The Charlotte Market

	Charlotte is one of the nation's fastest growing and largest metropolitan areas being in the center of the nation's fifth largest urban regions. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg region is the only major distribution center midway between the Northeast, Midwest, and Florida markets. Over half of the U.S. population can be reached from Charlotte within two hours by air or one day by truck.
One of Charlotte's many strengths as a leading business center is the concentration of financial institutions and resources which offer a wide diversity of size, expertise, and organizations. Charlotte is the 2nd largest financial center in the nation, with $774 billion headquartered in Charlotte.		In addition to Charlotte's robust economic climate, the area boasts an outstanding quality of life as reflected in the healthy increase in its population, household income, and gross retail sales over the past ten years.
	Professional sports have had an extremely positive and powerful impact on the region from the Carolina Panters, Charlotte Hornets and the Charlotte Motor Speedway. Charlotte now boasts a new Convention Center attracting events on a regional and national basis.