeting May 24, 2016
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• Engage stakeholders and build ownership in aunified economic development strategy
• Focus activities on a core, single set of targetindustry clusters
• Embrace a plan of action that will reduceredundancy and enhance collaboration acrossthe region’s economic development activities
Our Objectives
TARGET CLUSTER NICHE SECTORS
PRECISION MANU-
FACTURING
Transportation Equipment
Advanced Materials
Energy Production Equip. & Comp.
Engineering
Food & Beverage Processing
Designer Crafts
Industrial Machinery
Optoelectronics
HEALTH
Bioinformatics & Genomics
Biomedical Testing & Supply Sys.
Healthcare Software & Tech. Svcs.
Medical Tourism
Nutraceuticals
TARGET CLUSTER NICHE SECTORS
FINANCIAL SERVICES
Banking & Insurance
Banking Regulatory Services
Financial Technology & Analytics
LOGISTICS & DISTRIBUTION
Intermodal Distribution
Logistics Technology & Software
Third-Party Logistics
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Cloud Computing & Data Mgmt.
Cyber Security
Data Centers
Mobile Technology & Software
Visualization Software & Analytics
Recommended Targets
Charlotte Region 4x4 Strategy
1 MARKETING
2INNOVATION & ENTREPRENEURSHIP
TALENT
3 INFRASTRUCTURE & BUSINESS CLIMATE
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Charlotte Region 4x4 Strategy
1 MARKETING
2INNOVATION & ENTREPRENEURSHIP
TALENT
3 INFRASTRUCTURE & BUSINESS CLIMATE
4
Charlotte Region Recommendations
CharlotteUSA is the economic development brand for the region. Lead with it, strengthen it, and invest in it.
• Refresh and build the Charlotte USA brand.• Create sophisticated and integrated marketing tools,
including a new CharlotteUSA.com website.• Lead target cluster outreach campaigns that integrate
business development and media relations.• Create an annual marketing plan that coordinates
regional marketing activities.
Charlotte Region 4x4 Strategy
1 MARKETING
2INNOVATION & ENTREPRENEURSHIP
TALENT
3 INFRASTRUCTURE & BUSINESS CLIMATE
4
Charlotte Region Recommendations
• Expand Chamber leadership in ecosystemfacilitation. Fund a VP of Innovation position.
• Elevate and celebrate the role of entrepreneurshipin regional priorities.
• Expand available venture capital and angel capitalin the region. Also reinvigorate the Fund forEntrepreneurship, which provides resources tononprofits that serve entrepreneurs.
• Promote the development of local Fintech startupsthrough stronger connections to local banks.
Charlotte Region 4x4 Strategy
1 MARKETING
2INNOVATION & ENTREPRENEURSHIP
TALENT
3 INFRASTRUCTURE & BUSINESS CLIMATE
4
Charlotte Region Recommendations
• Align and increase education capacity in cluster-related, high-demand fields.
• Grow the size of UNC Charlotte’s student enrollmentand research activities.
• Create a talent attraction and retention campaign.
• Focus resources to improve economic mobility forresidents of all backgrounds and skill levels. SupportOpportunity Charlotte's strategic planning efforts.
Charlotte Region 4x4 Strategy
1 MARKETING
2INNOVATION & ENTREPRENEURSHIP
TALENT
3 INFRASTRUCTURE & BUSINESS CLIMATE
4
Charlotte Region Recommendations • Continue to rally the business community’s support for
the Chamber’s public policy agenda.
• Coordinate a regional agenda for infrastructure,business climate, other cluster development needs.Strengthen and unify a regional voice for advocacy.
• Explore the creation of a nonpartisan, regionalexecutive council that serves as a think tank forinfluencing business climate improvements. Produce anannual scorecard.
• Expand infrastructure around Charlotte InternationalAirport and strengthen connections to global markets.
What’s Ahead?
In the upcoming month, we will:
• Finalize goals and recommendations
• Circulate for feedback and discussion
• Finish drafting the strategy as we prepare for our finalJuly visit and presentation
Charlotte Regional Economic Development Strategic Plan Task Force Meeting May 24, 2016
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Opportunity Taskforce
Why do businesses care? • Right thing to do• Opportunity for organic growth• Workforce development opportunity• 50th out of 50!!
Other chambers across US …
Random Thoughts
• Let’s don’t reinvent the wheel• Can we figure out the “incentives conundrum?”• Is this as simple as increasing the % of our young people
who advance to post-secondary education?
Bob Morgan @CLTChamberBob
704.378.1300 | charlottechamber.com
Thank you.