Charlotte Douglas now sixth-busiest world airport
April 04, 2012
A report released Tuesday by the Airports Council International showed Charlotte Douglas International Airport was the world’s sixth busiest airport in terms of takeoffs and landings last year.
The U.S. Cities With the Fastest Growing Job Markets
March 19, 2012
Austin and San Jose led the United States in job growth last year, according to an analysis of the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics by Aaron Renn, who blogs as The Urbanophile. Houston, Charlotte, and Nashville round out the top five.
XPO Logistics to bring 200 jobs to Charlotte
February 28, 2012
XPO Logistics Inc. will hire 200 employees as it opens a North American operations center in Charlotte.
The company is negotiating a lease for 20,000 square feet in a Ballantyne-area building in south Charlotte for its operations here.
Huge AT&T data center planned for Kings Mountain
February 22, 2012
AT&T Inc. will build a $200 million data center in a Kings
Novant to hire 150 in Fort Mill for electronic-health-records initiative
February 21, 2012
Novant Health Inc. will hire 150 employees in Fort Mill by
Can American manufacturing really be cornerstone of economic revival?
February 10, 2012
In his State of the Union address, President Obama focused on manufacturing as an engine driving US economic recovery. Among the successes he highlighted was the partnership between Siemens and Central Piedmont Community College in Charlotte.
North Carolina is One of Fastest Growing States in U.S.
January 04, 2012
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,
Michael Trotter Named Interim President & CEO
December 27, 2011
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
Chiquita Picks Charlotte USA!
December 05, 2011

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
Governments on the Prowl
November 09, 2011
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






