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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

Jobs are the number one priority of most Americans, and the 2012 recipients of the Charlotte Regional Partnership’s annual economic development awards are creating jobs and helping people develop the skills to fill them. 

Belk, Inc. is being honored with the private-sector Jerry Award;

Quality of life, low costs and global access make N.C. an attractive place to live and work.

Published 12/21/2011 by North Carolina Department of Commerce Editorial Staff

Building and maintaining a vital workforce for global companies depends in part on a location’s ability to attract talent,

Charlotte Regional Partnership’s Russ Rogerson and Lincoln Economic Development Association’s Crystal Gettys explain why the Charlotte region is the country’s motorsports epicenter. 

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Michael Trotter Named Interim President & CEO
Gretchen Carson Named Business Expansion & Retention Specialist

Union County Partnership for Progress

Monroe, NC – December 27, 2011-- Union County Partnership for Progress Chairman Ken Harris announced today that Michael Trotter has been

Charlotte USA continues to demonstrate it is the place for corporate headquarter operations.  Iconic banana company, Chiquita Brands International, announced last week it will move its global headquarters to Charlotte USA!  “We are very confident that Charlotte is the optimal place for our

From The Washington Post, posted 11/29/11  by Elizabeth Flock

In September, Cincinnati-based company Chiquita, producer of America’s beloved bananas, announced it was thinking about moving its global headquarters out of Cicinnati, citing how difficult international travel through the city had

The Charlotte, N.C., suburb of Mooresville bought a 21,600 square-foot gymnastics center out of foreclosure for $805,000, compared with the estimated $1.8 million cost of building a new facility. "It was an opportunity that we just couldn't pass up," says Ryan Rase, Mooresville's executive

Over the past 20 years, Charlotte, NC, has nearly doubled in size. New growth has brought new challenges such as how to move people and attract businesses in a way that's also good for the enviroment. That's why Charlotte teamed with Siemens to build the region's first light rail system. Now

That clinking, clanking sound in Charlotte isn’t just America’s largest bank getting richer. It’s the sound of the New South growing. “Charlotte is one of the best-kept secrets in the country,” says Mayor Anthony Foxx, “but in the very near future it’ll be one of the worst-kept.” With the