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ENVISIONING CHARLOTTE 2030: EAST COAST –GLOBAL COMMERCIAL CENTER

ENVISIONING CHARLOTTE 2030: EAST COAST –GLOBAL COMMERCIAL CENTER. CREATE IT MAKE IT MOVE IT. How we got where we are and where we’re going! 250 years of business in Charlotte 1762 - 2012. From this ( 1762 founding of Charlottetown ). And This ( a spirit of independence ).

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ENVISIONING CHARLOTTE 2030: EAST COAST –GLOBAL COMMERCIAL CENTER

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  1. ENVISIONING CHARLOTTE 2030: EAST COAST –GLOBAL COMMERCIAL CENTER CREATE IT MAKE IT MOVE IT

  2. How we got where we are and where we’re going! 250 years of business in Charlotte 1762 - 2012

  3. From this ( 1762 founding of Charlottetown )

  4. And This ( a spirit of independence )

  5. To Boom Number One: Commodity sector

  6. To Boom Number Two: Government sector

  7. To Boom Number Three: Commodity sector

  8. To Boom Number Four: Financialsector

  9. Boom Number 5: A multi-sector boom

  10. As Part of This ( place in time )

  11. Leveraged by This ( 2014 Global Trade Shift )

  12. With these logistical economics

  13. Serviced by global shipping fleets

  14. Responding to global math • 21 days = SouthEast Asia to SouthEast U.S. • 15,000 transits = Via new Panama Canal locks (7500 circuits ) • 14,500 containers = Maximum per New Panamax • 40 M containers = 5000 ships x 8000 TEUs moved via truck-rail

  15. To most-favored trade hubs

  16. Into those markets

  17. With these assets • Power of place – Location Location Location • Energy • Water • Transportation – AirRailTruck hub • Intermodal center – logistics hub • Advanced manufacturing base • Regional medical centers hub • Higher education – skilled workers • Financial sector • Agri-BioTech research campus • Entrepreneurial spirit and creative support • Vibrant civic organizations ~

  18. And needing This You!

  19. To help do This ( to realize the opportunity ) • Create a shared vision • Increase alignment around a future direction • Institute an advanced technology manufacturing educational pipeline • Implement middle school-Comm. College-university technology track • Raise investment capital growth from US and foreign sources by telling the story • Support NCSC collaborative efforts • Support physical regional infrastructure planning • Create a platform for ongoing strategic conversations

  20. To create a global label Made In Charlotte ….Where they create it, make it, and move it better than anybody else!

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