Charlotte Regional Partnership

South Carolina Legislators Breakfast, May 30, 2012

Charlotte Regional Partnership — 2012-05-11T21:01:24+00:00

Charlotte Regional Partnership business leaders, local officials and economic development professionals from Chester, Chesterfield, Lancaster and York counties to discuss how we all can work together to enhance economic growth in our area.

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Nuclear Industry Conference & Supplier Expo - Charlotte - May 21-23

Laura — 2012-05-17T19:10:09+00:00

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Alan Dexter to chair Charlotte Regional Partnership board

Charlotte Regional Partnership — 2012-05-14T16:50:59+00:00

The Charlotte Regional Partnership has announced its officers for fiscal year 2012-2013 that begins July 1.

Alan G. Dexter, a partner in the Charlotte office of Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP, will chair the Partnership’s board of directors; first vice chair will be Russ Guerin, executive vice president - business development & planning at Carolinas HealthCare System; Pete Acker, president of Carolinas Medical Center-Lincoln will be second vice chair; and Paul Snyder, president of customer service for Goodrich, will serve as treasurer. As immediate past-chair, Brett Carter, president

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Brazil Trip: Doing Business with the Carolinas

Charlotte Regional Partnership — 2012-05-12T21:11:44+00:00

Published in: International Business

Charlotte’s Got the Power!

Laura — 2012-05-08T13:15:23+00:00

Those AA batteries in your TV remote, alarm clock, smoke detector, and kid’s LeapFrog game most likely came from just outside Charlotte, North Carolina. In fact, every Duracell AA alkaline battery that’s sold in North America is made nearby in Lancaster, South Carolina — more than 1 billion batteries each year.

Just 42 miles south of the Queen City, about 500 employees make the 2-inch bundles of energy that are “Trusted Everywhere.” They’re on the frontlines of the Procter & Gamble-Duracell operation in Lancaster.

“Over the years, our employees, engineers, and process experts

Monroe Recognized Tops in the South for Aerospace Cluster

Charlotte Regional Partnership — 2012-05-07T13:10:36+00:00

Southern Business and Development magazine has named Monroe as one of their Top 10 Successful Aviation and Aerospace Clusters in the South for 2012. This is the second recognition Monroe’s aerospace cluster has received by Southern Business and Development since 2010 and adds to a long list of national and regional acknowledgements for its economic development efforts.

Following September 11th, 2001, Monroe began an effort to further modernize and diversify its economy. Monroe Economic Development worked with its small core group of aerospace suppliers in 2002 and has produced North

Published in: Aerospace

50 new jobs coming to Long View

Laura — 2012-05-02T13:54:51+00:00

Brian Rosenstein hopes TSG Finishing’s relocation of its corporate headquarter to the Hickory area will accomplish two things: provide a catalyst for other business to move to the city and send a clear message that the company is here to stay.

The move will also add 50 jobs to the local economy.

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Pepsi bottler to add 10 jobs at Chesterfield County plant

Laura — 2012-05-02T13:44:35+00:00

A Cheraw Pepsi bottler is spending $20.8 million to expand production and add 10 jobs at its Chesterfield County operation.

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Published in: Health

Norfolk Southern breaks ground for intermodal facility at Charlotte airport

Laura — 2012-05-02T13:36:38+00:00

Norfolk Southern Corp. broke ground Wednesday for its long-proposed Charlotte Regional Intermodal Facility at Charlotte Douglas International Airport.

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Red Ventures to add 400 jobs, including 200 in Indian Land

Laura — 2012-05-01T13:49:30+00:00

Red Ventures, a rapidly growing Internet marketing company based in Indian Land, plans to add 400 jobs by July. About 200 of those positions will be added at the company's headquarters.

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