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CharlottersquosMajor Employers
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal2
The Charlotte Chamberrsquos Major Employers directory is a list of 1147 firms employing more than 676000 people in the 16-county Charlotte region Charlottersquos largest employers represent the diversity of industries prevalent in the region Sectors include financial services and insurance health care manufacturing transportation and logistics and retail among others The Charlotte region includes the following counties Alexander Anson Cabarrus Catawba Cleveland Gaston Iredell Lincoln Mecklenburg Rowan Stanly and Union counties in North Carolina as well as Chester Chesterfield Lancaster and York counties in South Carolina
This print publication provides basic information about the largest 20 employers in each of several major sectors Purchase a database with more information including contact and business-classification information for all 1147 major employer firms by visiting our online store wwwcharlottechambercomonlinestore
CharlottersquosMajor Employers
Charlotte has the 5th most job growth among Americarsquos
largest cities[WalletHub 2015]
To purchase a database of
over 1100 major employers in
the 16-county Charlotte region compiled by the Chamber visit
wwwcharlotte chambercom
onlinestore
Charlottersquos Major Employerscharlotteglobal 3
Accomodations amp Food Service (NAICS 72)Company Employees County NAICS Description
McDonaldrsquos Corp 2600 Regional Limited-service restaurants
Marriott International 2500 Regional Hotel amp motel operation (except casinos)
Yum Brands Inc 2213 Regional Limited-service restaurants
Bojanglesrsquo Restaurants Inc 1892 Regional Limited-service restaurants
Hilton 1880 Regional Hotel amp motel operation (except casinos)
Wendyrsquos 1866 Regional Limited-service restaurants
Chick-Fil-A 1850 Regional Limited-service restaurants
Darden Restaurants Inc 1760 Regional Full-service restaurants
Brinker International Inc 1309 Regional Full-service restaurants
Compass Group North America
1231 Mecklenburg Foodservice management amp support services
Burger King Corp 1177 Regional Limited-service restaurants
CBRL Group Inc 1157 Regional Full-service restaurants
HMSHost 1000 Regional Food amp beverage services
DineEquity Inc 786 Regional Full-service restaurants
Subway Sandwiches amp Salads 741 Regional Limited-service restaurants
Papa Johnrsquos International Inc 717 Regional Limited-service restaurants
Panera Bread 712 Regional Limited-service restaurants
CKE Restaurants Inc 698 Regional Limited-service restaurants
Hillcrest Foods Corp 692 Regional Limited-service restaurants
Outback Steakhouse Inc 682 Regional Full-service restaurants
Charlotte was named the
2nd fastest growing food and drink city
[EventBrite 2015]
3000 hotel rooms
are under construction or planned in Mecklenburg
County
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal4
Administrative Support amp Waste Management (NAICS 56) Company Employees County NAICS Description
CORESTAFF Services 2900 Regional Temporary staffing agency
Adecco Staffing 2600 Regional Temporary employment agency
Robert Half International Inc
2000 Mecklenburg Specialized permanent amp temporary placement organization
Convergys Corp 1763 Regional Outsourcing call center
Labor Ready Inc 1500 Mecklenburg Temporary manual labor
iQor Inc 1100 Mecklenburg Call center services for utility companies
Optum Inc 1100 Carbarrus Call center - client communications fulfillment
Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority (CRVA)
955 Mecklenburg Conventions
Allegiance Staffing 907 Mecklenburg Specialized permanent amp temporary placement organization
Integra Staffing amp Search 625 Mecklenburg Staffing amp executive search services
Show Pros Entertainment Services Inc
600 Regional Comprehensive event staffing
Telerx Marketing Inc 600 Cleveland Outsourcing call center
AccruePartners 578 Mecklenburg Staffing amp executive search services
Onin Group 506 Mecklenburg Temporary employment services
Elite Resources 500 Regional Employment placement agencies
Securitas Security Services USA Inc
450 Mecklenburg Security guard amp patrol services
ettain group Inc 400 Regional IT recruiting amp staffing
AAA Carolinas 375 Mecklenburg Motor club amp related services
Williams amp Fudge Inc 370 York Accounts receivable management amp collection service
Budd Group Inc The 300 Mecklenburg Janitorial services
Charlottersquos Major Employerscharlotteglobal 5
Arts Entertainment Recreation (NAICS 71)Company Employees County NAICS Description
YMCA of Greater Charlotte 4436 Regional Fitness amp recreational sports center
Carowinds 2400 Mecklenburg Amusement amp theme parks
US National Whitewater Center
700 Mecklenburg All other amusement amp recreation industries
NASCAR Inc 635 Regional Sports teams amp clubs
Hendrick Motorsports 522 Mecklenburg Racing teams
Roush Industries 507 Cabarrus Race team
YMCA Upper Palmetto 452 Regional Fitness amp recreational sports center
Joe Gibbs Racing Inc 400 Mecklenburg Racing teams
Penske Racing 400 Iredell Racing teams
YMCA Gaston County 388 Gaston Fitness amp recreational sports center
YMCA of Rowan County 274 Rowan Fitness amp recreational sports center
Stewart-Haas Racing LLC 269 Cabarrus Racing teams
Cleveland County Family YMCA
257 Cleveland Fitness amp recreational sports center
Speedway Motor Sports Inc
246 Regional Motor sports promotion amp facility
Monroe Aquatics amp Fitness Center
230 Union Fitness amp recreational sports center
Carolina Panthers 200 Mecklenburg Professional football team
Rock Barn Golf amp Spa LLC 200 Catawba Semi-private sports club amp golf course
YMCA of Northwest NC 165 Regional Fitness amp recreational sports center
Cannon Memorial YMCA 162 Cabarrus Fitness amp recreational sports center
Agriculture (NAICS 11)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Metrolina Greenhouses Inc 875 Mecklenburg Wholesale annuals bedding plants amp foliage
McLeod Farms 200 Chesterfield Peach orchard
Circle S Ranch Inc 150 Union Turkey production
Baucomrsquos Nursery Co Inc 110 Mecklenburg Flower nursery stock amp floristsrsquo supplies merchant wholesalers
Patterson Farm Inc 100 Rowan Other vegetable amp melon farming
IMPACT THE ARTS amp CULTURE INDUSTRY
HAS ON MECKLENBURG COUNTYrsquoS ECONOMY
$2027 million
Fury 325 at Carowinds
Charlotte Motor Speedway
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal6
Construction (NAICS 23)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Boggs Paving Inc 400 Union Highway street amp bridge construction
Wayne Brothers Inc 341 Rowan Poured concrete foundation amp structure contractors
McGee Brothers Co Inc 300 Regional Masonry contractors mdashbricklaying excavation amp grading
Preferred Electric Co Inc 282 Mecklenburg Commercial electrical contracting
Century Contractors Inc 249 Mecklenburg Industrial amp mechanical contractors
Starr Electric Co Inc 234 Mecklenburg Electrical contractors
Gamewell Mechanical 222 Rowan HVAC design amp installation services
Andersen Services Inc 220 Mecklenburg Heating amp cooling systems
Fluor Corp 220 Mecklenburg Industrial building construction
Old North State Masonry LLC
214 Mecklenburg Masonry stone setting amp other stone work
Gates Construction Co Inc 200 Iredell Masonry contractor
Rodgers Builders Inc 190 Mecklenburg Commercial amp institutional construction
Balfour Beatty Construction 185 Mecklenburg Commercial amp institutional construction
Morris-Jenkins Co Inc 182 Mecklenburg Heating amp air conditioning contractor
Price Brothers Inc 175 Mecklenburg Plumbing contractor
Gaylor Inc of NC 160 Iredell Electrical contractors
KBR Building Group 160 Mecklenburg Commercial amp institutional building construction
Pike Electric Corp 160 Mecklenburg Designs constructs amp maintains power transmission amp distribution systems
Overhead Door Co 157 Regional Garage door installer
Cam-Ful Industries Inc 150 Mecklenburg Mechanical contractor
North Carolina ranks 10thin construction job growth
[Associated General Contractors of America 2015]
Charlottersquos Major Employerscharlotteglobal 7
Educational Services (NAICS 61)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
18143 Mecklenburg Elementary amp secondary schools
Gaston County Schools 6347 Gaston Elementary amp secondary schools
Union County Public Schools
5427 Union Elementary amp secondary schools
Cabarrus County Schools 3803 Cabarrus Elementary amp secondary schools
Rowan-Salisbury Schools 3000 Rowan Elementary amp secondary schools
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
3000 Mecklenburg University
Iredell-Statesville Schools 2900 Iredell Elementary amp secondary schools
Central Piedmont Community College
2700 Mecklenburg Community college
Rock Hill Schools 2300 York Elementary amp secondary schools
Cleveland County Schools 2233 Cleveland Elementary amp secondary schools
Catawba County Schools 2059 Catawba Elementary amp secondary schools
Chesterfield County School District
1480 Chesterfield Elementary amp secondary schools
Lancaster County School District
1393 Lancaster Elementary amp secondary schools
Stanly County Board of Education
1350 Stanly Elementary amp secondary schools
Fort Mill School District mdash York 4
1317 York Elementary amp secondary schools
Lincoln County Schools 1293 Lincoln Elementary amp secondary schools
Winthrop University 1108 York Colleges universities amp professional schools
Clover School District 999 York Elementary amp secondary schools
Davidson College 900 Mecklenburg Colleges universities amp professional schools
Alexander County Schools 840 Alexander Elementary amp secondary schools
Johnson C Smith University
Johnson amp Wales
Piedmont Middle School
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal8
Finance amp Insurance (NAICS 52)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Wells Fargo Company 23000 Regional Commercial banking
Bank of America Corporate 15000 Regional Commercial banking
TIAA-CREF 3100 Mecklenburg Third party administration of insurance amp pension funds
BBampT Corp 2065 Regional Commercial banking
LPL Financial Services 1450 Mecklenburg Financial investment advice services
Allstate Insurance Co 1425 Mecklenburg Direct property amp casualty insurance carriers
MetLife Inc 1300 Regional Insurance agencies amp brokerages
Vanguard Group Inc The 1260 Mecklenburg Investment services
Citi Fort Mill 1100 Regional Processing center
Ally Financial Inc 751 Mecklenburg Consumer lending
AXA Equitable 600 Mecklenburg Insurance carriers disability direct
Hartford Insurance The 500 Mecklenburg Insurance agencies amp brokerages
RoundPoint Financial Group Inc
500 Mecklenburg Mortgage banking
Suntrust Bank 500 Regional Commercial banking
Fifth Third Bancorp 475 Regional Commercial banking
North Carolina State Employeesrsquo Credit Union
450 Regional State credit union
Travelers 401 Mecklenburg Insurance claims center
SCOR Global Life Americas 400 Mecklenburg Reinsurance carrier
Liberty Mutual Insurance Co Inc
377 Mecklenburg Insurance agencies amp brokerages
First Citizens Bank amp Trust Co
334 Regional State chartered commercial bank
Charlotte is the 2nd largestfinancial center in the countryMore than 56000 people are employed in this industry in
Mecklenburg County
Tresata
Bank of America
Charlottersquos Major Employerscharlotteglobal 9
Health Care amp Social Assistance (NAICS 62)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Carolinas HealthCare System
35000 Regional Hospitals amp medical services
Novant Health 11000 Regional General medical amp surgical hospital
CaroMont Health Inc 3980 Gaston General medical amp surgical hospital
Catawba Valley Medical Center
2200 Catawba General medical amp surgical hospital
Frye Regional Medical Center
2150 Catawba Hospital
WG (Bill) Hefner VA Medical Center
1700 Rowan General medical amp surgical hospital
Tenet Healthcare Corp 1500 York Acute care hospital emergency medical services outpatient care
Iredell Health System 1448 Iredell General medical amp surgical hospital
American Red Cross 1190 Regional Blood bank blood products amp services
Sava Senior Care 1105 Regional Continuing care retirement communities
White Oak Manor 938 Regional Nursing care facilities
OrthoCarolina 936 Regional Orthopedic clinic
Springs Memorial Hospital 875 Lancaster Hospital providing inpatient amp outpatient services amp clinics
Brookdale Senior Living Inc 835 Regional Retirement community
Lake Norman Regional Medical Center
775 Iredell General medical amp surgical hospital
Goodwill Industries of Southern Piedmont
661 Regional Employment amp training services for persons with employment barriers
Charlotte Eye Ear Nose amp Throat Associates PA
631 Regional Specialists in eye ear nose throat voice amp sleep medicine
Mecklenburg EMS Agency 525 Mecklenburg Paramedic service for Mecklenburg county
Davis Regional Medical Center
500 Iredell Health care
Peak Resources 482 Regional Nursing care facilities
is the regionrsquos largest employer
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal10
Information (NAICS 51)Company Employees County NAICS Description
ATampT North Carolina 3290 Regional Local phone service amp internet
Time Warner Cable Inc 3200 Regional Wired telecommunications carriers
Windstream Communications
1876 Regional Wire line communications products amp services
Microsoft Corp 1125 Mecklenburg Product support for Microsoft software consulting amp sales
Charlotte Observer The 800 Regional Newspaper publishers
ACN Inc 600 Cabarrus Telecommunications resellers
McKesson Corp 554 Mecklenburg Healthcare information solutions
Fiserv Inc 500 Catawba Data processing hosting amp related services
Comporium Communications
402 Regional Local amp long distance telecommunications
Hearst Corp 400 Mecklenburg Support unit for publishing amp pre-press services
Shutterfly Inc 400 York All other publishers
Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
358 Mecklenburg Public library
3D Systems Corp 320 York Software publishers
American City Business Journals Inc
300 Mecklenburg Newspaper publishing
Verizon Wireless 295 Regional Cellular amp other wireless telecommunications
ESPN Regional Television 260 Mecklenburg Sports programming
Mood Media 200 York Specialized sound recording for business use
Regal Entertainment Group 200 Regional Motion picture theaters
Gaston Gazette The 192 Gaston Newspaper publishing
Inspiration Television Network
192 Lancaster Christian cable satellite broadcasting network service
Premier
3D Systems Corp
Charlottersquos Major Employerscharlotteglobal 11
Manufacturing (NAICS 31-33)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Daimler Trucks North America LLC
6800 Regional Motor vehicle body manufacturing
HSM 5200 Regional Mattresses amp bedsprings
Century Furniture Industries
2450 Catawba Both upholstered amp wood furniture residential amp contract
Coca-Cola Bottling Co Consolidated
2147 Regional Soft drink manufacturing
Schaeffler Group USA Inc 1987 Regional Radial needle roller bearings needles pins amp precision components
Ingersoll Rand Co Ltd 1900 Mecklenburg Air amp gas compressor manufacturing
Allegheny Technologies Inc 1660 Union Nonferrous metal (except copper amp aluminum) rolling drawing amp extruding
Siemens Energy Inc Siemens Industry
1551 Mecklenburg Motor amp generator manufacturing
Tyson Foods Inc 1500 Union Poultry processing
International Paper Co 1500 Regional Non-folding sanitary food container manufacturing
American amp Efird Inc 1441 Gaston Thread mills
Pharr Yarns LLC 1400 Regional Yarn spinning mills
CommScope Inc 1400 Regional Data communications equipment manufacturing
Flextronics Inc 1400 Mecklenburg Electronics manufacturing
Parkdale Mills Inc 1297 Regional Yarn spinning mills
Snyderrsquos-Lance Inc 1280 Mecklenburg Snack foods (cookies crackers potato chips amp roasted peanuts)
Charlotte Pipe amp Foundry Co
1200 Regional Cast iron pipe amp fittings
Sealed Air 975 Mecklenburg Plastic bag amp pouch manufacturing
Electrolux North America 900 Mecklenburg Household vacuum cleaner manufacturing
RSI Home Products Inc 867 Lincoln Marble vanity tops amp bathroom cabinetry
More than 140000 people work in the manufacturing industry
in the Charlotte region
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal12
Other (NAICS 81)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Autobell Car Wash Inc 557 Regional Car washes
Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
400 Mecklenburg Religious organizations
Alsco Inc 308 Mecklenburg Industrial launderers
Maple Springs Laundry LLC 289 Catawba Industrial launderers
Massage Envy 284 Regional Other personal care services
Bethlehem Center of Charlotte Inc
235 Mecklenburg Community-based human services for children amp families
Modern Salon amp Spa Inc 234 Mecklenburg Hair salon amp day spa
Cintas Corp 231 Regional Uniform supply
Salisbury Rowan Community Action Agency Inc
200 Rowan Community service
Salvation Army 198 Regional Emergency homeless shelter
Rush Truck Center 177 Mecklenburg Automotive repair
Intermec Inc 175 Mecklenburg Repair depot for Intermec equipment
Meineke Car Care Centers Inc
133 Regional Automotive exhaust system repair
MorningStar Ministries 130 York Religious organizations
Hickory Grove Baptist Church
120 Mecklenburg Religious organizations
Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte
115 Mecklenburg Religious organizations
Aramark Corp 110 Mecklenburg Industrial uniform apparel services
UniFirst Corp 110 Mecklenburg Industrial launderers
Rental Uniform Service Inc 100 Iredell Industrial uniform launderers amp rental
SIM USA 100 Mecklenburg Religious organizations
Charlotte boasts the third most industry
variety in the country[WalletHubcom 2015]
Billy Graham Library
Charlottersquos Major Employerscharlotteglobal 13
Professional amp Technical Services (NAICS 54)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Red Ventures LLC 2700 Lancaster Marketing consulting services
IBM Corp 2500 Mecklenburg Computer software publishing
Aon Hewitt 1640 Mecklenburg Global human resources services firm
Lash Group 1500 Mecklenburg Health care consultant
CBampI 1071 Mecklenburg Engineers power transmission amp distribution systems
Premier Inc 900 Mecklenburg Health care management amp consulting services
Deloitte LLP 712 Mecklenburg Tax auditing amp accounting services
AREVA Inc 645 Mecklenburg Engineering services
Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP
600 Mecklenburg Offices of certified public accountants
EY 580 Mecklenburg Offices of certified public accountants
Security Forces Inc 500 Regional Security consulting services
Moore amp Van Allen PLLC 450 Mecklenburg Offices of lawyers
Synchrony Financial 400 Mecklenburg Financial services
CPI Corp 350 Mecklenburg Photography studios portrait
Grant Thornton LLP 350 Mecklenburg Global accounting
KPMG LLP 350 Mecklenburg Accounting auditing amp tax services
McGuireWoods LLP 350 Mecklenburg Offices of lawyers
AvidXchange Inc 320 Mecklenburg Technology consulting
Alston amp Bird LLP 300 Mecklenburg Offices of lawyers
Electric Power Research Institute Inc
300 Mecklenburg Utility research institute
Charlotte was named the
9th biggest city where white-collar
employmentis booming
[Forbes 2015]
North Carolina was listed in the top 10 states for high-tech performance
[US Chamber of Commerce Foundation 2015]
Electric Power Research Institute
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal14
Real Estate Rental (NAICS 53)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Wilkinson amp Associates 630 Mecklenburg Residential real estate
Sunbelt Rentals Inc 334 Regional Construction industrial specialty amp homeowner equipment rental
Allen Tate Co Inc 299 Regional Residential real estate agents
Lincoln Harris LLC 275 Mecklenburg Commercial real estate development
Childress Klein Properties 266 Mecklenburg Commercial real estate
Avis Budget Group Inc 213 Regional Car rental agencies
Enterprise Rent-A-Car 209 Regional Passenger cartruck rental
Keith Corp The 160 Mecklenburg Offices of real estate agents and brokers
Hertz Global Holdings 122 Regional Passenger car rental
Ryder Integrated Logistics 112 Regional Truck leasing amp rental finance leasing control logistics amp transportation
Public Administration (NAICS 92)Company Employees County NAICS Description
North Carolina State Government
7600 Regional State government
City of Charlotte 6800 Mecklenburg City government
US Government 5300 Regional Federal government
Mecklenburg County 5000 Mecklenburg County government
South Carolina State Government
2826 Regional State government
Gaston County 1500 Gaston County government
Iredell County 1330 Iredell County government
Catawba County 1100 Catawba County supervisor amp executive offices
Union County 1100 Union County government
Rowan County 1089 Rowan County government
York County SC 1000 York County government
Cabarrus County 987 Cabarrus County supervisor amp executive offices
City of Gastonia 958 Gaston City government
Lincoln County 940 Lincoln County government
City of Concord 919 Cabarrus City government
Cleveland County 890 Cleveland County government
City of Rock Hill 803 York City government
Lancaster County 762 Lancaster County government
City of Monroe 712 Union City government
NC Research Campus
Charlottersquos Major Employerscharlotteglobal 15
Retail (NAICS 44-45)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Wal-Mart Stores Inc 17100 Regional Discount department stores
Delhaize America Inc 9078 Regional Supermarkets amp other grocery stores
Harris Teeter Supermarkets 8239 Regional Retail grocery store
Lowersquos Companies Inc 7801 Regional Home improvement retail stores
Target Stores 3049 Regional Department store
Bi-Lo LLC 2500 Regional Supermarkets amp other grocery stores
Family Dollar Stores Inc 2500 Regional Discount department stores
Belk Inc 2300 Regional Department store retail company
TJX Companies Inc 1831 Regional Discount department stores
JC Penney Corp Inc 1793 Regional Department stores (except discount department stores)
Hendrick Automotive Group
1723 Regional Automotive retail sales amp service
Ross Stores Inc 1704 Regional Family clothing stores
Publix 1678 Regional Retail grocery store
Home Depot Inc 1495 Regional Home center
Rite Aid Corp 1319 Regional Pharmacies amp drug stores
CVS Corp 1262 Regional Pharmacies amp drug stores
Dillardrsquos Inc 1205 Regional Department stores (except discount department stores)
Kohlrsquos Department Store 1198 Regional Department store
Advance Auto Parts 1087 Regional Automotive parts amp accessories stores
Best Buy Co Inc 1020 Regional Radio television amp other electronics stores
Stonecrest Shopping Center
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal16
Transportation amp Warehousing (NAICS 48)Company Employees County NAICS Description
American Airlines 11000 Mecklenburg Scheduled passenger air transportation
DMSI Inc 2175 Mecklenburg Transportation services
Transit Management of Charlotte Inc
715 Mecklenburg Public transportation
YRC Freight 700 Mecklenburg General freight trucking long-distance truckload
Charlotte Douglas International Airport
420 Mecklenburg Other airport operations
Carolina Cargo Inc 400 York General freight trucking long-distance truckload
Maersk Inc 375 Mecklenburg Freight transportation arrangement
FleetNet America Inc 300 Gaston Other support activities for road transportation
Sunbelt Furniture Xpress Inc
240 Catawba Common amp contract hauling
Estes Express Lines 226 Regional General freight trucking long-distance truckload
Averitt Express Inc 200 Regional General freight trucking long-distance truckload
USF Holland Inc 200 Mecklenburg Long distance trucking
Schneider National Inc 180 Mecklenburg Long distance trucking
Forward Air Corp 170 Mecklenburg Freight transportation arrangement
Odyssey Logistics amp Technology Corp
170 Mecklenburg Freight transportation arrangement
Cardinal Logistics Management Corp
161 Regional General freight trucking long-distance less than truckload
Ozburn-Hessey Logistics LLCOHL
150 Regional Freight transportation arrangement
Saia LTL Freight 150 Mecklenburg General freight trucking long-distance less than truckload
Air General Inc 130 Mecklenburg Freight transportation arrangement
Lisk Trucking Inc 125 Anson Long distance trucking operator
Charlotte was listed in the top 10 cities for export assistance
[Global Trade Magazine 2015]
Maersk
Charlottersquos Major Employerscharlotteglobal 17
Utilities (NAICS 22)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Duke Energy Corp 7800 Regional Electrical power generation amp distribution
Piedmont Natural Gas Co Inc
923 Regional Natural gas distribution
Scana Corporation 305 Gaston Natural gas distribution
Cogentrix Energy LLC 150 Mecklenburg Other electric power generation
Union Power Cooperative 128 Regional Electric power distribution
Duke Energyrsquos Marshall Steam Station
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal18
Wholesale Sales (NAICS 42)Company Employees County NAICS Code amp Description
Merchants Distributors Inc 1400 Catawba General line grocery merchant wholesalers
US Foods Inc 1245 Regional Wholesale general groceries
Cardinal Health Inc 960 Regional Medical dental amp hospital equipment amp supplies merchant wholesalers
Performance Fibers Inc 750 Regional Other miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers
Stanley Black amp Decker Inc 687 Regional Hardware merchant wholesalers
Doosan Infracore Portable Power Inc
500 Iredell Motor vehicle supplies amp new parts merchant wholesalers
Sysco Charlotte 500 Cabarrus Food service wholesale distribution
Atlas Copco 450 Regional Industrial machinery amp equipment merchant wholesalers
Carolina CAT 405 Regional Construction amp mining machinery amp equipment merchant wholesalers
Manheim Statesville 350 Iredell Automobile auction to dealers
ADESA Inc 300 Mecklenburg Automobile amp other motor vehicle merchant wholesalers
ZF Chassis Systems LLC 300 Catawba Motor vehicle supplies amp new parts merchant wholesalers
Hanes Industries Inc 295 Catawba Wholesale trade agents amp brokers
Murata Machinery USA Inc 280 Mecklenburg High-tech industrial equipment sales
Acosta Sales amp Marketing Co
276 Mecklenburg General line grocery merchant wholesalers
TharpeRobbins Co The 265 Iredell Assembler amp distributor of employee recognition awards
Haddon House Food Products
250 Chester Distribution center mdash groceries wholesaler
SellEthics Marketing Group Inc
250 Mecklenburg Other grocery amp related products merchant wholesalers
United Stationers Supply Co 250 Mecklenburg Stationery amp office supplies merchant wholesalers
Family Dollar
Forbo Siegling
7th Street Market
Many thanks to the following companies for their support of the Charlotte Chamberrsquos economic development efforts
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Axiom LawBradley Arant Boult Cummings LLPBryan Cave LLPBurkert Contromatic Corp Carolinas HealthCare SystemCompass Group North AmericaDiscoverReady LLCDTI Global Epiq SystemsFedExG4S Secure Solutions (USA) Inc
Haynes and Boone LLPHendrick Automotive GroupHollander Home Fashions InciCrossingLincoln HarrisLouis Raphael - Kizan International IncMcGuireWoodsPerformance Team Phillips-Van Heusen CorpRockTenn Rogers Electric
RR Donnelley amp Sons CompanyRust Consulting Inc Shearman amp SterlingSidley Austin LLPStanley Convergent Security SolutionsStaples Facility SolutionsSteelFab Inc XP RetailZeichner Ellman amp Krause LLP
Charlotte Chamber Economic Development | charlotteglobal330 South Tryon Street Charlotte NC 28202 USA | 7043781300 | cltecondev
Charlotte is one of the fastest-growing cities in the nation With our great location world-acclaimed international hub airport professional sports low energy costs diverse and
talented labor and a nationally ranked education system itrsquos easy to see why more businesses are flocking here every year
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Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal2
The Charlotte Chamberrsquos Major Employers directory is a list of 1147 firms employing more than 676000 people in the 16-county Charlotte region Charlottersquos largest employers represent the diversity of industries prevalent in the region Sectors include financial services and insurance health care manufacturing transportation and logistics and retail among others The Charlotte region includes the following counties Alexander Anson Cabarrus Catawba Cleveland Gaston Iredell Lincoln Mecklenburg Rowan Stanly and Union counties in North Carolina as well as Chester Chesterfield Lancaster and York counties in South Carolina
This print publication provides basic information about the largest 20 employers in each of several major sectors Purchase a database with more information including contact and business-classification information for all 1147 major employer firms by visiting our online store wwwcharlottechambercomonlinestore
CharlottersquosMajor Employers
Charlotte has the 5th most job growth among Americarsquos
largest cities[WalletHub 2015]
To purchase a database of
over 1100 major employers in
the 16-county Charlotte region compiled by the Chamber visit
wwwcharlotte chambercom
onlinestore
Charlottersquos Major Employerscharlotteglobal 3
Accomodations amp Food Service (NAICS 72)Company Employees County NAICS Description
McDonaldrsquos Corp 2600 Regional Limited-service restaurants
Marriott International 2500 Regional Hotel amp motel operation (except casinos)
Yum Brands Inc 2213 Regional Limited-service restaurants
Bojanglesrsquo Restaurants Inc 1892 Regional Limited-service restaurants
Hilton 1880 Regional Hotel amp motel operation (except casinos)
Wendyrsquos 1866 Regional Limited-service restaurants
Chick-Fil-A 1850 Regional Limited-service restaurants
Darden Restaurants Inc 1760 Regional Full-service restaurants
Brinker International Inc 1309 Regional Full-service restaurants
Compass Group North America
1231 Mecklenburg Foodservice management amp support services
Burger King Corp 1177 Regional Limited-service restaurants
CBRL Group Inc 1157 Regional Full-service restaurants
HMSHost 1000 Regional Food amp beverage services
DineEquity Inc 786 Regional Full-service restaurants
Subway Sandwiches amp Salads 741 Regional Limited-service restaurants
Papa Johnrsquos International Inc 717 Regional Limited-service restaurants
Panera Bread 712 Regional Limited-service restaurants
CKE Restaurants Inc 698 Regional Limited-service restaurants
Hillcrest Foods Corp 692 Regional Limited-service restaurants
Outback Steakhouse Inc 682 Regional Full-service restaurants
Charlotte was named the
2nd fastest growing food and drink city
[EventBrite 2015]
3000 hotel rooms
are under construction or planned in Mecklenburg
County
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal4
Administrative Support amp Waste Management (NAICS 56) Company Employees County NAICS Description
CORESTAFF Services 2900 Regional Temporary staffing agency
Adecco Staffing 2600 Regional Temporary employment agency
Robert Half International Inc
2000 Mecklenburg Specialized permanent amp temporary placement organization
Convergys Corp 1763 Regional Outsourcing call center
Labor Ready Inc 1500 Mecklenburg Temporary manual labor
iQor Inc 1100 Mecklenburg Call center services for utility companies
Optum Inc 1100 Carbarrus Call center - client communications fulfillment
Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority (CRVA)
955 Mecklenburg Conventions
Allegiance Staffing 907 Mecklenburg Specialized permanent amp temporary placement organization
Integra Staffing amp Search 625 Mecklenburg Staffing amp executive search services
Show Pros Entertainment Services Inc
600 Regional Comprehensive event staffing
Telerx Marketing Inc 600 Cleveland Outsourcing call center
AccruePartners 578 Mecklenburg Staffing amp executive search services
Onin Group 506 Mecklenburg Temporary employment services
Elite Resources 500 Regional Employment placement agencies
Securitas Security Services USA Inc
450 Mecklenburg Security guard amp patrol services
ettain group Inc 400 Regional IT recruiting amp staffing
AAA Carolinas 375 Mecklenburg Motor club amp related services
Williams amp Fudge Inc 370 York Accounts receivable management amp collection service
Budd Group Inc The 300 Mecklenburg Janitorial services
Charlottersquos Major Employerscharlotteglobal 5
Arts Entertainment Recreation (NAICS 71)Company Employees County NAICS Description
YMCA of Greater Charlotte 4436 Regional Fitness amp recreational sports center
Carowinds 2400 Mecklenburg Amusement amp theme parks
US National Whitewater Center
700 Mecklenburg All other amusement amp recreation industries
NASCAR Inc 635 Regional Sports teams amp clubs
Hendrick Motorsports 522 Mecklenburg Racing teams
Roush Industries 507 Cabarrus Race team
YMCA Upper Palmetto 452 Regional Fitness amp recreational sports center
Joe Gibbs Racing Inc 400 Mecklenburg Racing teams
Penske Racing 400 Iredell Racing teams
YMCA Gaston County 388 Gaston Fitness amp recreational sports center
YMCA of Rowan County 274 Rowan Fitness amp recreational sports center
Stewart-Haas Racing LLC 269 Cabarrus Racing teams
Cleveland County Family YMCA
257 Cleveland Fitness amp recreational sports center
Speedway Motor Sports Inc
246 Regional Motor sports promotion amp facility
Monroe Aquatics amp Fitness Center
230 Union Fitness amp recreational sports center
Carolina Panthers 200 Mecklenburg Professional football team
Rock Barn Golf amp Spa LLC 200 Catawba Semi-private sports club amp golf course
YMCA of Northwest NC 165 Regional Fitness amp recreational sports center
Cannon Memorial YMCA 162 Cabarrus Fitness amp recreational sports center
Agriculture (NAICS 11)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Metrolina Greenhouses Inc 875 Mecklenburg Wholesale annuals bedding plants amp foliage
McLeod Farms 200 Chesterfield Peach orchard
Circle S Ranch Inc 150 Union Turkey production
Baucomrsquos Nursery Co Inc 110 Mecklenburg Flower nursery stock amp floristsrsquo supplies merchant wholesalers
Patterson Farm Inc 100 Rowan Other vegetable amp melon farming
IMPACT THE ARTS amp CULTURE INDUSTRY
HAS ON MECKLENBURG COUNTYrsquoS ECONOMY
$2027 million
Fury 325 at Carowinds
Charlotte Motor Speedway
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal6
Construction (NAICS 23)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Boggs Paving Inc 400 Union Highway street amp bridge construction
Wayne Brothers Inc 341 Rowan Poured concrete foundation amp structure contractors
McGee Brothers Co Inc 300 Regional Masonry contractors mdashbricklaying excavation amp grading
Preferred Electric Co Inc 282 Mecklenburg Commercial electrical contracting
Century Contractors Inc 249 Mecklenburg Industrial amp mechanical contractors
Starr Electric Co Inc 234 Mecklenburg Electrical contractors
Gamewell Mechanical 222 Rowan HVAC design amp installation services
Andersen Services Inc 220 Mecklenburg Heating amp cooling systems
Fluor Corp 220 Mecklenburg Industrial building construction
Old North State Masonry LLC
214 Mecklenburg Masonry stone setting amp other stone work
Gates Construction Co Inc 200 Iredell Masonry contractor
Rodgers Builders Inc 190 Mecklenburg Commercial amp institutional construction
Balfour Beatty Construction 185 Mecklenburg Commercial amp institutional construction
Morris-Jenkins Co Inc 182 Mecklenburg Heating amp air conditioning contractor
Price Brothers Inc 175 Mecklenburg Plumbing contractor
Gaylor Inc of NC 160 Iredell Electrical contractors
KBR Building Group 160 Mecklenburg Commercial amp institutional building construction
Pike Electric Corp 160 Mecklenburg Designs constructs amp maintains power transmission amp distribution systems
Overhead Door Co 157 Regional Garage door installer
Cam-Ful Industries Inc 150 Mecklenburg Mechanical contractor
North Carolina ranks 10thin construction job growth
[Associated General Contractors of America 2015]
Charlottersquos Major Employerscharlotteglobal 7
Educational Services (NAICS 61)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
18143 Mecklenburg Elementary amp secondary schools
Gaston County Schools 6347 Gaston Elementary amp secondary schools
Union County Public Schools
5427 Union Elementary amp secondary schools
Cabarrus County Schools 3803 Cabarrus Elementary amp secondary schools
Rowan-Salisbury Schools 3000 Rowan Elementary amp secondary schools
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
3000 Mecklenburg University
Iredell-Statesville Schools 2900 Iredell Elementary amp secondary schools
Central Piedmont Community College
2700 Mecklenburg Community college
Rock Hill Schools 2300 York Elementary amp secondary schools
Cleveland County Schools 2233 Cleveland Elementary amp secondary schools
Catawba County Schools 2059 Catawba Elementary amp secondary schools
Chesterfield County School District
1480 Chesterfield Elementary amp secondary schools
Lancaster County School District
1393 Lancaster Elementary amp secondary schools
Stanly County Board of Education
1350 Stanly Elementary amp secondary schools
Fort Mill School District mdash York 4
1317 York Elementary amp secondary schools
Lincoln County Schools 1293 Lincoln Elementary amp secondary schools
Winthrop University 1108 York Colleges universities amp professional schools
Clover School District 999 York Elementary amp secondary schools
Davidson College 900 Mecklenburg Colleges universities amp professional schools
Alexander County Schools 840 Alexander Elementary amp secondary schools
Johnson C Smith University
Johnson amp Wales
Piedmont Middle School
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal8
Finance amp Insurance (NAICS 52)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Wells Fargo Company 23000 Regional Commercial banking
Bank of America Corporate 15000 Regional Commercial banking
TIAA-CREF 3100 Mecklenburg Third party administration of insurance amp pension funds
BBampT Corp 2065 Regional Commercial banking
LPL Financial Services 1450 Mecklenburg Financial investment advice services
Allstate Insurance Co 1425 Mecklenburg Direct property amp casualty insurance carriers
MetLife Inc 1300 Regional Insurance agencies amp brokerages
Vanguard Group Inc The 1260 Mecklenburg Investment services
Citi Fort Mill 1100 Regional Processing center
Ally Financial Inc 751 Mecklenburg Consumer lending
AXA Equitable 600 Mecklenburg Insurance carriers disability direct
Hartford Insurance The 500 Mecklenburg Insurance agencies amp brokerages
RoundPoint Financial Group Inc
500 Mecklenburg Mortgage banking
Suntrust Bank 500 Regional Commercial banking
Fifth Third Bancorp 475 Regional Commercial banking
North Carolina State Employeesrsquo Credit Union
450 Regional State credit union
Travelers 401 Mecklenburg Insurance claims center
SCOR Global Life Americas 400 Mecklenburg Reinsurance carrier
Liberty Mutual Insurance Co Inc
377 Mecklenburg Insurance agencies amp brokerages
First Citizens Bank amp Trust Co
334 Regional State chartered commercial bank
Charlotte is the 2nd largestfinancial center in the countryMore than 56000 people are employed in this industry in
Mecklenburg County
Tresata
Bank of America
Charlottersquos Major Employerscharlotteglobal 9
Health Care amp Social Assistance (NAICS 62)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Carolinas HealthCare System
35000 Regional Hospitals amp medical services
Novant Health 11000 Regional General medical amp surgical hospital
CaroMont Health Inc 3980 Gaston General medical amp surgical hospital
Catawba Valley Medical Center
2200 Catawba General medical amp surgical hospital
Frye Regional Medical Center
2150 Catawba Hospital
WG (Bill) Hefner VA Medical Center
1700 Rowan General medical amp surgical hospital
Tenet Healthcare Corp 1500 York Acute care hospital emergency medical services outpatient care
Iredell Health System 1448 Iredell General medical amp surgical hospital
American Red Cross 1190 Regional Blood bank blood products amp services
Sava Senior Care 1105 Regional Continuing care retirement communities
White Oak Manor 938 Regional Nursing care facilities
OrthoCarolina 936 Regional Orthopedic clinic
Springs Memorial Hospital 875 Lancaster Hospital providing inpatient amp outpatient services amp clinics
Brookdale Senior Living Inc 835 Regional Retirement community
Lake Norman Regional Medical Center
775 Iredell General medical amp surgical hospital
Goodwill Industries of Southern Piedmont
661 Regional Employment amp training services for persons with employment barriers
Charlotte Eye Ear Nose amp Throat Associates PA
631 Regional Specialists in eye ear nose throat voice amp sleep medicine
Mecklenburg EMS Agency 525 Mecklenburg Paramedic service for Mecklenburg county
Davis Regional Medical Center
500 Iredell Health care
Peak Resources 482 Regional Nursing care facilities
is the regionrsquos largest employer
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal10
Information (NAICS 51)Company Employees County NAICS Description
ATampT North Carolina 3290 Regional Local phone service amp internet
Time Warner Cable Inc 3200 Regional Wired telecommunications carriers
Windstream Communications
1876 Regional Wire line communications products amp services
Microsoft Corp 1125 Mecklenburg Product support for Microsoft software consulting amp sales
Charlotte Observer The 800 Regional Newspaper publishers
ACN Inc 600 Cabarrus Telecommunications resellers
McKesson Corp 554 Mecklenburg Healthcare information solutions
Fiserv Inc 500 Catawba Data processing hosting amp related services
Comporium Communications
402 Regional Local amp long distance telecommunications
Hearst Corp 400 Mecklenburg Support unit for publishing amp pre-press services
Shutterfly Inc 400 York All other publishers
Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
358 Mecklenburg Public library
3D Systems Corp 320 York Software publishers
American City Business Journals Inc
300 Mecklenburg Newspaper publishing
Verizon Wireless 295 Regional Cellular amp other wireless telecommunications
ESPN Regional Television 260 Mecklenburg Sports programming
Mood Media 200 York Specialized sound recording for business use
Regal Entertainment Group 200 Regional Motion picture theaters
Gaston Gazette The 192 Gaston Newspaper publishing
Inspiration Television Network
192 Lancaster Christian cable satellite broadcasting network service
Premier
3D Systems Corp
Charlottersquos Major Employerscharlotteglobal 11
Manufacturing (NAICS 31-33)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Daimler Trucks North America LLC
6800 Regional Motor vehicle body manufacturing
HSM 5200 Regional Mattresses amp bedsprings
Century Furniture Industries
2450 Catawba Both upholstered amp wood furniture residential amp contract
Coca-Cola Bottling Co Consolidated
2147 Regional Soft drink manufacturing
Schaeffler Group USA Inc 1987 Regional Radial needle roller bearings needles pins amp precision components
Ingersoll Rand Co Ltd 1900 Mecklenburg Air amp gas compressor manufacturing
Allegheny Technologies Inc 1660 Union Nonferrous metal (except copper amp aluminum) rolling drawing amp extruding
Siemens Energy Inc Siemens Industry
1551 Mecklenburg Motor amp generator manufacturing
Tyson Foods Inc 1500 Union Poultry processing
International Paper Co 1500 Regional Non-folding sanitary food container manufacturing
American amp Efird Inc 1441 Gaston Thread mills
Pharr Yarns LLC 1400 Regional Yarn spinning mills
CommScope Inc 1400 Regional Data communications equipment manufacturing
Flextronics Inc 1400 Mecklenburg Electronics manufacturing
Parkdale Mills Inc 1297 Regional Yarn spinning mills
Snyderrsquos-Lance Inc 1280 Mecklenburg Snack foods (cookies crackers potato chips amp roasted peanuts)
Charlotte Pipe amp Foundry Co
1200 Regional Cast iron pipe amp fittings
Sealed Air 975 Mecklenburg Plastic bag amp pouch manufacturing
Electrolux North America 900 Mecklenburg Household vacuum cleaner manufacturing
RSI Home Products Inc 867 Lincoln Marble vanity tops amp bathroom cabinetry
More than 140000 people work in the manufacturing industry
in the Charlotte region
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal12
Other (NAICS 81)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Autobell Car Wash Inc 557 Regional Car washes
Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
400 Mecklenburg Religious organizations
Alsco Inc 308 Mecklenburg Industrial launderers
Maple Springs Laundry LLC 289 Catawba Industrial launderers
Massage Envy 284 Regional Other personal care services
Bethlehem Center of Charlotte Inc
235 Mecklenburg Community-based human services for children amp families
Modern Salon amp Spa Inc 234 Mecklenburg Hair salon amp day spa
Cintas Corp 231 Regional Uniform supply
Salisbury Rowan Community Action Agency Inc
200 Rowan Community service
Salvation Army 198 Regional Emergency homeless shelter
Rush Truck Center 177 Mecklenburg Automotive repair
Intermec Inc 175 Mecklenburg Repair depot for Intermec equipment
Meineke Car Care Centers Inc
133 Regional Automotive exhaust system repair
MorningStar Ministries 130 York Religious organizations
Hickory Grove Baptist Church
120 Mecklenburg Religious organizations
Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte
115 Mecklenburg Religious organizations
Aramark Corp 110 Mecklenburg Industrial uniform apparel services
UniFirst Corp 110 Mecklenburg Industrial launderers
Rental Uniform Service Inc 100 Iredell Industrial uniform launderers amp rental
SIM USA 100 Mecklenburg Religious organizations
Charlotte boasts the third most industry
variety in the country[WalletHubcom 2015]
Billy Graham Library
Charlottersquos Major Employerscharlotteglobal 13
Professional amp Technical Services (NAICS 54)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Red Ventures LLC 2700 Lancaster Marketing consulting services
IBM Corp 2500 Mecklenburg Computer software publishing
Aon Hewitt 1640 Mecklenburg Global human resources services firm
Lash Group 1500 Mecklenburg Health care consultant
CBampI 1071 Mecklenburg Engineers power transmission amp distribution systems
Premier Inc 900 Mecklenburg Health care management amp consulting services
Deloitte LLP 712 Mecklenburg Tax auditing amp accounting services
AREVA Inc 645 Mecklenburg Engineering services
Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP
600 Mecklenburg Offices of certified public accountants
EY 580 Mecklenburg Offices of certified public accountants
Security Forces Inc 500 Regional Security consulting services
Moore amp Van Allen PLLC 450 Mecklenburg Offices of lawyers
Synchrony Financial 400 Mecklenburg Financial services
CPI Corp 350 Mecklenburg Photography studios portrait
Grant Thornton LLP 350 Mecklenburg Global accounting
KPMG LLP 350 Mecklenburg Accounting auditing amp tax services
McGuireWoods LLP 350 Mecklenburg Offices of lawyers
AvidXchange Inc 320 Mecklenburg Technology consulting
Alston amp Bird LLP 300 Mecklenburg Offices of lawyers
Electric Power Research Institute Inc
300 Mecklenburg Utility research institute
Charlotte was named the
9th biggest city where white-collar
employmentis booming
[Forbes 2015]
North Carolina was listed in the top 10 states for high-tech performance
[US Chamber of Commerce Foundation 2015]
Electric Power Research Institute
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal14
Real Estate Rental (NAICS 53)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Wilkinson amp Associates 630 Mecklenburg Residential real estate
Sunbelt Rentals Inc 334 Regional Construction industrial specialty amp homeowner equipment rental
Allen Tate Co Inc 299 Regional Residential real estate agents
Lincoln Harris LLC 275 Mecklenburg Commercial real estate development
Childress Klein Properties 266 Mecklenburg Commercial real estate
Avis Budget Group Inc 213 Regional Car rental agencies
Enterprise Rent-A-Car 209 Regional Passenger cartruck rental
Keith Corp The 160 Mecklenburg Offices of real estate agents and brokers
Hertz Global Holdings 122 Regional Passenger car rental
Ryder Integrated Logistics 112 Regional Truck leasing amp rental finance leasing control logistics amp transportation
Public Administration (NAICS 92)Company Employees County NAICS Description
North Carolina State Government
7600 Regional State government
City of Charlotte 6800 Mecklenburg City government
US Government 5300 Regional Federal government
Mecklenburg County 5000 Mecklenburg County government
South Carolina State Government
2826 Regional State government
Gaston County 1500 Gaston County government
Iredell County 1330 Iredell County government
Catawba County 1100 Catawba County supervisor amp executive offices
Union County 1100 Union County government
Rowan County 1089 Rowan County government
York County SC 1000 York County government
Cabarrus County 987 Cabarrus County supervisor amp executive offices
City of Gastonia 958 Gaston City government
Lincoln County 940 Lincoln County government
City of Concord 919 Cabarrus City government
Cleveland County 890 Cleveland County government
City of Rock Hill 803 York City government
Lancaster County 762 Lancaster County government
City of Monroe 712 Union City government
NC Research Campus
Charlottersquos Major Employerscharlotteglobal 15
Retail (NAICS 44-45)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Wal-Mart Stores Inc 17100 Regional Discount department stores
Delhaize America Inc 9078 Regional Supermarkets amp other grocery stores
Harris Teeter Supermarkets 8239 Regional Retail grocery store
Lowersquos Companies Inc 7801 Regional Home improvement retail stores
Target Stores 3049 Regional Department store
Bi-Lo LLC 2500 Regional Supermarkets amp other grocery stores
Family Dollar Stores Inc 2500 Regional Discount department stores
Belk Inc 2300 Regional Department store retail company
TJX Companies Inc 1831 Regional Discount department stores
JC Penney Corp Inc 1793 Regional Department stores (except discount department stores)
Hendrick Automotive Group
1723 Regional Automotive retail sales amp service
Ross Stores Inc 1704 Regional Family clothing stores
Publix 1678 Regional Retail grocery store
Home Depot Inc 1495 Regional Home center
Rite Aid Corp 1319 Regional Pharmacies amp drug stores
CVS Corp 1262 Regional Pharmacies amp drug stores
Dillardrsquos Inc 1205 Regional Department stores (except discount department stores)
Kohlrsquos Department Store 1198 Regional Department store
Advance Auto Parts 1087 Regional Automotive parts amp accessories stores
Best Buy Co Inc 1020 Regional Radio television amp other electronics stores
Stonecrest Shopping Center
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal16
Transportation amp Warehousing (NAICS 48)Company Employees County NAICS Description
American Airlines 11000 Mecklenburg Scheduled passenger air transportation
DMSI Inc 2175 Mecklenburg Transportation services
Transit Management of Charlotte Inc
715 Mecklenburg Public transportation
YRC Freight 700 Mecklenburg General freight trucking long-distance truckload
Charlotte Douglas International Airport
420 Mecklenburg Other airport operations
Carolina Cargo Inc 400 York General freight trucking long-distance truckload
Maersk Inc 375 Mecklenburg Freight transportation arrangement
FleetNet America Inc 300 Gaston Other support activities for road transportation
Sunbelt Furniture Xpress Inc
240 Catawba Common amp contract hauling
Estes Express Lines 226 Regional General freight trucking long-distance truckload
Averitt Express Inc 200 Regional General freight trucking long-distance truckload
USF Holland Inc 200 Mecklenburg Long distance trucking
Schneider National Inc 180 Mecklenburg Long distance trucking
Forward Air Corp 170 Mecklenburg Freight transportation arrangement
Odyssey Logistics amp Technology Corp
170 Mecklenburg Freight transportation arrangement
Cardinal Logistics Management Corp
161 Regional General freight trucking long-distance less than truckload
Ozburn-Hessey Logistics LLCOHL
150 Regional Freight transportation arrangement
Saia LTL Freight 150 Mecklenburg General freight trucking long-distance less than truckload
Air General Inc 130 Mecklenburg Freight transportation arrangement
Lisk Trucking Inc 125 Anson Long distance trucking operator
Charlotte was listed in the top 10 cities for export assistance
[Global Trade Magazine 2015]
Maersk
Charlottersquos Major Employerscharlotteglobal 17
Utilities (NAICS 22)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Duke Energy Corp 7800 Regional Electrical power generation amp distribution
Piedmont Natural Gas Co Inc
923 Regional Natural gas distribution
Scana Corporation 305 Gaston Natural gas distribution
Cogentrix Energy LLC 150 Mecklenburg Other electric power generation
Union Power Cooperative 128 Regional Electric power distribution
Duke Energyrsquos Marshall Steam Station
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal18
Wholesale Sales (NAICS 42)Company Employees County NAICS Code amp Description
Merchants Distributors Inc 1400 Catawba General line grocery merchant wholesalers
US Foods Inc 1245 Regional Wholesale general groceries
Cardinal Health Inc 960 Regional Medical dental amp hospital equipment amp supplies merchant wholesalers
Performance Fibers Inc 750 Regional Other miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers
Stanley Black amp Decker Inc 687 Regional Hardware merchant wholesalers
Doosan Infracore Portable Power Inc
500 Iredell Motor vehicle supplies amp new parts merchant wholesalers
Sysco Charlotte 500 Cabarrus Food service wholesale distribution
Atlas Copco 450 Regional Industrial machinery amp equipment merchant wholesalers
Carolina CAT 405 Regional Construction amp mining machinery amp equipment merchant wholesalers
Manheim Statesville 350 Iredell Automobile auction to dealers
ADESA Inc 300 Mecklenburg Automobile amp other motor vehicle merchant wholesalers
ZF Chassis Systems LLC 300 Catawba Motor vehicle supplies amp new parts merchant wholesalers
Hanes Industries Inc 295 Catawba Wholesale trade agents amp brokers
Murata Machinery USA Inc 280 Mecklenburg High-tech industrial equipment sales
Acosta Sales amp Marketing Co
276 Mecklenburg General line grocery merchant wholesalers
TharpeRobbins Co The 265 Iredell Assembler amp distributor of employee recognition awards
Haddon House Food Products
250 Chester Distribution center mdash groceries wholesaler
SellEthics Marketing Group Inc
250 Mecklenburg Other grocery amp related products merchant wholesalers
United Stationers Supply Co 250 Mecklenburg Stationery amp office supplies merchant wholesalers
Family Dollar
Forbo Siegling
7th Street Market
Many thanks to the following companies for their support of the Charlotte Chamberrsquos economic development efforts
PLATINUM SPONSORS
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Axiom LawBradley Arant Boult Cummings LLPBryan Cave LLPBurkert Contromatic Corp Carolinas HealthCare SystemCompass Group North AmericaDiscoverReady LLCDTI Global Epiq SystemsFedExG4S Secure Solutions (USA) Inc
Haynes and Boone LLPHendrick Automotive GroupHollander Home Fashions InciCrossingLincoln HarrisLouis Raphael - Kizan International IncMcGuireWoodsPerformance Team Phillips-Van Heusen CorpRockTenn Rogers Electric
RR Donnelley amp Sons CompanyRust Consulting Inc Shearman amp SterlingSidley Austin LLPStanley Convergent Security SolutionsStaples Facility SolutionsSteelFab Inc XP RetailZeichner Ellman amp Krause LLP
Charlotte Chamber Economic Development | charlotteglobal330 South Tryon Street Charlotte NC 28202 USA | 7043781300 | cltecondev
Charlotte is one of the fastest-growing cities in the nation With our great location world-acclaimed international hub airport professional sports low energy costs diverse and
talented labor and a nationally ranked education system itrsquos easy to see why more businesses are flocking here every year
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Charlottersquos Major Employerscharlotteglobal 3
Accomodations amp Food Service (NAICS 72)Company Employees County NAICS Description
McDonaldrsquos Corp 2600 Regional Limited-service restaurants
Marriott International 2500 Regional Hotel amp motel operation (except casinos)
Yum Brands Inc 2213 Regional Limited-service restaurants
Bojanglesrsquo Restaurants Inc 1892 Regional Limited-service restaurants
Hilton 1880 Regional Hotel amp motel operation (except casinos)
Wendyrsquos 1866 Regional Limited-service restaurants
Chick-Fil-A 1850 Regional Limited-service restaurants
Darden Restaurants Inc 1760 Regional Full-service restaurants
Brinker International Inc 1309 Regional Full-service restaurants
Compass Group North America
1231 Mecklenburg Foodservice management amp support services
Burger King Corp 1177 Regional Limited-service restaurants
CBRL Group Inc 1157 Regional Full-service restaurants
HMSHost 1000 Regional Food amp beverage services
DineEquity Inc 786 Regional Full-service restaurants
Subway Sandwiches amp Salads 741 Regional Limited-service restaurants
Papa Johnrsquos International Inc 717 Regional Limited-service restaurants
Panera Bread 712 Regional Limited-service restaurants
CKE Restaurants Inc 698 Regional Limited-service restaurants
Hillcrest Foods Corp 692 Regional Limited-service restaurants
Outback Steakhouse Inc 682 Regional Full-service restaurants
Charlotte was named the
2nd fastest growing food and drink city
[EventBrite 2015]
3000 hotel rooms
are under construction or planned in Mecklenburg
County
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal4
Administrative Support amp Waste Management (NAICS 56) Company Employees County NAICS Description
CORESTAFF Services 2900 Regional Temporary staffing agency
Adecco Staffing 2600 Regional Temporary employment agency
Robert Half International Inc
2000 Mecklenburg Specialized permanent amp temporary placement organization
Convergys Corp 1763 Regional Outsourcing call center
Labor Ready Inc 1500 Mecklenburg Temporary manual labor
iQor Inc 1100 Mecklenburg Call center services for utility companies
Optum Inc 1100 Carbarrus Call center - client communications fulfillment
Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority (CRVA)
955 Mecklenburg Conventions
Allegiance Staffing 907 Mecklenburg Specialized permanent amp temporary placement organization
Integra Staffing amp Search 625 Mecklenburg Staffing amp executive search services
Show Pros Entertainment Services Inc
600 Regional Comprehensive event staffing
Telerx Marketing Inc 600 Cleveland Outsourcing call center
AccruePartners 578 Mecklenburg Staffing amp executive search services
Onin Group 506 Mecklenburg Temporary employment services
Elite Resources 500 Regional Employment placement agencies
Securitas Security Services USA Inc
450 Mecklenburg Security guard amp patrol services
ettain group Inc 400 Regional IT recruiting amp staffing
AAA Carolinas 375 Mecklenburg Motor club amp related services
Williams amp Fudge Inc 370 York Accounts receivable management amp collection service
Budd Group Inc The 300 Mecklenburg Janitorial services
Charlottersquos Major Employerscharlotteglobal 5
Arts Entertainment Recreation (NAICS 71)Company Employees County NAICS Description
YMCA of Greater Charlotte 4436 Regional Fitness amp recreational sports center
Carowinds 2400 Mecklenburg Amusement amp theme parks
US National Whitewater Center
700 Mecklenburg All other amusement amp recreation industries
NASCAR Inc 635 Regional Sports teams amp clubs
Hendrick Motorsports 522 Mecklenburg Racing teams
Roush Industries 507 Cabarrus Race team
YMCA Upper Palmetto 452 Regional Fitness amp recreational sports center
Joe Gibbs Racing Inc 400 Mecklenburg Racing teams
Penske Racing 400 Iredell Racing teams
YMCA Gaston County 388 Gaston Fitness amp recreational sports center
YMCA of Rowan County 274 Rowan Fitness amp recreational sports center
Stewart-Haas Racing LLC 269 Cabarrus Racing teams
Cleveland County Family YMCA
257 Cleveland Fitness amp recreational sports center
Speedway Motor Sports Inc
246 Regional Motor sports promotion amp facility
Monroe Aquatics amp Fitness Center
230 Union Fitness amp recreational sports center
Carolina Panthers 200 Mecklenburg Professional football team
Rock Barn Golf amp Spa LLC 200 Catawba Semi-private sports club amp golf course
YMCA of Northwest NC 165 Regional Fitness amp recreational sports center
Cannon Memorial YMCA 162 Cabarrus Fitness amp recreational sports center
Agriculture (NAICS 11)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Metrolina Greenhouses Inc 875 Mecklenburg Wholesale annuals bedding plants amp foliage
McLeod Farms 200 Chesterfield Peach orchard
Circle S Ranch Inc 150 Union Turkey production
Baucomrsquos Nursery Co Inc 110 Mecklenburg Flower nursery stock amp floristsrsquo supplies merchant wholesalers
Patterson Farm Inc 100 Rowan Other vegetable amp melon farming
IMPACT THE ARTS amp CULTURE INDUSTRY
HAS ON MECKLENBURG COUNTYrsquoS ECONOMY
$2027 million
Fury 325 at Carowinds
Charlotte Motor Speedway
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal6
Construction (NAICS 23)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Boggs Paving Inc 400 Union Highway street amp bridge construction
Wayne Brothers Inc 341 Rowan Poured concrete foundation amp structure contractors
McGee Brothers Co Inc 300 Regional Masonry contractors mdashbricklaying excavation amp grading
Preferred Electric Co Inc 282 Mecklenburg Commercial electrical contracting
Century Contractors Inc 249 Mecklenburg Industrial amp mechanical contractors
Starr Electric Co Inc 234 Mecklenburg Electrical contractors
Gamewell Mechanical 222 Rowan HVAC design amp installation services
Andersen Services Inc 220 Mecklenburg Heating amp cooling systems
Fluor Corp 220 Mecklenburg Industrial building construction
Old North State Masonry LLC
214 Mecklenburg Masonry stone setting amp other stone work
Gates Construction Co Inc 200 Iredell Masonry contractor
Rodgers Builders Inc 190 Mecklenburg Commercial amp institutional construction
Balfour Beatty Construction 185 Mecklenburg Commercial amp institutional construction
Morris-Jenkins Co Inc 182 Mecklenburg Heating amp air conditioning contractor
Price Brothers Inc 175 Mecklenburg Plumbing contractor
Gaylor Inc of NC 160 Iredell Electrical contractors
KBR Building Group 160 Mecklenburg Commercial amp institutional building construction
Pike Electric Corp 160 Mecklenburg Designs constructs amp maintains power transmission amp distribution systems
Overhead Door Co 157 Regional Garage door installer
Cam-Ful Industries Inc 150 Mecklenburg Mechanical contractor
North Carolina ranks 10thin construction job growth
[Associated General Contractors of America 2015]
Charlottersquos Major Employerscharlotteglobal 7
Educational Services (NAICS 61)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
18143 Mecklenburg Elementary amp secondary schools
Gaston County Schools 6347 Gaston Elementary amp secondary schools
Union County Public Schools
5427 Union Elementary amp secondary schools
Cabarrus County Schools 3803 Cabarrus Elementary amp secondary schools
Rowan-Salisbury Schools 3000 Rowan Elementary amp secondary schools
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
3000 Mecklenburg University
Iredell-Statesville Schools 2900 Iredell Elementary amp secondary schools
Central Piedmont Community College
2700 Mecklenburg Community college
Rock Hill Schools 2300 York Elementary amp secondary schools
Cleveland County Schools 2233 Cleveland Elementary amp secondary schools
Catawba County Schools 2059 Catawba Elementary amp secondary schools
Chesterfield County School District
1480 Chesterfield Elementary amp secondary schools
Lancaster County School District
1393 Lancaster Elementary amp secondary schools
Stanly County Board of Education
1350 Stanly Elementary amp secondary schools
Fort Mill School District mdash York 4
1317 York Elementary amp secondary schools
Lincoln County Schools 1293 Lincoln Elementary amp secondary schools
Winthrop University 1108 York Colleges universities amp professional schools
Clover School District 999 York Elementary amp secondary schools
Davidson College 900 Mecklenburg Colleges universities amp professional schools
Alexander County Schools 840 Alexander Elementary amp secondary schools
Johnson C Smith University
Johnson amp Wales
Piedmont Middle School
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal8
Finance amp Insurance (NAICS 52)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Wells Fargo Company 23000 Regional Commercial banking
Bank of America Corporate 15000 Regional Commercial banking
TIAA-CREF 3100 Mecklenburg Third party administration of insurance amp pension funds
BBampT Corp 2065 Regional Commercial banking
LPL Financial Services 1450 Mecklenburg Financial investment advice services
Allstate Insurance Co 1425 Mecklenburg Direct property amp casualty insurance carriers
MetLife Inc 1300 Regional Insurance agencies amp brokerages
Vanguard Group Inc The 1260 Mecklenburg Investment services
Citi Fort Mill 1100 Regional Processing center
Ally Financial Inc 751 Mecklenburg Consumer lending
AXA Equitable 600 Mecklenburg Insurance carriers disability direct
Hartford Insurance The 500 Mecklenburg Insurance agencies amp brokerages
RoundPoint Financial Group Inc
500 Mecklenburg Mortgage banking
Suntrust Bank 500 Regional Commercial banking
Fifth Third Bancorp 475 Regional Commercial banking
North Carolina State Employeesrsquo Credit Union
450 Regional State credit union
Travelers 401 Mecklenburg Insurance claims center
SCOR Global Life Americas 400 Mecklenburg Reinsurance carrier
Liberty Mutual Insurance Co Inc
377 Mecklenburg Insurance agencies amp brokerages
First Citizens Bank amp Trust Co
334 Regional State chartered commercial bank
Charlotte is the 2nd largestfinancial center in the countryMore than 56000 people are employed in this industry in
Mecklenburg County
Tresata
Bank of America
Charlottersquos Major Employerscharlotteglobal 9
Health Care amp Social Assistance (NAICS 62)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Carolinas HealthCare System
35000 Regional Hospitals amp medical services
Novant Health 11000 Regional General medical amp surgical hospital
CaroMont Health Inc 3980 Gaston General medical amp surgical hospital
Catawba Valley Medical Center
2200 Catawba General medical amp surgical hospital
Frye Regional Medical Center
2150 Catawba Hospital
WG (Bill) Hefner VA Medical Center
1700 Rowan General medical amp surgical hospital
Tenet Healthcare Corp 1500 York Acute care hospital emergency medical services outpatient care
Iredell Health System 1448 Iredell General medical amp surgical hospital
American Red Cross 1190 Regional Blood bank blood products amp services
Sava Senior Care 1105 Regional Continuing care retirement communities
White Oak Manor 938 Regional Nursing care facilities
OrthoCarolina 936 Regional Orthopedic clinic
Springs Memorial Hospital 875 Lancaster Hospital providing inpatient amp outpatient services amp clinics
Brookdale Senior Living Inc 835 Regional Retirement community
Lake Norman Regional Medical Center
775 Iredell General medical amp surgical hospital
Goodwill Industries of Southern Piedmont
661 Regional Employment amp training services for persons with employment barriers
Charlotte Eye Ear Nose amp Throat Associates PA
631 Regional Specialists in eye ear nose throat voice amp sleep medicine
Mecklenburg EMS Agency 525 Mecklenburg Paramedic service for Mecklenburg county
Davis Regional Medical Center
500 Iredell Health care
Peak Resources 482 Regional Nursing care facilities
is the regionrsquos largest employer
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal10
Information (NAICS 51)Company Employees County NAICS Description
ATampT North Carolina 3290 Regional Local phone service amp internet
Time Warner Cable Inc 3200 Regional Wired telecommunications carriers
Windstream Communications
1876 Regional Wire line communications products amp services
Microsoft Corp 1125 Mecklenburg Product support for Microsoft software consulting amp sales
Charlotte Observer The 800 Regional Newspaper publishers
ACN Inc 600 Cabarrus Telecommunications resellers
McKesson Corp 554 Mecklenburg Healthcare information solutions
Fiserv Inc 500 Catawba Data processing hosting amp related services
Comporium Communications
402 Regional Local amp long distance telecommunications
Hearst Corp 400 Mecklenburg Support unit for publishing amp pre-press services
Shutterfly Inc 400 York All other publishers
Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
358 Mecklenburg Public library
3D Systems Corp 320 York Software publishers
American City Business Journals Inc
300 Mecklenburg Newspaper publishing
Verizon Wireless 295 Regional Cellular amp other wireless telecommunications
ESPN Regional Television 260 Mecklenburg Sports programming
Mood Media 200 York Specialized sound recording for business use
Regal Entertainment Group 200 Regional Motion picture theaters
Gaston Gazette The 192 Gaston Newspaper publishing
Inspiration Television Network
192 Lancaster Christian cable satellite broadcasting network service
Premier
3D Systems Corp
Charlottersquos Major Employerscharlotteglobal 11
Manufacturing (NAICS 31-33)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Daimler Trucks North America LLC
6800 Regional Motor vehicle body manufacturing
HSM 5200 Regional Mattresses amp bedsprings
Century Furniture Industries
2450 Catawba Both upholstered amp wood furniture residential amp contract
Coca-Cola Bottling Co Consolidated
2147 Regional Soft drink manufacturing
Schaeffler Group USA Inc 1987 Regional Radial needle roller bearings needles pins amp precision components
Ingersoll Rand Co Ltd 1900 Mecklenburg Air amp gas compressor manufacturing
Allegheny Technologies Inc 1660 Union Nonferrous metal (except copper amp aluminum) rolling drawing amp extruding
Siemens Energy Inc Siemens Industry
1551 Mecklenburg Motor amp generator manufacturing
Tyson Foods Inc 1500 Union Poultry processing
International Paper Co 1500 Regional Non-folding sanitary food container manufacturing
American amp Efird Inc 1441 Gaston Thread mills
Pharr Yarns LLC 1400 Regional Yarn spinning mills
CommScope Inc 1400 Regional Data communications equipment manufacturing
Flextronics Inc 1400 Mecklenburg Electronics manufacturing
Parkdale Mills Inc 1297 Regional Yarn spinning mills
Snyderrsquos-Lance Inc 1280 Mecklenburg Snack foods (cookies crackers potato chips amp roasted peanuts)
Charlotte Pipe amp Foundry Co
1200 Regional Cast iron pipe amp fittings
Sealed Air 975 Mecklenburg Plastic bag amp pouch manufacturing
Electrolux North America 900 Mecklenburg Household vacuum cleaner manufacturing
RSI Home Products Inc 867 Lincoln Marble vanity tops amp bathroom cabinetry
More than 140000 people work in the manufacturing industry
in the Charlotte region
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal12
Other (NAICS 81)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Autobell Car Wash Inc 557 Regional Car washes
Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
400 Mecklenburg Religious organizations
Alsco Inc 308 Mecklenburg Industrial launderers
Maple Springs Laundry LLC 289 Catawba Industrial launderers
Massage Envy 284 Regional Other personal care services
Bethlehem Center of Charlotte Inc
235 Mecklenburg Community-based human services for children amp families
Modern Salon amp Spa Inc 234 Mecklenburg Hair salon amp day spa
Cintas Corp 231 Regional Uniform supply
Salisbury Rowan Community Action Agency Inc
200 Rowan Community service
Salvation Army 198 Regional Emergency homeless shelter
Rush Truck Center 177 Mecklenburg Automotive repair
Intermec Inc 175 Mecklenburg Repair depot for Intermec equipment
Meineke Car Care Centers Inc
133 Regional Automotive exhaust system repair
MorningStar Ministries 130 York Religious organizations
Hickory Grove Baptist Church
120 Mecklenburg Religious organizations
Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte
115 Mecklenburg Religious organizations
Aramark Corp 110 Mecklenburg Industrial uniform apparel services
UniFirst Corp 110 Mecklenburg Industrial launderers
Rental Uniform Service Inc 100 Iredell Industrial uniform launderers amp rental
SIM USA 100 Mecklenburg Religious organizations
Charlotte boasts the third most industry
variety in the country[WalletHubcom 2015]
Billy Graham Library
Charlottersquos Major Employerscharlotteglobal 13
Professional amp Technical Services (NAICS 54)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Red Ventures LLC 2700 Lancaster Marketing consulting services
IBM Corp 2500 Mecklenburg Computer software publishing
Aon Hewitt 1640 Mecklenburg Global human resources services firm
Lash Group 1500 Mecklenburg Health care consultant
CBampI 1071 Mecklenburg Engineers power transmission amp distribution systems
Premier Inc 900 Mecklenburg Health care management amp consulting services
Deloitte LLP 712 Mecklenburg Tax auditing amp accounting services
AREVA Inc 645 Mecklenburg Engineering services
Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP
600 Mecklenburg Offices of certified public accountants
EY 580 Mecklenburg Offices of certified public accountants
Security Forces Inc 500 Regional Security consulting services
Moore amp Van Allen PLLC 450 Mecklenburg Offices of lawyers
Synchrony Financial 400 Mecklenburg Financial services
CPI Corp 350 Mecklenburg Photography studios portrait
Grant Thornton LLP 350 Mecklenburg Global accounting
KPMG LLP 350 Mecklenburg Accounting auditing amp tax services
McGuireWoods LLP 350 Mecklenburg Offices of lawyers
AvidXchange Inc 320 Mecklenburg Technology consulting
Alston amp Bird LLP 300 Mecklenburg Offices of lawyers
Electric Power Research Institute Inc
300 Mecklenburg Utility research institute
Charlotte was named the
9th biggest city where white-collar
employmentis booming
[Forbes 2015]
North Carolina was listed in the top 10 states for high-tech performance
[US Chamber of Commerce Foundation 2015]
Electric Power Research Institute
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal14
Real Estate Rental (NAICS 53)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Wilkinson amp Associates 630 Mecklenburg Residential real estate
Sunbelt Rentals Inc 334 Regional Construction industrial specialty amp homeowner equipment rental
Allen Tate Co Inc 299 Regional Residential real estate agents
Lincoln Harris LLC 275 Mecklenburg Commercial real estate development
Childress Klein Properties 266 Mecklenburg Commercial real estate
Avis Budget Group Inc 213 Regional Car rental agencies
Enterprise Rent-A-Car 209 Regional Passenger cartruck rental
Keith Corp The 160 Mecklenburg Offices of real estate agents and brokers
Hertz Global Holdings 122 Regional Passenger car rental
Ryder Integrated Logistics 112 Regional Truck leasing amp rental finance leasing control logistics amp transportation
Public Administration (NAICS 92)Company Employees County NAICS Description
North Carolina State Government
7600 Regional State government
City of Charlotte 6800 Mecklenburg City government
US Government 5300 Regional Federal government
Mecklenburg County 5000 Mecklenburg County government
South Carolina State Government
2826 Regional State government
Gaston County 1500 Gaston County government
Iredell County 1330 Iredell County government
Catawba County 1100 Catawba County supervisor amp executive offices
Union County 1100 Union County government
Rowan County 1089 Rowan County government
York County SC 1000 York County government
Cabarrus County 987 Cabarrus County supervisor amp executive offices
City of Gastonia 958 Gaston City government
Lincoln County 940 Lincoln County government
City of Concord 919 Cabarrus City government
Cleveland County 890 Cleveland County government
City of Rock Hill 803 York City government
Lancaster County 762 Lancaster County government
City of Monroe 712 Union City government
NC Research Campus
Charlottersquos Major Employerscharlotteglobal 15
Retail (NAICS 44-45)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Wal-Mart Stores Inc 17100 Regional Discount department stores
Delhaize America Inc 9078 Regional Supermarkets amp other grocery stores
Harris Teeter Supermarkets 8239 Regional Retail grocery store
Lowersquos Companies Inc 7801 Regional Home improvement retail stores
Target Stores 3049 Regional Department store
Bi-Lo LLC 2500 Regional Supermarkets amp other grocery stores
Family Dollar Stores Inc 2500 Regional Discount department stores
Belk Inc 2300 Regional Department store retail company
TJX Companies Inc 1831 Regional Discount department stores
JC Penney Corp Inc 1793 Regional Department stores (except discount department stores)
Hendrick Automotive Group
1723 Regional Automotive retail sales amp service
Ross Stores Inc 1704 Regional Family clothing stores
Publix 1678 Regional Retail grocery store
Home Depot Inc 1495 Regional Home center
Rite Aid Corp 1319 Regional Pharmacies amp drug stores
CVS Corp 1262 Regional Pharmacies amp drug stores
Dillardrsquos Inc 1205 Regional Department stores (except discount department stores)
Kohlrsquos Department Store 1198 Regional Department store
Advance Auto Parts 1087 Regional Automotive parts amp accessories stores
Best Buy Co Inc 1020 Regional Radio television amp other electronics stores
Stonecrest Shopping Center
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal16
Transportation amp Warehousing (NAICS 48)Company Employees County NAICS Description
American Airlines 11000 Mecklenburg Scheduled passenger air transportation
DMSI Inc 2175 Mecklenburg Transportation services
Transit Management of Charlotte Inc
715 Mecklenburg Public transportation
YRC Freight 700 Mecklenburg General freight trucking long-distance truckload
Charlotte Douglas International Airport
420 Mecklenburg Other airport operations
Carolina Cargo Inc 400 York General freight trucking long-distance truckload
Maersk Inc 375 Mecklenburg Freight transportation arrangement
FleetNet America Inc 300 Gaston Other support activities for road transportation
Sunbelt Furniture Xpress Inc
240 Catawba Common amp contract hauling
Estes Express Lines 226 Regional General freight trucking long-distance truckload
Averitt Express Inc 200 Regional General freight trucking long-distance truckload
USF Holland Inc 200 Mecklenburg Long distance trucking
Schneider National Inc 180 Mecklenburg Long distance trucking
Forward Air Corp 170 Mecklenburg Freight transportation arrangement
Odyssey Logistics amp Technology Corp
170 Mecklenburg Freight transportation arrangement
Cardinal Logistics Management Corp
161 Regional General freight trucking long-distance less than truckload
Ozburn-Hessey Logistics LLCOHL
150 Regional Freight transportation arrangement
Saia LTL Freight 150 Mecklenburg General freight trucking long-distance less than truckload
Air General Inc 130 Mecklenburg Freight transportation arrangement
Lisk Trucking Inc 125 Anson Long distance trucking operator
Charlotte was listed in the top 10 cities for export assistance
[Global Trade Magazine 2015]
Maersk
Charlottersquos Major Employerscharlotteglobal 17
Utilities (NAICS 22)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Duke Energy Corp 7800 Regional Electrical power generation amp distribution
Piedmont Natural Gas Co Inc
923 Regional Natural gas distribution
Scana Corporation 305 Gaston Natural gas distribution
Cogentrix Energy LLC 150 Mecklenburg Other electric power generation
Union Power Cooperative 128 Regional Electric power distribution
Duke Energyrsquos Marshall Steam Station
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal18
Wholesale Sales (NAICS 42)Company Employees County NAICS Code amp Description
Merchants Distributors Inc 1400 Catawba General line grocery merchant wholesalers
US Foods Inc 1245 Regional Wholesale general groceries
Cardinal Health Inc 960 Regional Medical dental amp hospital equipment amp supplies merchant wholesalers
Performance Fibers Inc 750 Regional Other miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers
Stanley Black amp Decker Inc 687 Regional Hardware merchant wholesalers
Doosan Infracore Portable Power Inc
500 Iredell Motor vehicle supplies amp new parts merchant wholesalers
Sysco Charlotte 500 Cabarrus Food service wholesale distribution
Atlas Copco 450 Regional Industrial machinery amp equipment merchant wholesalers
Carolina CAT 405 Regional Construction amp mining machinery amp equipment merchant wholesalers
Manheim Statesville 350 Iredell Automobile auction to dealers
ADESA Inc 300 Mecklenburg Automobile amp other motor vehicle merchant wholesalers
ZF Chassis Systems LLC 300 Catawba Motor vehicle supplies amp new parts merchant wholesalers
Hanes Industries Inc 295 Catawba Wholesale trade agents amp brokers
Murata Machinery USA Inc 280 Mecklenburg High-tech industrial equipment sales
Acosta Sales amp Marketing Co
276 Mecklenburg General line grocery merchant wholesalers
TharpeRobbins Co The 265 Iredell Assembler amp distributor of employee recognition awards
Haddon House Food Products
250 Chester Distribution center mdash groceries wholesaler
SellEthics Marketing Group Inc
250 Mecklenburg Other grocery amp related products merchant wholesalers
United Stationers Supply Co 250 Mecklenburg Stationery amp office supplies merchant wholesalers
Family Dollar
Forbo Siegling
7th Street Market
Many thanks to the following companies for their support of the Charlotte Chamberrsquos economic development efforts
PLATINUM SPONSORS
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Axiom LawBradley Arant Boult Cummings LLPBryan Cave LLPBurkert Contromatic Corp Carolinas HealthCare SystemCompass Group North AmericaDiscoverReady LLCDTI Global Epiq SystemsFedExG4S Secure Solutions (USA) Inc
Haynes and Boone LLPHendrick Automotive GroupHollander Home Fashions InciCrossingLincoln HarrisLouis Raphael - Kizan International IncMcGuireWoodsPerformance Team Phillips-Van Heusen CorpRockTenn Rogers Electric
RR Donnelley amp Sons CompanyRust Consulting Inc Shearman amp SterlingSidley Austin LLPStanley Convergent Security SolutionsStaples Facility SolutionsSteelFab Inc XP RetailZeichner Ellman amp Krause LLP
Charlotte Chamber Economic Development | charlotteglobal330 South Tryon Street Charlotte NC 28202 USA | 7043781300 | cltecondev
Charlotte is one of the fastest-growing cities in the nation With our great location world-acclaimed international hub airport professional sports low energy costs diverse and
talented labor and a nationally ranked education system itrsquos easy to see why more businesses are flocking here every year
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Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal4
Administrative Support amp Waste Management (NAICS 56) Company Employees County NAICS Description
CORESTAFF Services 2900 Regional Temporary staffing agency
Adecco Staffing 2600 Regional Temporary employment agency
Robert Half International Inc
2000 Mecklenburg Specialized permanent amp temporary placement organization
Convergys Corp 1763 Regional Outsourcing call center
Labor Ready Inc 1500 Mecklenburg Temporary manual labor
iQor Inc 1100 Mecklenburg Call center services for utility companies
Optum Inc 1100 Carbarrus Call center - client communications fulfillment
Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority (CRVA)
955 Mecklenburg Conventions
Allegiance Staffing 907 Mecklenburg Specialized permanent amp temporary placement organization
Integra Staffing amp Search 625 Mecklenburg Staffing amp executive search services
Show Pros Entertainment Services Inc
600 Regional Comprehensive event staffing
Telerx Marketing Inc 600 Cleveland Outsourcing call center
AccruePartners 578 Mecklenburg Staffing amp executive search services
Onin Group 506 Mecklenburg Temporary employment services
Elite Resources 500 Regional Employment placement agencies
Securitas Security Services USA Inc
450 Mecklenburg Security guard amp patrol services
ettain group Inc 400 Regional IT recruiting amp staffing
AAA Carolinas 375 Mecklenburg Motor club amp related services
Williams amp Fudge Inc 370 York Accounts receivable management amp collection service
Budd Group Inc The 300 Mecklenburg Janitorial services
Charlottersquos Major Employerscharlotteglobal 5
Arts Entertainment Recreation (NAICS 71)Company Employees County NAICS Description
YMCA of Greater Charlotte 4436 Regional Fitness amp recreational sports center
Carowinds 2400 Mecklenburg Amusement amp theme parks
US National Whitewater Center
700 Mecklenburg All other amusement amp recreation industries
NASCAR Inc 635 Regional Sports teams amp clubs
Hendrick Motorsports 522 Mecklenburg Racing teams
Roush Industries 507 Cabarrus Race team
YMCA Upper Palmetto 452 Regional Fitness amp recreational sports center
Joe Gibbs Racing Inc 400 Mecklenburg Racing teams
Penske Racing 400 Iredell Racing teams
YMCA Gaston County 388 Gaston Fitness amp recreational sports center
YMCA of Rowan County 274 Rowan Fitness amp recreational sports center
Stewart-Haas Racing LLC 269 Cabarrus Racing teams
Cleveland County Family YMCA
257 Cleveland Fitness amp recreational sports center
Speedway Motor Sports Inc
246 Regional Motor sports promotion amp facility
Monroe Aquatics amp Fitness Center
230 Union Fitness amp recreational sports center
Carolina Panthers 200 Mecklenburg Professional football team
Rock Barn Golf amp Spa LLC 200 Catawba Semi-private sports club amp golf course
YMCA of Northwest NC 165 Regional Fitness amp recreational sports center
Cannon Memorial YMCA 162 Cabarrus Fitness amp recreational sports center
Agriculture (NAICS 11)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Metrolina Greenhouses Inc 875 Mecklenburg Wholesale annuals bedding plants amp foliage
McLeod Farms 200 Chesterfield Peach orchard
Circle S Ranch Inc 150 Union Turkey production
Baucomrsquos Nursery Co Inc 110 Mecklenburg Flower nursery stock amp floristsrsquo supplies merchant wholesalers
Patterson Farm Inc 100 Rowan Other vegetable amp melon farming
IMPACT THE ARTS amp CULTURE INDUSTRY
HAS ON MECKLENBURG COUNTYrsquoS ECONOMY
$2027 million
Fury 325 at Carowinds
Charlotte Motor Speedway
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal6
Construction (NAICS 23)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Boggs Paving Inc 400 Union Highway street amp bridge construction
Wayne Brothers Inc 341 Rowan Poured concrete foundation amp structure contractors
McGee Brothers Co Inc 300 Regional Masonry contractors mdashbricklaying excavation amp grading
Preferred Electric Co Inc 282 Mecklenburg Commercial electrical contracting
Century Contractors Inc 249 Mecklenburg Industrial amp mechanical contractors
Starr Electric Co Inc 234 Mecklenburg Electrical contractors
Gamewell Mechanical 222 Rowan HVAC design amp installation services
Andersen Services Inc 220 Mecklenburg Heating amp cooling systems
Fluor Corp 220 Mecklenburg Industrial building construction
Old North State Masonry LLC
214 Mecklenburg Masonry stone setting amp other stone work
Gates Construction Co Inc 200 Iredell Masonry contractor
Rodgers Builders Inc 190 Mecklenburg Commercial amp institutional construction
Balfour Beatty Construction 185 Mecklenburg Commercial amp institutional construction
Morris-Jenkins Co Inc 182 Mecklenburg Heating amp air conditioning contractor
Price Brothers Inc 175 Mecklenburg Plumbing contractor
Gaylor Inc of NC 160 Iredell Electrical contractors
KBR Building Group 160 Mecklenburg Commercial amp institutional building construction
Pike Electric Corp 160 Mecklenburg Designs constructs amp maintains power transmission amp distribution systems
Overhead Door Co 157 Regional Garage door installer
Cam-Ful Industries Inc 150 Mecklenburg Mechanical contractor
North Carolina ranks 10thin construction job growth
[Associated General Contractors of America 2015]
Charlottersquos Major Employerscharlotteglobal 7
Educational Services (NAICS 61)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
18143 Mecklenburg Elementary amp secondary schools
Gaston County Schools 6347 Gaston Elementary amp secondary schools
Union County Public Schools
5427 Union Elementary amp secondary schools
Cabarrus County Schools 3803 Cabarrus Elementary amp secondary schools
Rowan-Salisbury Schools 3000 Rowan Elementary amp secondary schools
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
3000 Mecklenburg University
Iredell-Statesville Schools 2900 Iredell Elementary amp secondary schools
Central Piedmont Community College
2700 Mecklenburg Community college
Rock Hill Schools 2300 York Elementary amp secondary schools
Cleveland County Schools 2233 Cleveland Elementary amp secondary schools
Catawba County Schools 2059 Catawba Elementary amp secondary schools
Chesterfield County School District
1480 Chesterfield Elementary amp secondary schools
Lancaster County School District
1393 Lancaster Elementary amp secondary schools
Stanly County Board of Education
1350 Stanly Elementary amp secondary schools
Fort Mill School District mdash York 4
1317 York Elementary amp secondary schools
Lincoln County Schools 1293 Lincoln Elementary amp secondary schools
Winthrop University 1108 York Colleges universities amp professional schools
Clover School District 999 York Elementary amp secondary schools
Davidson College 900 Mecklenburg Colleges universities amp professional schools
Alexander County Schools 840 Alexander Elementary amp secondary schools
Johnson C Smith University
Johnson amp Wales
Piedmont Middle School
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal8
Finance amp Insurance (NAICS 52)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Wells Fargo Company 23000 Regional Commercial banking
Bank of America Corporate 15000 Regional Commercial banking
TIAA-CREF 3100 Mecklenburg Third party administration of insurance amp pension funds
BBampT Corp 2065 Regional Commercial banking
LPL Financial Services 1450 Mecklenburg Financial investment advice services
Allstate Insurance Co 1425 Mecklenburg Direct property amp casualty insurance carriers
MetLife Inc 1300 Regional Insurance agencies amp brokerages
Vanguard Group Inc The 1260 Mecklenburg Investment services
Citi Fort Mill 1100 Regional Processing center
Ally Financial Inc 751 Mecklenburg Consumer lending
AXA Equitable 600 Mecklenburg Insurance carriers disability direct
Hartford Insurance The 500 Mecklenburg Insurance agencies amp brokerages
RoundPoint Financial Group Inc
500 Mecklenburg Mortgage banking
Suntrust Bank 500 Regional Commercial banking
Fifth Third Bancorp 475 Regional Commercial banking
North Carolina State Employeesrsquo Credit Union
450 Regional State credit union
Travelers 401 Mecklenburg Insurance claims center
SCOR Global Life Americas 400 Mecklenburg Reinsurance carrier
Liberty Mutual Insurance Co Inc
377 Mecklenburg Insurance agencies amp brokerages
First Citizens Bank amp Trust Co
334 Regional State chartered commercial bank
Charlotte is the 2nd largestfinancial center in the countryMore than 56000 people are employed in this industry in
Mecklenburg County
Tresata
Bank of America
Charlottersquos Major Employerscharlotteglobal 9
Health Care amp Social Assistance (NAICS 62)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Carolinas HealthCare System
35000 Regional Hospitals amp medical services
Novant Health 11000 Regional General medical amp surgical hospital
CaroMont Health Inc 3980 Gaston General medical amp surgical hospital
Catawba Valley Medical Center
2200 Catawba General medical amp surgical hospital
Frye Regional Medical Center
2150 Catawba Hospital
WG (Bill) Hefner VA Medical Center
1700 Rowan General medical amp surgical hospital
Tenet Healthcare Corp 1500 York Acute care hospital emergency medical services outpatient care
Iredell Health System 1448 Iredell General medical amp surgical hospital
American Red Cross 1190 Regional Blood bank blood products amp services
Sava Senior Care 1105 Regional Continuing care retirement communities
White Oak Manor 938 Regional Nursing care facilities
OrthoCarolina 936 Regional Orthopedic clinic
Springs Memorial Hospital 875 Lancaster Hospital providing inpatient amp outpatient services amp clinics
Brookdale Senior Living Inc 835 Regional Retirement community
Lake Norman Regional Medical Center
775 Iredell General medical amp surgical hospital
Goodwill Industries of Southern Piedmont
661 Regional Employment amp training services for persons with employment barriers
Charlotte Eye Ear Nose amp Throat Associates PA
631 Regional Specialists in eye ear nose throat voice amp sleep medicine
Mecklenburg EMS Agency 525 Mecklenburg Paramedic service for Mecklenburg county
Davis Regional Medical Center
500 Iredell Health care
Peak Resources 482 Regional Nursing care facilities
is the regionrsquos largest employer
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal10
Information (NAICS 51)Company Employees County NAICS Description
ATampT North Carolina 3290 Regional Local phone service amp internet
Time Warner Cable Inc 3200 Regional Wired telecommunications carriers
Windstream Communications
1876 Regional Wire line communications products amp services
Microsoft Corp 1125 Mecklenburg Product support for Microsoft software consulting amp sales
Charlotte Observer The 800 Regional Newspaper publishers
ACN Inc 600 Cabarrus Telecommunications resellers
McKesson Corp 554 Mecklenburg Healthcare information solutions
Fiserv Inc 500 Catawba Data processing hosting amp related services
Comporium Communications
402 Regional Local amp long distance telecommunications
Hearst Corp 400 Mecklenburg Support unit for publishing amp pre-press services
Shutterfly Inc 400 York All other publishers
Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
358 Mecklenburg Public library
3D Systems Corp 320 York Software publishers
American City Business Journals Inc
300 Mecklenburg Newspaper publishing
Verizon Wireless 295 Regional Cellular amp other wireless telecommunications
ESPN Regional Television 260 Mecklenburg Sports programming
Mood Media 200 York Specialized sound recording for business use
Regal Entertainment Group 200 Regional Motion picture theaters
Gaston Gazette The 192 Gaston Newspaper publishing
Inspiration Television Network
192 Lancaster Christian cable satellite broadcasting network service
Premier
3D Systems Corp
Charlottersquos Major Employerscharlotteglobal 11
Manufacturing (NAICS 31-33)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Daimler Trucks North America LLC
6800 Regional Motor vehicle body manufacturing
HSM 5200 Regional Mattresses amp bedsprings
Century Furniture Industries
2450 Catawba Both upholstered amp wood furniture residential amp contract
Coca-Cola Bottling Co Consolidated
2147 Regional Soft drink manufacturing
Schaeffler Group USA Inc 1987 Regional Radial needle roller bearings needles pins amp precision components
Ingersoll Rand Co Ltd 1900 Mecklenburg Air amp gas compressor manufacturing
Allegheny Technologies Inc 1660 Union Nonferrous metal (except copper amp aluminum) rolling drawing amp extruding
Siemens Energy Inc Siemens Industry
1551 Mecklenburg Motor amp generator manufacturing
Tyson Foods Inc 1500 Union Poultry processing
International Paper Co 1500 Regional Non-folding sanitary food container manufacturing
American amp Efird Inc 1441 Gaston Thread mills
Pharr Yarns LLC 1400 Regional Yarn spinning mills
CommScope Inc 1400 Regional Data communications equipment manufacturing
Flextronics Inc 1400 Mecklenburg Electronics manufacturing
Parkdale Mills Inc 1297 Regional Yarn spinning mills
Snyderrsquos-Lance Inc 1280 Mecklenburg Snack foods (cookies crackers potato chips amp roasted peanuts)
Charlotte Pipe amp Foundry Co
1200 Regional Cast iron pipe amp fittings
Sealed Air 975 Mecklenburg Plastic bag amp pouch manufacturing
Electrolux North America 900 Mecklenburg Household vacuum cleaner manufacturing
RSI Home Products Inc 867 Lincoln Marble vanity tops amp bathroom cabinetry
More than 140000 people work in the manufacturing industry
in the Charlotte region
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal12
Other (NAICS 81)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Autobell Car Wash Inc 557 Regional Car washes
Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
400 Mecklenburg Religious organizations
Alsco Inc 308 Mecklenburg Industrial launderers
Maple Springs Laundry LLC 289 Catawba Industrial launderers
Massage Envy 284 Regional Other personal care services
Bethlehem Center of Charlotte Inc
235 Mecklenburg Community-based human services for children amp families
Modern Salon amp Spa Inc 234 Mecklenburg Hair salon amp day spa
Cintas Corp 231 Regional Uniform supply
Salisbury Rowan Community Action Agency Inc
200 Rowan Community service
Salvation Army 198 Regional Emergency homeless shelter
Rush Truck Center 177 Mecklenburg Automotive repair
Intermec Inc 175 Mecklenburg Repair depot for Intermec equipment
Meineke Car Care Centers Inc
133 Regional Automotive exhaust system repair
MorningStar Ministries 130 York Religious organizations
Hickory Grove Baptist Church
120 Mecklenburg Religious organizations
Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte
115 Mecklenburg Religious organizations
Aramark Corp 110 Mecklenburg Industrial uniform apparel services
UniFirst Corp 110 Mecklenburg Industrial launderers
Rental Uniform Service Inc 100 Iredell Industrial uniform launderers amp rental
SIM USA 100 Mecklenburg Religious organizations
Charlotte boasts the third most industry
variety in the country[WalletHubcom 2015]
Billy Graham Library
Charlottersquos Major Employerscharlotteglobal 13
Professional amp Technical Services (NAICS 54)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Red Ventures LLC 2700 Lancaster Marketing consulting services
IBM Corp 2500 Mecklenburg Computer software publishing
Aon Hewitt 1640 Mecklenburg Global human resources services firm
Lash Group 1500 Mecklenburg Health care consultant
CBampI 1071 Mecklenburg Engineers power transmission amp distribution systems
Premier Inc 900 Mecklenburg Health care management amp consulting services
Deloitte LLP 712 Mecklenburg Tax auditing amp accounting services
AREVA Inc 645 Mecklenburg Engineering services
Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP
600 Mecklenburg Offices of certified public accountants
EY 580 Mecklenburg Offices of certified public accountants
Security Forces Inc 500 Regional Security consulting services
Moore amp Van Allen PLLC 450 Mecklenburg Offices of lawyers
Synchrony Financial 400 Mecklenburg Financial services
CPI Corp 350 Mecklenburg Photography studios portrait
Grant Thornton LLP 350 Mecklenburg Global accounting
KPMG LLP 350 Mecklenburg Accounting auditing amp tax services
McGuireWoods LLP 350 Mecklenburg Offices of lawyers
AvidXchange Inc 320 Mecklenburg Technology consulting
Alston amp Bird LLP 300 Mecklenburg Offices of lawyers
Electric Power Research Institute Inc
300 Mecklenburg Utility research institute
Charlotte was named the
9th biggest city where white-collar
employmentis booming
[Forbes 2015]
North Carolina was listed in the top 10 states for high-tech performance
[US Chamber of Commerce Foundation 2015]
Electric Power Research Institute
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal14
Real Estate Rental (NAICS 53)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Wilkinson amp Associates 630 Mecklenburg Residential real estate
Sunbelt Rentals Inc 334 Regional Construction industrial specialty amp homeowner equipment rental
Allen Tate Co Inc 299 Regional Residential real estate agents
Lincoln Harris LLC 275 Mecklenburg Commercial real estate development
Childress Klein Properties 266 Mecklenburg Commercial real estate
Avis Budget Group Inc 213 Regional Car rental agencies
Enterprise Rent-A-Car 209 Regional Passenger cartruck rental
Keith Corp The 160 Mecklenburg Offices of real estate agents and brokers
Hertz Global Holdings 122 Regional Passenger car rental
Ryder Integrated Logistics 112 Regional Truck leasing amp rental finance leasing control logistics amp transportation
Public Administration (NAICS 92)Company Employees County NAICS Description
North Carolina State Government
7600 Regional State government
City of Charlotte 6800 Mecklenburg City government
US Government 5300 Regional Federal government
Mecklenburg County 5000 Mecklenburg County government
South Carolina State Government
2826 Regional State government
Gaston County 1500 Gaston County government
Iredell County 1330 Iredell County government
Catawba County 1100 Catawba County supervisor amp executive offices
Union County 1100 Union County government
Rowan County 1089 Rowan County government
York County SC 1000 York County government
Cabarrus County 987 Cabarrus County supervisor amp executive offices
City of Gastonia 958 Gaston City government
Lincoln County 940 Lincoln County government
City of Concord 919 Cabarrus City government
Cleveland County 890 Cleveland County government
City of Rock Hill 803 York City government
Lancaster County 762 Lancaster County government
City of Monroe 712 Union City government
NC Research Campus
Charlottersquos Major Employerscharlotteglobal 15
Retail (NAICS 44-45)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Wal-Mart Stores Inc 17100 Regional Discount department stores
Delhaize America Inc 9078 Regional Supermarkets amp other grocery stores
Harris Teeter Supermarkets 8239 Regional Retail grocery store
Lowersquos Companies Inc 7801 Regional Home improvement retail stores
Target Stores 3049 Regional Department store
Bi-Lo LLC 2500 Regional Supermarkets amp other grocery stores
Family Dollar Stores Inc 2500 Regional Discount department stores
Belk Inc 2300 Regional Department store retail company
TJX Companies Inc 1831 Regional Discount department stores
JC Penney Corp Inc 1793 Regional Department stores (except discount department stores)
Hendrick Automotive Group
1723 Regional Automotive retail sales amp service
Ross Stores Inc 1704 Regional Family clothing stores
Publix 1678 Regional Retail grocery store
Home Depot Inc 1495 Regional Home center
Rite Aid Corp 1319 Regional Pharmacies amp drug stores
CVS Corp 1262 Regional Pharmacies amp drug stores
Dillardrsquos Inc 1205 Regional Department stores (except discount department stores)
Kohlrsquos Department Store 1198 Regional Department store
Advance Auto Parts 1087 Regional Automotive parts amp accessories stores
Best Buy Co Inc 1020 Regional Radio television amp other electronics stores
Stonecrest Shopping Center
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal16
Transportation amp Warehousing (NAICS 48)Company Employees County NAICS Description
American Airlines 11000 Mecklenburg Scheduled passenger air transportation
DMSI Inc 2175 Mecklenburg Transportation services
Transit Management of Charlotte Inc
715 Mecklenburg Public transportation
YRC Freight 700 Mecklenburg General freight trucking long-distance truckload
Charlotte Douglas International Airport
420 Mecklenburg Other airport operations
Carolina Cargo Inc 400 York General freight trucking long-distance truckload
Maersk Inc 375 Mecklenburg Freight transportation arrangement
FleetNet America Inc 300 Gaston Other support activities for road transportation
Sunbelt Furniture Xpress Inc
240 Catawba Common amp contract hauling
Estes Express Lines 226 Regional General freight trucking long-distance truckload
Averitt Express Inc 200 Regional General freight trucking long-distance truckload
USF Holland Inc 200 Mecklenburg Long distance trucking
Schneider National Inc 180 Mecklenburg Long distance trucking
Forward Air Corp 170 Mecklenburg Freight transportation arrangement
Odyssey Logistics amp Technology Corp
170 Mecklenburg Freight transportation arrangement
Cardinal Logistics Management Corp
161 Regional General freight trucking long-distance less than truckload
Ozburn-Hessey Logistics LLCOHL
150 Regional Freight transportation arrangement
Saia LTL Freight 150 Mecklenburg General freight trucking long-distance less than truckload
Air General Inc 130 Mecklenburg Freight transportation arrangement
Lisk Trucking Inc 125 Anson Long distance trucking operator
Charlotte was listed in the top 10 cities for export assistance
[Global Trade Magazine 2015]
Maersk
Charlottersquos Major Employerscharlotteglobal 17
Utilities (NAICS 22)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Duke Energy Corp 7800 Regional Electrical power generation amp distribution
Piedmont Natural Gas Co Inc
923 Regional Natural gas distribution
Scana Corporation 305 Gaston Natural gas distribution
Cogentrix Energy LLC 150 Mecklenburg Other electric power generation
Union Power Cooperative 128 Regional Electric power distribution
Duke Energyrsquos Marshall Steam Station
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal18
Wholesale Sales (NAICS 42)Company Employees County NAICS Code amp Description
Merchants Distributors Inc 1400 Catawba General line grocery merchant wholesalers
US Foods Inc 1245 Regional Wholesale general groceries
Cardinal Health Inc 960 Regional Medical dental amp hospital equipment amp supplies merchant wholesalers
Performance Fibers Inc 750 Regional Other miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers
Stanley Black amp Decker Inc 687 Regional Hardware merchant wholesalers
Doosan Infracore Portable Power Inc
500 Iredell Motor vehicle supplies amp new parts merchant wholesalers
Sysco Charlotte 500 Cabarrus Food service wholesale distribution
Atlas Copco 450 Regional Industrial machinery amp equipment merchant wholesalers
Carolina CAT 405 Regional Construction amp mining machinery amp equipment merchant wholesalers
Manheim Statesville 350 Iredell Automobile auction to dealers
ADESA Inc 300 Mecklenburg Automobile amp other motor vehicle merchant wholesalers
ZF Chassis Systems LLC 300 Catawba Motor vehicle supplies amp new parts merchant wholesalers
Hanes Industries Inc 295 Catawba Wholesale trade agents amp brokers
Murata Machinery USA Inc 280 Mecklenburg High-tech industrial equipment sales
Acosta Sales amp Marketing Co
276 Mecklenburg General line grocery merchant wholesalers
TharpeRobbins Co The 265 Iredell Assembler amp distributor of employee recognition awards
Haddon House Food Products
250 Chester Distribution center mdash groceries wholesaler
SellEthics Marketing Group Inc
250 Mecklenburg Other grocery amp related products merchant wholesalers
United Stationers Supply Co 250 Mecklenburg Stationery amp office supplies merchant wholesalers
Family Dollar
Forbo Siegling
7th Street Market
Many thanks to the following companies for their support of the Charlotte Chamberrsquos economic development efforts
PLATINUM SPONSORS
SILVER SPONSORS
GOLD SPONSOR
BRONZE SPONSORS
Axiom LawBradley Arant Boult Cummings LLPBryan Cave LLPBurkert Contromatic Corp Carolinas HealthCare SystemCompass Group North AmericaDiscoverReady LLCDTI Global Epiq SystemsFedExG4S Secure Solutions (USA) Inc
Haynes and Boone LLPHendrick Automotive GroupHollander Home Fashions InciCrossingLincoln HarrisLouis Raphael - Kizan International IncMcGuireWoodsPerformance Team Phillips-Van Heusen CorpRockTenn Rogers Electric
RR Donnelley amp Sons CompanyRust Consulting Inc Shearman amp SterlingSidley Austin LLPStanley Convergent Security SolutionsStaples Facility SolutionsSteelFab Inc XP RetailZeichner Ellman amp Krause LLP
Charlotte Chamber Economic Development | charlotteglobal330 South Tryon Street Charlotte NC 28202 USA | 7043781300 | cltecondev
Charlotte is one of the fastest-growing cities in the nation With our great location world-acclaimed international hub airport professional sports low energy costs diverse and
talented labor and a nationally ranked education system itrsquos easy to see why more businesses are flocking here every year
Visit charlotteglobal to learn more
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Charlottersquos Major Employerscharlotteglobal 5
Arts Entertainment Recreation (NAICS 71)Company Employees County NAICS Description
YMCA of Greater Charlotte 4436 Regional Fitness amp recreational sports center
Carowinds 2400 Mecklenburg Amusement amp theme parks
US National Whitewater Center
700 Mecklenburg All other amusement amp recreation industries
NASCAR Inc 635 Regional Sports teams amp clubs
Hendrick Motorsports 522 Mecklenburg Racing teams
Roush Industries 507 Cabarrus Race team
YMCA Upper Palmetto 452 Regional Fitness amp recreational sports center
Joe Gibbs Racing Inc 400 Mecklenburg Racing teams
Penske Racing 400 Iredell Racing teams
YMCA Gaston County 388 Gaston Fitness amp recreational sports center
YMCA of Rowan County 274 Rowan Fitness amp recreational sports center
Stewart-Haas Racing LLC 269 Cabarrus Racing teams
Cleveland County Family YMCA
257 Cleveland Fitness amp recreational sports center
Speedway Motor Sports Inc
246 Regional Motor sports promotion amp facility
Monroe Aquatics amp Fitness Center
230 Union Fitness amp recreational sports center
Carolina Panthers 200 Mecklenburg Professional football team
Rock Barn Golf amp Spa LLC 200 Catawba Semi-private sports club amp golf course
YMCA of Northwest NC 165 Regional Fitness amp recreational sports center
Cannon Memorial YMCA 162 Cabarrus Fitness amp recreational sports center
Agriculture (NAICS 11)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Metrolina Greenhouses Inc 875 Mecklenburg Wholesale annuals bedding plants amp foliage
McLeod Farms 200 Chesterfield Peach orchard
Circle S Ranch Inc 150 Union Turkey production
Baucomrsquos Nursery Co Inc 110 Mecklenburg Flower nursery stock amp floristsrsquo supplies merchant wholesalers
Patterson Farm Inc 100 Rowan Other vegetable amp melon farming
IMPACT THE ARTS amp CULTURE INDUSTRY
HAS ON MECKLENBURG COUNTYrsquoS ECONOMY
$2027 million
Fury 325 at Carowinds
Charlotte Motor Speedway
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal6
Construction (NAICS 23)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Boggs Paving Inc 400 Union Highway street amp bridge construction
Wayne Brothers Inc 341 Rowan Poured concrete foundation amp structure contractors
McGee Brothers Co Inc 300 Regional Masonry contractors mdashbricklaying excavation amp grading
Preferred Electric Co Inc 282 Mecklenburg Commercial electrical contracting
Century Contractors Inc 249 Mecklenburg Industrial amp mechanical contractors
Starr Electric Co Inc 234 Mecklenburg Electrical contractors
Gamewell Mechanical 222 Rowan HVAC design amp installation services
Andersen Services Inc 220 Mecklenburg Heating amp cooling systems
Fluor Corp 220 Mecklenburg Industrial building construction
Old North State Masonry LLC
214 Mecklenburg Masonry stone setting amp other stone work
Gates Construction Co Inc 200 Iredell Masonry contractor
Rodgers Builders Inc 190 Mecklenburg Commercial amp institutional construction
Balfour Beatty Construction 185 Mecklenburg Commercial amp institutional construction
Morris-Jenkins Co Inc 182 Mecklenburg Heating amp air conditioning contractor
Price Brothers Inc 175 Mecklenburg Plumbing contractor
Gaylor Inc of NC 160 Iredell Electrical contractors
KBR Building Group 160 Mecklenburg Commercial amp institutional building construction
Pike Electric Corp 160 Mecklenburg Designs constructs amp maintains power transmission amp distribution systems
Overhead Door Co 157 Regional Garage door installer
Cam-Ful Industries Inc 150 Mecklenburg Mechanical contractor
North Carolina ranks 10thin construction job growth
[Associated General Contractors of America 2015]
Charlottersquos Major Employerscharlotteglobal 7
Educational Services (NAICS 61)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
18143 Mecklenburg Elementary amp secondary schools
Gaston County Schools 6347 Gaston Elementary amp secondary schools
Union County Public Schools
5427 Union Elementary amp secondary schools
Cabarrus County Schools 3803 Cabarrus Elementary amp secondary schools
Rowan-Salisbury Schools 3000 Rowan Elementary amp secondary schools
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
3000 Mecklenburg University
Iredell-Statesville Schools 2900 Iredell Elementary amp secondary schools
Central Piedmont Community College
2700 Mecklenburg Community college
Rock Hill Schools 2300 York Elementary amp secondary schools
Cleveland County Schools 2233 Cleveland Elementary amp secondary schools
Catawba County Schools 2059 Catawba Elementary amp secondary schools
Chesterfield County School District
1480 Chesterfield Elementary amp secondary schools
Lancaster County School District
1393 Lancaster Elementary amp secondary schools
Stanly County Board of Education
1350 Stanly Elementary amp secondary schools
Fort Mill School District mdash York 4
1317 York Elementary amp secondary schools
Lincoln County Schools 1293 Lincoln Elementary amp secondary schools
Winthrop University 1108 York Colleges universities amp professional schools
Clover School District 999 York Elementary amp secondary schools
Davidson College 900 Mecklenburg Colleges universities amp professional schools
Alexander County Schools 840 Alexander Elementary amp secondary schools
Johnson C Smith University
Johnson amp Wales
Piedmont Middle School
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal8
Finance amp Insurance (NAICS 52)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Wells Fargo Company 23000 Regional Commercial banking
Bank of America Corporate 15000 Regional Commercial banking
TIAA-CREF 3100 Mecklenburg Third party administration of insurance amp pension funds
BBampT Corp 2065 Regional Commercial banking
LPL Financial Services 1450 Mecklenburg Financial investment advice services
Allstate Insurance Co 1425 Mecklenburg Direct property amp casualty insurance carriers
MetLife Inc 1300 Regional Insurance agencies amp brokerages
Vanguard Group Inc The 1260 Mecklenburg Investment services
Citi Fort Mill 1100 Regional Processing center
Ally Financial Inc 751 Mecklenburg Consumer lending
AXA Equitable 600 Mecklenburg Insurance carriers disability direct
Hartford Insurance The 500 Mecklenburg Insurance agencies amp brokerages
RoundPoint Financial Group Inc
500 Mecklenburg Mortgage banking
Suntrust Bank 500 Regional Commercial banking
Fifth Third Bancorp 475 Regional Commercial banking
North Carolina State Employeesrsquo Credit Union
450 Regional State credit union
Travelers 401 Mecklenburg Insurance claims center
SCOR Global Life Americas 400 Mecklenburg Reinsurance carrier
Liberty Mutual Insurance Co Inc
377 Mecklenburg Insurance agencies amp brokerages
First Citizens Bank amp Trust Co
334 Regional State chartered commercial bank
Charlotte is the 2nd largestfinancial center in the countryMore than 56000 people are employed in this industry in
Mecklenburg County
Tresata
Bank of America
Charlottersquos Major Employerscharlotteglobal 9
Health Care amp Social Assistance (NAICS 62)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Carolinas HealthCare System
35000 Regional Hospitals amp medical services
Novant Health 11000 Regional General medical amp surgical hospital
CaroMont Health Inc 3980 Gaston General medical amp surgical hospital
Catawba Valley Medical Center
2200 Catawba General medical amp surgical hospital
Frye Regional Medical Center
2150 Catawba Hospital
WG (Bill) Hefner VA Medical Center
1700 Rowan General medical amp surgical hospital
Tenet Healthcare Corp 1500 York Acute care hospital emergency medical services outpatient care
Iredell Health System 1448 Iredell General medical amp surgical hospital
American Red Cross 1190 Regional Blood bank blood products amp services
Sava Senior Care 1105 Regional Continuing care retirement communities
White Oak Manor 938 Regional Nursing care facilities
OrthoCarolina 936 Regional Orthopedic clinic
Springs Memorial Hospital 875 Lancaster Hospital providing inpatient amp outpatient services amp clinics
Brookdale Senior Living Inc 835 Regional Retirement community
Lake Norman Regional Medical Center
775 Iredell General medical amp surgical hospital
Goodwill Industries of Southern Piedmont
661 Regional Employment amp training services for persons with employment barriers
Charlotte Eye Ear Nose amp Throat Associates PA
631 Regional Specialists in eye ear nose throat voice amp sleep medicine
Mecklenburg EMS Agency 525 Mecklenburg Paramedic service for Mecklenburg county
Davis Regional Medical Center
500 Iredell Health care
Peak Resources 482 Regional Nursing care facilities
is the regionrsquos largest employer
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal10
Information (NAICS 51)Company Employees County NAICS Description
ATampT North Carolina 3290 Regional Local phone service amp internet
Time Warner Cable Inc 3200 Regional Wired telecommunications carriers
Windstream Communications
1876 Regional Wire line communications products amp services
Microsoft Corp 1125 Mecklenburg Product support for Microsoft software consulting amp sales
Charlotte Observer The 800 Regional Newspaper publishers
ACN Inc 600 Cabarrus Telecommunications resellers
McKesson Corp 554 Mecklenburg Healthcare information solutions
Fiserv Inc 500 Catawba Data processing hosting amp related services
Comporium Communications
402 Regional Local amp long distance telecommunications
Hearst Corp 400 Mecklenburg Support unit for publishing amp pre-press services
Shutterfly Inc 400 York All other publishers
Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
358 Mecklenburg Public library
3D Systems Corp 320 York Software publishers
American City Business Journals Inc
300 Mecklenburg Newspaper publishing
Verizon Wireless 295 Regional Cellular amp other wireless telecommunications
ESPN Regional Television 260 Mecklenburg Sports programming
Mood Media 200 York Specialized sound recording for business use
Regal Entertainment Group 200 Regional Motion picture theaters
Gaston Gazette The 192 Gaston Newspaper publishing
Inspiration Television Network
192 Lancaster Christian cable satellite broadcasting network service
Premier
3D Systems Corp
Charlottersquos Major Employerscharlotteglobal 11
Manufacturing (NAICS 31-33)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Daimler Trucks North America LLC
6800 Regional Motor vehicle body manufacturing
HSM 5200 Regional Mattresses amp bedsprings
Century Furniture Industries
2450 Catawba Both upholstered amp wood furniture residential amp contract
Coca-Cola Bottling Co Consolidated
2147 Regional Soft drink manufacturing
Schaeffler Group USA Inc 1987 Regional Radial needle roller bearings needles pins amp precision components
Ingersoll Rand Co Ltd 1900 Mecklenburg Air amp gas compressor manufacturing
Allegheny Technologies Inc 1660 Union Nonferrous metal (except copper amp aluminum) rolling drawing amp extruding
Siemens Energy Inc Siemens Industry
1551 Mecklenburg Motor amp generator manufacturing
Tyson Foods Inc 1500 Union Poultry processing
International Paper Co 1500 Regional Non-folding sanitary food container manufacturing
American amp Efird Inc 1441 Gaston Thread mills
Pharr Yarns LLC 1400 Regional Yarn spinning mills
CommScope Inc 1400 Regional Data communications equipment manufacturing
Flextronics Inc 1400 Mecklenburg Electronics manufacturing
Parkdale Mills Inc 1297 Regional Yarn spinning mills
Snyderrsquos-Lance Inc 1280 Mecklenburg Snack foods (cookies crackers potato chips amp roasted peanuts)
Charlotte Pipe amp Foundry Co
1200 Regional Cast iron pipe amp fittings
Sealed Air 975 Mecklenburg Plastic bag amp pouch manufacturing
Electrolux North America 900 Mecklenburg Household vacuum cleaner manufacturing
RSI Home Products Inc 867 Lincoln Marble vanity tops amp bathroom cabinetry
More than 140000 people work in the manufacturing industry
in the Charlotte region
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal12
Other (NAICS 81)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Autobell Car Wash Inc 557 Regional Car washes
Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
400 Mecklenburg Religious organizations
Alsco Inc 308 Mecklenburg Industrial launderers
Maple Springs Laundry LLC 289 Catawba Industrial launderers
Massage Envy 284 Regional Other personal care services
Bethlehem Center of Charlotte Inc
235 Mecklenburg Community-based human services for children amp families
Modern Salon amp Spa Inc 234 Mecklenburg Hair salon amp day spa
Cintas Corp 231 Regional Uniform supply
Salisbury Rowan Community Action Agency Inc
200 Rowan Community service
Salvation Army 198 Regional Emergency homeless shelter
Rush Truck Center 177 Mecklenburg Automotive repair
Intermec Inc 175 Mecklenburg Repair depot for Intermec equipment
Meineke Car Care Centers Inc
133 Regional Automotive exhaust system repair
MorningStar Ministries 130 York Religious organizations
Hickory Grove Baptist Church
120 Mecklenburg Religious organizations
Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte
115 Mecklenburg Religious organizations
Aramark Corp 110 Mecklenburg Industrial uniform apparel services
UniFirst Corp 110 Mecklenburg Industrial launderers
Rental Uniform Service Inc 100 Iredell Industrial uniform launderers amp rental
SIM USA 100 Mecklenburg Religious organizations
Charlotte boasts the third most industry
variety in the country[WalletHubcom 2015]
Billy Graham Library
Charlottersquos Major Employerscharlotteglobal 13
Professional amp Technical Services (NAICS 54)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Red Ventures LLC 2700 Lancaster Marketing consulting services
IBM Corp 2500 Mecklenburg Computer software publishing
Aon Hewitt 1640 Mecklenburg Global human resources services firm
Lash Group 1500 Mecklenburg Health care consultant
CBampI 1071 Mecklenburg Engineers power transmission amp distribution systems
Premier Inc 900 Mecklenburg Health care management amp consulting services
Deloitte LLP 712 Mecklenburg Tax auditing amp accounting services
AREVA Inc 645 Mecklenburg Engineering services
Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP
600 Mecklenburg Offices of certified public accountants
EY 580 Mecklenburg Offices of certified public accountants
Security Forces Inc 500 Regional Security consulting services
Moore amp Van Allen PLLC 450 Mecklenburg Offices of lawyers
Synchrony Financial 400 Mecklenburg Financial services
CPI Corp 350 Mecklenburg Photography studios portrait
Grant Thornton LLP 350 Mecklenburg Global accounting
KPMG LLP 350 Mecklenburg Accounting auditing amp tax services
McGuireWoods LLP 350 Mecklenburg Offices of lawyers
AvidXchange Inc 320 Mecklenburg Technology consulting
Alston amp Bird LLP 300 Mecklenburg Offices of lawyers
Electric Power Research Institute Inc
300 Mecklenburg Utility research institute
Charlotte was named the
9th biggest city where white-collar
employmentis booming
[Forbes 2015]
North Carolina was listed in the top 10 states for high-tech performance
[US Chamber of Commerce Foundation 2015]
Electric Power Research Institute
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal14
Real Estate Rental (NAICS 53)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Wilkinson amp Associates 630 Mecklenburg Residential real estate
Sunbelt Rentals Inc 334 Regional Construction industrial specialty amp homeowner equipment rental
Allen Tate Co Inc 299 Regional Residential real estate agents
Lincoln Harris LLC 275 Mecklenburg Commercial real estate development
Childress Klein Properties 266 Mecklenburg Commercial real estate
Avis Budget Group Inc 213 Regional Car rental agencies
Enterprise Rent-A-Car 209 Regional Passenger cartruck rental
Keith Corp The 160 Mecklenburg Offices of real estate agents and brokers
Hertz Global Holdings 122 Regional Passenger car rental
Ryder Integrated Logistics 112 Regional Truck leasing amp rental finance leasing control logistics amp transportation
Public Administration (NAICS 92)Company Employees County NAICS Description
North Carolina State Government
7600 Regional State government
City of Charlotte 6800 Mecklenburg City government
US Government 5300 Regional Federal government
Mecklenburg County 5000 Mecklenburg County government
South Carolina State Government
2826 Regional State government
Gaston County 1500 Gaston County government
Iredell County 1330 Iredell County government
Catawba County 1100 Catawba County supervisor amp executive offices
Union County 1100 Union County government
Rowan County 1089 Rowan County government
York County SC 1000 York County government
Cabarrus County 987 Cabarrus County supervisor amp executive offices
City of Gastonia 958 Gaston City government
Lincoln County 940 Lincoln County government
City of Concord 919 Cabarrus City government
Cleveland County 890 Cleveland County government
City of Rock Hill 803 York City government
Lancaster County 762 Lancaster County government
City of Monroe 712 Union City government
NC Research Campus
Charlottersquos Major Employerscharlotteglobal 15
Retail (NAICS 44-45)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Wal-Mart Stores Inc 17100 Regional Discount department stores
Delhaize America Inc 9078 Regional Supermarkets amp other grocery stores
Harris Teeter Supermarkets 8239 Regional Retail grocery store
Lowersquos Companies Inc 7801 Regional Home improvement retail stores
Target Stores 3049 Regional Department store
Bi-Lo LLC 2500 Regional Supermarkets amp other grocery stores
Family Dollar Stores Inc 2500 Regional Discount department stores
Belk Inc 2300 Regional Department store retail company
TJX Companies Inc 1831 Regional Discount department stores
JC Penney Corp Inc 1793 Regional Department stores (except discount department stores)
Hendrick Automotive Group
1723 Regional Automotive retail sales amp service
Ross Stores Inc 1704 Regional Family clothing stores
Publix 1678 Regional Retail grocery store
Home Depot Inc 1495 Regional Home center
Rite Aid Corp 1319 Regional Pharmacies amp drug stores
CVS Corp 1262 Regional Pharmacies amp drug stores
Dillardrsquos Inc 1205 Regional Department stores (except discount department stores)
Kohlrsquos Department Store 1198 Regional Department store
Advance Auto Parts 1087 Regional Automotive parts amp accessories stores
Best Buy Co Inc 1020 Regional Radio television amp other electronics stores
Stonecrest Shopping Center
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal16
Transportation amp Warehousing (NAICS 48)Company Employees County NAICS Description
American Airlines 11000 Mecklenburg Scheduled passenger air transportation
DMSI Inc 2175 Mecklenburg Transportation services
Transit Management of Charlotte Inc
715 Mecklenburg Public transportation
YRC Freight 700 Mecklenburg General freight trucking long-distance truckload
Charlotte Douglas International Airport
420 Mecklenburg Other airport operations
Carolina Cargo Inc 400 York General freight trucking long-distance truckload
Maersk Inc 375 Mecklenburg Freight transportation arrangement
FleetNet America Inc 300 Gaston Other support activities for road transportation
Sunbelt Furniture Xpress Inc
240 Catawba Common amp contract hauling
Estes Express Lines 226 Regional General freight trucking long-distance truckload
Averitt Express Inc 200 Regional General freight trucking long-distance truckload
USF Holland Inc 200 Mecklenburg Long distance trucking
Schneider National Inc 180 Mecklenburg Long distance trucking
Forward Air Corp 170 Mecklenburg Freight transportation arrangement
Odyssey Logistics amp Technology Corp
170 Mecklenburg Freight transportation arrangement
Cardinal Logistics Management Corp
161 Regional General freight trucking long-distance less than truckload
Ozburn-Hessey Logistics LLCOHL
150 Regional Freight transportation arrangement
Saia LTL Freight 150 Mecklenburg General freight trucking long-distance less than truckload
Air General Inc 130 Mecklenburg Freight transportation arrangement
Lisk Trucking Inc 125 Anson Long distance trucking operator
Charlotte was listed in the top 10 cities for export assistance
[Global Trade Magazine 2015]
Maersk
Charlottersquos Major Employerscharlotteglobal 17
Utilities (NAICS 22)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Duke Energy Corp 7800 Regional Electrical power generation amp distribution
Piedmont Natural Gas Co Inc
923 Regional Natural gas distribution
Scana Corporation 305 Gaston Natural gas distribution
Cogentrix Energy LLC 150 Mecklenburg Other electric power generation
Union Power Cooperative 128 Regional Electric power distribution
Duke Energyrsquos Marshall Steam Station
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal18
Wholesale Sales (NAICS 42)Company Employees County NAICS Code amp Description
Merchants Distributors Inc 1400 Catawba General line grocery merchant wholesalers
US Foods Inc 1245 Regional Wholesale general groceries
Cardinal Health Inc 960 Regional Medical dental amp hospital equipment amp supplies merchant wholesalers
Performance Fibers Inc 750 Regional Other miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers
Stanley Black amp Decker Inc 687 Regional Hardware merchant wholesalers
Doosan Infracore Portable Power Inc
500 Iredell Motor vehicle supplies amp new parts merchant wholesalers
Sysco Charlotte 500 Cabarrus Food service wholesale distribution
Atlas Copco 450 Regional Industrial machinery amp equipment merchant wholesalers
Carolina CAT 405 Regional Construction amp mining machinery amp equipment merchant wholesalers
Manheim Statesville 350 Iredell Automobile auction to dealers
ADESA Inc 300 Mecklenburg Automobile amp other motor vehicle merchant wholesalers
ZF Chassis Systems LLC 300 Catawba Motor vehicle supplies amp new parts merchant wholesalers
Hanes Industries Inc 295 Catawba Wholesale trade agents amp brokers
Murata Machinery USA Inc 280 Mecklenburg High-tech industrial equipment sales
Acosta Sales amp Marketing Co
276 Mecklenburg General line grocery merchant wholesalers
TharpeRobbins Co The 265 Iredell Assembler amp distributor of employee recognition awards
Haddon House Food Products
250 Chester Distribution center mdash groceries wholesaler
SellEthics Marketing Group Inc
250 Mecklenburg Other grocery amp related products merchant wholesalers
United Stationers Supply Co 250 Mecklenburg Stationery amp office supplies merchant wholesalers
Family Dollar
Forbo Siegling
7th Street Market
Many thanks to the following companies for their support of the Charlotte Chamberrsquos economic development efforts
PLATINUM SPONSORS
SILVER SPONSORS
GOLD SPONSOR
BRONZE SPONSORS
Axiom LawBradley Arant Boult Cummings LLPBryan Cave LLPBurkert Contromatic Corp Carolinas HealthCare SystemCompass Group North AmericaDiscoverReady LLCDTI Global Epiq SystemsFedExG4S Secure Solutions (USA) Inc
Haynes and Boone LLPHendrick Automotive GroupHollander Home Fashions InciCrossingLincoln HarrisLouis Raphael - Kizan International IncMcGuireWoodsPerformance Team Phillips-Van Heusen CorpRockTenn Rogers Electric
RR Donnelley amp Sons CompanyRust Consulting Inc Shearman amp SterlingSidley Austin LLPStanley Convergent Security SolutionsStaples Facility SolutionsSteelFab Inc XP RetailZeichner Ellman amp Krause LLP
Charlotte Chamber Economic Development | charlotteglobal330 South Tryon Street Charlotte NC 28202 USA | 7043781300 | cltecondev
Charlotte is one of the fastest-growing cities in the nation With our great location world-acclaimed international hub airport professional sports low energy costs diverse and
talented labor and a nationally ranked education system itrsquos easy to see why more businesses are flocking here every year
Visit charlotteglobal to learn more
copyPA
TRIC
KS
CH
NE
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TOC
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330 South Tryon Street Charlotte NC 28202 7043781300
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal6
Construction (NAICS 23)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Boggs Paving Inc 400 Union Highway street amp bridge construction
Wayne Brothers Inc 341 Rowan Poured concrete foundation amp structure contractors
McGee Brothers Co Inc 300 Regional Masonry contractors mdashbricklaying excavation amp grading
Preferred Electric Co Inc 282 Mecklenburg Commercial electrical contracting
Century Contractors Inc 249 Mecklenburg Industrial amp mechanical contractors
Starr Electric Co Inc 234 Mecklenburg Electrical contractors
Gamewell Mechanical 222 Rowan HVAC design amp installation services
Andersen Services Inc 220 Mecklenburg Heating amp cooling systems
Fluor Corp 220 Mecklenburg Industrial building construction
Old North State Masonry LLC
214 Mecklenburg Masonry stone setting amp other stone work
Gates Construction Co Inc 200 Iredell Masonry contractor
Rodgers Builders Inc 190 Mecklenburg Commercial amp institutional construction
Balfour Beatty Construction 185 Mecklenburg Commercial amp institutional construction
Morris-Jenkins Co Inc 182 Mecklenburg Heating amp air conditioning contractor
Price Brothers Inc 175 Mecklenburg Plumbing contractor
Gaylor Inc of NC 160 Iredell Electrical contractors
KBR Building Group 160 Mecklenburg Commercial amp institutional building construction
Pike Electric Corp 160 Mecklenburg Designs constructs amp maintains power transmission amp distribution systems
Overhead Door Co 157 Regional Garage door installer
Cam-Ful Industries Inc 150 Mecklenburg Mechanical contractor
North Carolina ranks 10thin construction job growth
[Associated General Contractors of America 2015]
Charlottersquos Major Employerscharlotteglobal 7
Educational Services (NAICS 61)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
18143 Mecklenburg Elementary amp secondary schools
Gaston County Schools 6347 Gaston Elementary amp secondary schools
Union County Public Schools
5427 Union Elementary amp secondary schools
Cabarrus County Schools 3803 Cabarrus Elementary amp secondary schools
Rowan-Salisbury Schools 3000 Rowan Elementary amp secondary schools
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
3000 Mecklenburg University
Iredell-Statesville Schools 2900 Iredell Elementary amp secondary schools
Central Piedmont Community College
2700 Mecklenburg Community college
Rock Hill Schools 2300 York Elementary amp secondary schools
Cleveland County Schools 2233 Cleveland Elementary amp secondary schools
Catawba County Schools 2059 Catawba Elementary amp secondary schools
Chesterfield County School District
1480 Chesterfield Elementary amp secondary schools
Lancaster County School District
1393 Lancaster Elementary amp secondary schools
Stanly County Board of Education
1350 Stanly Elementary amp secondary schools
Fort Mill School District mdash York 4
1317 York Elementary amp secondary schools
Lincoln County Schools 1293 Lincoln Elementary amp secondary schools
Winthrop University 1108 York Colleges universities amp professional schools
Clover School District 999 York Elementary amp secondary schools
Davidson College 900 Mecklenburg Colleges universities amp professional schools
Alexander County Schools 840 Alexander Elementary amp secondary schools
Johnson C Smith University
Johnson amp Wales
Piedmont Middle School
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal8
Finance amp Insurance (NAICS 52)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Wells Fargo Company 23000 Regional Commercial banking
Bank of America Corporate 15000 Regional Commercial banking
TIAA-CREF 3100 Mecklenburg Third party administration of insurance amp pension funds
BBampT Corp 2065 Regional Commercial banking
LPL Financial Services 1450 Mecklenburg Financial investment advice services
Allstate Insurance Co 1425 Mecklenburg Direct property amp casualty insurance carriers
MetLife Inc 1300 Regional Insurance agencies amp brokerages
Vanguard Group Inc The 1260 Mecklenburg Investment services
Citi Fort Mill 1100 Regional Processing center
Ally Financial Inc 751 Mecklenburg Consumer lending
AXA Equitable 600 Mecklenburg Insurance carriers disability direct
Hartford Insurance The 500 Mecklenburg Insurance agencies amp brokerages
RoundPoint Financial Group Inc
500 Mecklenburg Mortgage banking
Suntrust Bank 500 Regional Commercial banking
Fifth Third Bancorp 475 Regional Commercial banking
North Carolina State Employeesrsquo Credit Union
450 Regional State credit union
Travelers 401 Mecklenburg Insurance claims center
SCOR Global Life Americas 400 Mecklenburg Reinsurance carrier
Liberty Mutual Insurance Co Inc
377 Mecklenburg Insurance agencies amp brokerages
First Citizens Bank amp Trust Co
334 Regional State chartered commercial bank
Charlotte is the 2nd largestfinancial center in the countryMore than 56000 people are employed in this industry in
Mecklenburg County
Tresata
Bank of America
Charlottersquos Major Employerscharlotteglobal 9
Health Care amp Social Assistance (NAICS 62)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Carolinas HealthCare System
35000 Regional Hospitals amp medical services
Novant Health 11000 Regional General medical amp surgical hospital
CaroMont Health Inc 3980 Gaston General medical amp surgical hospital
Catawba Valley Medical Center
2200 Catawba General medical amp surgical hospital
Frye Regional Medical Center
2150 Catawba Hospital
WG (Bill) Hefner VA Medical Center
1700 Rowan General medical amp surgical hospital
Tenet Healthcare Corp 1500 York Acute care hospital emergency medical services outpatient care
Iredell Health System 1448 Iredell General medical amp surgical hospital
American Red Cross 1190 Regional Blood bank blood products amp services
Sava Senior Care 1105 Regional Continuing care retirement communities
White Oak Manor 938 Regional Nursing care facilities
OrthoCarolina 936 Regional Orthopedic clinic
Springs Memorial Hospital 875 Lancaster Hospital providing inpatient amp outpatient services amp clinics
Brookdale Senior Living Inc 835 Regional Retirement community
Lake Norman Regional Medical Center
775 Iredell General medical amp surgical hospital
Goodwill Industries of Southern Piedmont
661 Regional Employment amp training services for persons with employment barriers
Charlotte Eye Ear Nose amp Throat Associates PA
631 Regional Specialists in eye ear nose throat voice amp sleep medicine
Mecklenburg EMS Agency 525 Mecklenburg Paramedic service for Mecklenburg county
Davis Regional Medical Center
500 Iredell Health care
Peak Resources 482 Regional Nursing care facilities
is the regionrsquos largest employer
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal10
Information (NAICS 51)Company Employees County NAICS Description
ATampT North Carolina 3290 Regional Local phone service amp internet
Time Warner Cable Inc 3200 Regional Wired telecommunications carriers
Windstream Communications
1876 Regional Wire line communications products amp services
Microsoft Corp 1125 Mecklenburg Product support for Microsoft software consulting amp sales
Charlotte Observer The 800 Regional Newspaper publishers
ACN Inc 600 Cabarrus Telecommunications resellers
McKesson Corp 554 Mecklenburg Healthcare information solutions
Fiserv Inc 500 Catawba Data processing hosting amp related services
Comporium Communications
402 Regional Local amp long distance telecommunications
Hearst Corp 400 Mecklenburg Support unit for publishing amp pre-press services
Shutterfly Inc 400 York All other publishers
Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
358 Mecklenburg Public library
3D Systems Corp 320 York Software publishers
American City Business Journals Inc
300 Mecklenburg Newspaper publishing
Verizon Wireless 295 Regional Cellular amp other wireless telecommunications
ESPN Regional Television 260 Mecklenburg Sports programming
Mood Media 200 York Specialized sound recording for business use
Regal Entertainment Group 200 Regional Motion picture theaters
Gaston Gazette The 192 Gaston Newspaper publishing
Inspiration Television Network
192 Lancaster Christian cable satellite broadcasting network service
Premier
3D Systems Corp
Charlottersquos Major Employerscharlotteglobal 11
Manufacturing (NAICS 31-33)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Daimler Trucks North America LLC
6800 Regional Motor vehicle body manufacturing
HSM 5200 Regional Mattresses amp bedsprings
Century Furniture Industries
2450 Catawba Both upholstered amp wood furniture residential amp contract
Coca-Cola Bottling Co Consolidated
2147 Regional Soft drink manufacturing
Schaeffler Group USA Inc 1987 Regional Radial needle roller bearings needles pins amp precision components
Ingersoll Rand Co Ltd 1900 Mecklenburg Air amp gas compressor manufacturing
Allegheny Technologies Inc 1660 Union Nonferrous metal (except copper amp aluminum) rolling drawing amp extruding
Siemens Energy Inc Siemens Industry
1551 Mecklenburg Motor amp generator manufacturing
Tyson Foods Inc 1500 Union Poultry processing
International Paper Co 1500 Regional Non-folding sanitary food container manufacturing
American amp Efird Inc 1441 Gaston Thread mills
Pharr Yarns LLC 1400 Regional Yarn spinning mills
CommScope Inc 1400 Regional Data communications equipment manufacturing
Flextronics Inc 1400 Mecklenburg Electronics manufacturing
Parkdale Mills Inc 1297 Regional Yarn spinning mills
Snyderrsquos-Lance Inc 1280 Mecklenburg Snack foods (cookies crackers potato chips amp roasted peanuts)
Charlotte Pipe amp Foundry Co
1200 Regional Cast iron pipe amp fittings
Sealed Air 975 Mecklenburg Plastic bag amp pouch manufacturing
Electrolux North America 900 Mecklenburg Household vacuum cleaner manufacturing
RSI Home Products Inc 867 Lincoln Marble vanity tops amp bathroom cabinetry
More than 140000 people work in the manufacturing industry
in the Charlotte region
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal12
Other (NAICS 81)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Autobell Car Wash Inc 557 Regional Car washes
Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
400 Mecklenburg Religious organizations
Alsco Inc 308 Mecklenburg Industrial launderers
Maple Springs Laundry LLC 289 Catawba Industrial launderers
Massage Envy 284 Regional Other personal care services
Bethlehem Center of Charlotte Inc
235 Mecklenburg Community-based human services for children amp families
Modern Salon amp Spa Inc 234 Mecklenburg Hair salon amp day spa
Cintas Corp 231 Regional Uniform supply
Salisbury Rowan Community Action Agency Inc
200 Rowan Community service
Salvation Army 198 Regional Emergency homeless shelter
Rush Truck Center 177 Mecklenburg Automotive repair
Intermec Inc 175 Mecklenburg Repair depot for Intermec equipment
Meineke Car Care Centers Inc
133 Regional Automotive exhaust system repair
MorningStar Ministries 130 York Religious organizations
Hickory Grove Baptist Church
120 Mecklenburg Religious organizations
Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte
115 Mecklenburg Religious organizations
Aramark Corp 110 Mecklenburg Industrial uniform apparel services
UniFirst Corp 110 Mecklenburg Industrial launderers
Rental Uniform Service Inc 100 Iredell Industrial uniform launderers amp rental
SIM USA 100 Mecklenburg Religious organizations
Charlotte boasts the third most industry
variety in the country[WalletHubcom 2015]
Billy Graham Library
Charlottersquos Major Employerscharlotteglobal 13
Professional amp Technical Services (NAICS 54)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Red Ventures LLC 2700 Lancaster Marketing consulting services
IBM Corp 2500 Mecklenburg Computer software publishing
Aon Hewitt 1640 Mecklenburg Global human resources services firm
Lash Group 1500 Mecklenburg Health care consultant
CBampI 1071 Mecklenburg Engineers power transmission amp distribution systems
Premier Inc 900 Mecklenburg Health care management amp consulting services
Deloitte LLP 712 Mecklenburg Tax auditing amp accounting services
AREVA Inc 645 Mecklenburg Engineering services
Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP
600 Mecklenburg Offices of certified public accountants
EY 580 Mecklenburg Offices of certified public accountants
Security Forces Inc 500 Regional Security consulting services
Moore amp Van Allen PLLC 450 Mecklenburg Offices of lawyers
Synchrony Financial 400 Mecklenburg Financial services
CPI Corp 350 Mecklenburg Photography studios portrait
Grant Thornton LLP 350 Mecklenburg Global accounting
KPMG LLP 350 Mecklenburg Accounting auditing amp tax services
McGuireWoods LLP 350 Mecklenburg Offices of lawyers
AvidXchange Inc 320 Mecklenburg Technology consulting
Alston amp Bird LLP 300 Mecklenburg Offices of lawyers
Electric Power Research Institute Inc
300 Mecklenburg Utility research institute
Charlotte was named the
9th biggest city where white-collar
employmentis booming
[Forbes 2015]
North Carolina was listed in the top 10 states for high-tech performance
[US Chamber of Commerce Foundation 2015]
Electric Power Research Institute
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal14
Real Estate Rental (NAICS 53)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Wilkinson amp Associates 630 Mecklenburg Residential real estate
Sunbelt Rentals Inc 334 Regional Construction industrial specialty amp homeowner equipment rental
Allen Tate Co Inc 299 Regional Residential real estate agents
Lincoln Harris LLC 275 Mecklenburg Commercial real estate development
Childress Klein Properties 266 Mecklenburg Commercial real estate
Avis Budget Group Inc 213 Regional Car rental agencies
Enterprise Rent-A-Car 209 Regional Passenger cartruck rental
Keith Corp The 160 Mecklenburg Offices of real estate agents and brokers
Hertz Global Holdings 122 Regional Passenger car rental
Ryder Integrated Logistics 112 Regional Truck leasing amp rental finance leasing control logistics amp transportation
Public Administration (NAICS 92)Company Employees County NAICS Description
North Carolina State Government
7600 Regional State government
City of Charlotte 6800 Mecklenburg City government
US Government 5300 Regional Federal government
Mecklenburg County 5000 Mecklenburg County government
South Carolina State Government
2826 Regional State government
Gaston County 1500 Gaston County government
Iredell County 1330 Iredell County government
Catawba County 1100 Catawba County supervisor amp executive offices
Union County 1100 Union County government
Rowan County 1089 Rowan County government
York County SC 1000 York County government
Cabarrus County 987 Cabarrus County supervisor amp executive offices
City of Gastonia 958 Gaston City government
Lincoln County 940 Lincoln County government
City of Concord 919 Cabarrus City government
Cleveland County 890 Cleveland County government
City of Rock Hill 803 York City government
Lancaster County 762 Lancaster County government
City of Monroe 712 Union City government
NC Research Campus
Charlottersquos Major Employerscharlotteglobal 15
Retail (NAICS 44-45)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Wal-Mart Stores Inc 17100 Regional Discount department stores
Delhaize America Inc 9078 Regional Supermarkets amp other grocery stores
Harris Teeter Supermarkets 8239 Regional Retail grocery store
Lowersquos Companies Inc 7801 Regional Home improvement retail stores
Target Stores 3049 Regional Department store
Bi-Lo LLC 2500 Regional Supermarkets amp other grocery stores
Family Dollar Stores Inc 2500 Regional Discount department stores
Belk Inc 2300 Regional Department store retail company
TJX Companies Inc 1831 Regional Discount department stores
JC Penney Corp Inc 1793 Regional Department stores (except discount department stores)
Hendrick Automotive Group
1723 Regional Automotive retail sales amp service
Ross Stores Inc 1704 Regional Family clothing stores
Publix 1678 Regional Retail grocery store
Home Depot Inc 1495 Regional Home center
Rite Aid Corp 1319 Regional Pharmacies amp drug stores
CVS Corp 1262 Regional Pharmacies amp drug stores
Dillardrsquos Inc 1205 Regional Department stores (except discount department stores)
Kohlrsquos Department Store 1198 Regional Department store
Advance Auto Parts 1087 Regional Automotive parts amp accessories stores
Best Buy Co Inc 1020 Regional Radio television amp other electronics stores
Stonecrest Shopping Center
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal16
Transportation amp Warehousing (NAICS 48)Company Employees County NAICS Description
American Airlines 11000 Mecklenburg Scheduled passenger air transportation
DMSI Inc 2175 Mecklenburg Transportation services
Transit Management of Charlotte Inc
715 Mecklenburg Public transportation
YRC Freight 700 Mecklenburg General freight trucking long-distance truckload
Charlotte Douglas International Airport
420 Mecklenburg Other airport operations
Carolina Cargo Inc 400 York General freight trucking long-distance truckload
Maersk Inc 375 Mecklenburg Freight transportation arrangement
FleetNet America Inc 300 Gaston Other support activities for road transportation
Sunbelt Furniture Xpress Inc
240 Catawba Common amp contract hauling
Estes Express Lines 226 Regional General freight trucking long-distance truckload
Averitt Express Inc 200 Regional General freight trucking long-distance truckload
USF Holland Inc 200 Mecklenburg Long distance trucking
Schneider National Inc 180 Mecklenburg Long distance trucking
Forward Air Corp 170 Mecklenburg Freight transportation arrangement
Odyssey Logistics amp Technology Corp
170 Mecklenburg Freight transportation arrangement
Cardinal Logistics Management Corp
161 Regional General freight trucking long-distance less than truckload
Ozburn-Hessey Logistics LLCOHL
150 Regional Freight transportation arrangement
Saia LTL Freight 150 Mecklenburg General freight trucking long-distance less than truckload
Air General Inc 130 Mecklenburg Freight transportation arrangement
Lisk Trucking Inc 125 Anson Long distance trucking operator
Charlotte was listed in the top 10 cities for export assistance
[Global Trade Magazine 2015]
Maersk
Charlottersquos Major Employerscharlotteglobal 17
Utilities (NAICS 22)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Duke Energy Corp 7800 Regional Electrical power generation amp distribution
Piedmont Natural Gas Co Inc
923 Regional Natural gas distribution
Scana Corporation 305 Gaston Natural gas distribution
Cogentrix Energy LLC 150 Mecklenburg Other electric power generation
Union Power Cooperative 128 Regional Electric power distribution
Duke Energyrsquos Marshall Steam Station
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal18
Wholesale Sales (NAICS 42)Company Employees County NAICS Code amp Description
Merchants Distributors Inc 1400 Catawba General line grocery merchant wholesalers
US Foods Inc 1245 Regional Wholesale general groceries
Cardinal Health Inc 960 Regional Medical dental amp hospital equipment amp supplies merchant wholesalers
Performance Fibers Inc 750 Regional Other miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers
Stanley Black amp Decker Inc 687 Regional Hardware merchant wholesalers
Doosan Infracore Portable Power Inc
500 Iredell Motor vehicle supplies amp new parts merchant wholesalers
Sysco Charlotte 500 Cabarrus Food service wholesale distribution
Atlas Copco 450 Regional Industrial machinery amp equipment merchant wholesalers
Carolina CAT 405 Regional Construction amp mining machinery amp equipment merchant wholesalers
Manheim Statesville 350 Iredell Automobile auction to dealers
ADESA Inc 300 Mecklenburg Automobile amp other motor vehicle merchant wholesalers
ZF Chassis Systems LLC 300 Catawba Motor vehicle supplies amp new parts merchant wholesalers
Hanes Industries Inc 295 Catawba Wholesale trade agents amp brokers
Murata Machinery USA Inc 280 Mecklenburg High-tech industrial equipment sales
Acosta Sales amp Marketing Co
276 Mecklenburg General line grocery merchant wholesalers
TharpeRobbins Co The 265 Iredell Assembler amp distributor of employee recognition awards
Haddon House Food Products
250 Chester Distribution center mdash groceries wholesaler
SellEthics Marketing Group Inc
250 Mecklenburg Other grocery amp related products merchant wholesalers
United Stationers Supply Co 250 Mecklenburg Stationery amp office supplies merchant wholesalers
Family Dollar
Forbo Siegling
7th Street Market
Many thanks to the following companies for their support of the Charlotte Chamberrsquos economic development efforts
PLATINUM SPONSORS
SILVER SPONSORS
GOLD SPONSOR
BRONZE SPONSORS
Axiom LawBradley Arant Boult Cummings LLPBryan Cave LLPBurkert Contromatic Corp Carolinas HealthCare SystemCompass Group North AmericaDiscoverReady LLCDTI Global Epiq SystemsFedExG4S Secure Solutions (USA) Inc
Haynes and Boone LLPHendrick Automotive GroupHollander Home Fashions InciCrossingLincoln HarrisLouis Raphael - Kizan International IncMcGuireWoodsPerformance Team Phillips-Van Heusen CorpRockTenn Rogers Electric
RR Donnelley amp Sons CompanyRust Consulting Inc Shearman amp SterlingSidley Austin LLPStanley Convergent Security SolutionsStaples Facility SolutionsSteelFab Inc XP RetailZeichner Ellman amp Krause LLP
Charlotte Chamber Economic Development | charlotteglobal330 South Tryon Street Charlotte NC 28202 USA | 7043781300 | cltecondev
Charlotte is one of the fastest-growing cities in the nation With our great location world-acclaimed international hub airport professional sports low energy costs diverse and
talented labor and a nationally ranked education system itrsquos easy to see why more businesses are flocking here every year
Visit charlotteglobal to learn more
copyPA
TRIC
KS
CH
NE
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330 South Tryon Street Charlotte NC 28202 7043781300
Charlottersquos Major Employerscharlotteglobal 7
Educational Services (NAICS 61)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
18143 Mecklenburg Elementary amp secondary schools
Gaston County Schools 6347 Gaston Elementary amp secondary schools
Union County Public Schools
5427 Union Elementary amp secondary schools
Cabarrus County Schools 3803 Cabarrus Elementary amp secondary schools
Rowan-Salisbury Schools 3000 Rowan Elementary amp secondary schools
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
3000 Mecklenburg University
Iredell-Statesville Schools 2900 Iredell Elementary amp secondary schools
Central Piedmont Community College
2700 Mecklenburg Community college
Rock Hill Schools 2300 York Elementary amp secondary schools
Cleveland County Schools 2233 Cleveland Elementary amp secondary schools
Catawba County Schools 2059 Catawba Elementary amp secondary schools
Chesterfield County School District
1480 Chesterfield Elementary amp secondary schools
Lancaster County School District
1393 Lancaster Elementary amp secondary schools
Stanly County Board of Education
1350 Stanly Elementary amp secondary schools
Fort Mill School District mdash York 4
1317 York Elementary amp secondary schools
Lincoln County Schools 1293 Lincoln Elementary amp secondary schools
Winthrop University 1108 York Colleges universities amp professional schools
Clover School District 999 York Elementary amp secondary schools
Davidson College 900 Mecklenburg Colleges universities amp professional schools
Alexander County Schools 840 Alexander Elementary amp secondary schools
Johnson C Smith University
Johnson amp Wales
Piedmont Middle School
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal8
Finance amp Insurance (NAICS 52)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Wells Fargo Company 23000 Regional Commercial banking
Bank of America Corporate 15000 Regional Commercial banking
TIAA-CREF 3100 Mecklenburg Third party administration of insurance amp pension funds
BBampT Corp 2065 Regional Commercial banking
LPL Financial Services 1450 Mecklenburg Financial investment advice services
Allstate Insurance Co 1425 Mecklenburg Direct property amp casualty insurance carriers
MetLife Inc 1300 Regional Insurance agencies amp brokerages
Vanguard Group Inc The 1260 Mecklenburg Investment services
Citi Fort Mill 1100 Regional Processing center
Ally Financial Inc 751 Mecklenburg Consumer lending
AXA Equitable 600 Mecklenburg Insurance carriers disability direct
Hartford Insurance The 500 Mecklenburg Insurance agencies amp brokerages
RoundPoint Financial Group Inc
500 Mecklenburg Mortgage banking
Suntrust Bank 500 Regional Commercial banking
Fifth Third Bancorp 475 Regional Commercial banking
North Carolina State Employeesrsquo Credit Union
450 Regional State credit union
Travelers 401 Mecklenburg Insurance claims center
SCOR Global Life Americas 400 Mecklenburg Reinsurance carrier
Liberty Mutual Insurance Co Inc
377 Mecklenburg Insurance agencies amp brokerages
First Citizens Bank amp Trust Co
334 Regional State chartered commercial bank
Charlotte is the 2nd largestfinancial center in the countryMore than 56000 people are employed in this industry in
Mecklenburg County
Tresata
Bank of America
Charlottersquos Major Employerscharlotteglobal 9
Health Care amp Social Assistance (NAICS 62)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Carolinas HealthCare System
35000 Regional Hospitals amp medical services
Novant Health 11000 Regional General medical amp surgical hospital
CaroMont Health Inc 3980 Gaston General medical amp surgical hospital
Catawba Valley Medical Center
2200 Catawba General medical amp surgical hospital
Frye Regional Medical Center
2150 Catawba Hospital
WG (Bill) Hefner VA Medical Center
1700 Rowan General medical amp surgical hospital
Tenet Healthcare Corp 1500 York Acute care hospital emergency medical services outpatient care
Iredell Health System 1448 Iredell General medical amp surgical hospital
American Red Cross 1190 Regional Blood bank blood products amp services
Sava Senior Care 1105 Regional Continuing care retirement communities
White Oak Manor 938 Regional Nursing care facilities
OrthoCarolina 936 Regional Orthopedic clinic
Springs Memorial Hospital 875 Lancaster Hospital providing inpatient amp outpatient services amp clinics
Brookdale Senior Living Inc 835 Regional Retirement community
Lake Norman Regional Medical Center
775 Iredell General medical amp surgical hospital
Goodwill Industries of Southern Piedmont
661 Regional Employment amp training services for persons with employment barriers
Charlotte Eye Ear Nose amp Throat Associates PA
631 Regional Specialists in eye ear nose throat voice amp sleep medicine
Mecklenburg EMS Agency 525 Mecklenburg Paramedic service for Mecklenburg county
Davis Regional Medical Center
500 Iredell Health care
Peak Resources 482 Regional Nursing care facilities
is the regionrsquos largest employer
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal10
Information (NAICS 51)Company Employees County NAICS Description
ATampT North Carolina 3290 Regional Local phone service amp internet
Time Warner Cable Inc 3200 Regional Wired telecommunications carriers
Windstream Communications
1876 Regional Wire line communications products amp services
Microsoft Corp 1125 Mecklenburg Product support for Microsoft software consulting amp sales
Charlotte Observer The 800 Regional Newspaper publishers
ACN Inc 600 Cabarrus Telecommunications resellers
McKesson Corp 554 Mecklenburg Healthcare information solutions
Fiserv Inc 500 Catawba Data processing hosting amp related services
Comporium Communications
402 Regional Local amp long distance telecommunications
Hearst Corp 400 Mecklenburg Support unit for publishing amp pre-press services
Shutterfly Inc 400 York All other publishers
Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
358 Mecklenburg Public library
3D Systems Corp 320 York Software publishers
American City Business Journals Inc
300 Mecklenburg Newspaper publishing
Verizon Wireless 295 Regional Cellular amp other wireless telecommunications
ESPN Regional Television 260 Mecklenburg Sports programming
Mood Media 200 York Specialized sound recording for business use
Regal Entertainment Group 200 Regional Motion picture theaters
Gaston Gazette The 192 Gaston Newspaper publishing
Inspiration Television Network
192 Lancaster Christian cable satellite broadcasting network service
Premier
3D Systems Corp
Charlottersquos Major Employerscharlotteglobal 11
Manufacturing (NAICS 31-33)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Daimler Trucks North America LLC
6800 Regional Motor vehicle body manufacturing
HSM 5200 Regional Mattresses amp bedsprings
Century Furniture Industries
2450 Catawba Both upholstered amp wood furniture residential amp contract
Coca-Cola Bottling Co Consolidated
2147 Regional Soft drink manufacturing
Schaeffler Group USA Inc 1987 Regional Radial needle roller bearings needles pins amp precision components
Ingersoll Rand Co Ltd 1900 Mecklenburg Air amp gas compressor manufacturing
Allegheny Technologies Inc 1660 Union Nonferrous metal (except copper amp aluminum) rolling drawing amp extruding
Siemens Energy Inc Siemens Industry
1551 Mecklenburg Motor amp generator manufacturing
Tyson Foods Inc 1500 Union Poultry processing
International Paper Co 1500 Regional Non-folding sanitary food container manufacturing
American amp Efird Inc 1441 Gaston Thread mills
Pharr Yarns LLC 1400 Regional Yarn spinning mills
CommScope Inc 1400 Regional Data communications equipment manufacturing
Flextronics Inc 1400 Mecklenburg Electronics manufacturing
Parkdale Mills Inc 1297 Regional Yarn spinning mills
Snyderrsquos-Lance Inc 1280 Mecklenburg Snack foods (cookies crackers potato chips amp roasted peanuts)
Charlotte Pipe amp Foundry Co
1200 Regional Cast iron pipe amp fittings
Sealed Air 975 Mecklenburg Plastic bag amp pouch manufacturing
Electrolux North America 900 Mecklenburg Household vacuum cleaner manufacturing
RSI Home Products Inc 867 Lincoln Marble vanity tops amp bathroom cabinetry
More than 140000 people work in the manufacturing industry
in the Charlotte region
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal12
Other (NAICS 81)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Autobell Car Wash Inc 557 Regional Car washes
Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
400 Mecklenburg Religious organizations
Alsco Inc 308 Mecklenburg Industrial launderers
Maple Springs Laundry LLC 289 Catawba Industrial launderers
Massage Envy 284 Regional Other personal care services
Bethlehem Center of Charlotte Inc
235 Mecklenburg Community-based human services for children amp families
Modern Salon amp Spa Inc 234 Mecklenburg Hair salon amp day spa
Cintas Corp 231 Regional Uniform supply
Salisbury Rowan Community Action Agency Inc
200 Rowan Community service
Salvation Army 198 Regional Emergency homeless shelter
Rush Truck Center 177 Mecklenburg Automotive repair
Intermec Inc 175 Mecklenburg Repair depot for Intermec equipment
Meineke Car Care Centers Inc
133 Regional Automotive exhaust system repair
MorningStar Ministries 130 York Religious organizations
Hickory Grove Baptist Church
120 Mecklenburg Religious organizations
Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte
115 Mecklenburg Religious organizations
Aramark Corp 110 Mecklenburg Industrial uniform apparel services
UniFirst Corp 110 Mecklenburg Industrial launderers
Rental Uniform Service Inc 100 Iredell Industrial uniform launderers amp rental
SIM USA 100 Mecklenburg Religious organizations
Charlotte boasts the third most industry
variety in the country[WalletHubcom 2015]
Billy Graham Library
Charlottersquos Major Employerscharlotteglobal 13
Professional amp Technical Services (NAICS 54)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Red Ventures LLC 2700 Lancaster Marketing consulting services
IBM Corp 2500 Mecklenburg Computer software publishing
Aon Hewitt 1640 Mecklenburg Global human resources services firm
Lash Group 1500 Mecklenburg Health care consultant
CBampI 1071 Mecklenburg Engineers power transmission amp distribution systems
Premier Inc 900 Mecklenburg Health care management amp consulting services
Deloitte LLP 712 Mecklenburg Tax auditing amp accounting services
AREVA Inc 645 Mecklenburg Engineering services
Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP
600 Mecklenburg Offices of certified public accountants
EY 580 Mecklenburg Offices of certified public accountants
Security Forces Inc 500 Regional Security consulting services
Moore amp Van Allen PLLC 450 Mecklenburg Offices of lawyers
Synchrony Financial 400 Mecklenburg Financial services
CPI Corp 350 Mecklenburg Photography studios portrait
Grant Thornton LLP 350 Mecklenburg Global accounting
KPMG LLP 350 Mecklenburg Accounting auditing amp tax services
McGuireWoods LLP 350 Mecklenburg Offices of lawyers
AvidXchange Inc 320 Mecklenburg Technology consulting
Alston amp Bird LLP 300 Mecklenburg Offices of lawyers
Electric Power Research Institute Inc
300 Mecklenburg Utility research institute
Charlotte was named the
9th biggest city where white-collar
employmentis booming
[Forbes 2015]
North Carolina was listed in the top 10 states for high-tech performance
[US Chamber of Commerce Foundation 2015]
Electric Power Research Institute
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal14
Real Estate Rental (NAICS 53)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Wilkinson amp Associates 630 Mecklenburg Residential real estate
Sunbelt Rentals Inc 334 Regional Construction industrial specialty amp homeowner equipment rental
Allen Tate Co Inc 299 Regional Residential real estate agents
Lincoln Harris LLC 275 Mecklenburg Commercial real estate development
Childress Klein Properties 266 Mecklenburg Commercial real estate
Avis Budget Group Inc 213 Regional Car rental agencies
Enterprise Rent-A-Car 209 Regional Passenger cartruck rental
Keith Corp The 160 Mecklenburg Offices of real estate agents and brokers
Hertz Global Holdings 122 Regional Passenger car rental
Ryder Integrated Logistics 112 Regional Truck leasing amp rental finance leasing control logistics amp transportation
Public Administration (NAICS 92)Company Employees County NAICS Description
North Carolina State Government
7600 Regional State government
City of Charlotte 6800 Mecklenburg City government
US Government 5300 Regional Federal government
Mecklenburg County 5000 Mecklenburg County government
South Carolina State Government
2826 Regional State government
Gaston County 1500 Gaston County government
Iredell County 1330 Iredell County government
Catawba County 1100 Catawba County supervisor amp executive offices
Union County 1100 Union County government
Rowan County 1089 Rowan County government
York County SC 1000 York County government
Cabarrus County 987 Cabarrus County supervisor amp executive offices
City of Gastonia 958 Gaston City government
Lincoln County 940 Lincoln County government
City of Concord 919 Cabarrus City government
Cleveland County 890 Cleveland County government
City of Rock Hill 803 York City government
Lancaster County 762 Lancaster County government
City of Monroe 712 Union City government
NC Research Campus
Charlottersquos Major Employerscharlotteglobal 15
Retail (NAICS 44-45)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Wal-Mart Stores Inc 17100 Regional Discount department stores
Delhaize America Inc 9078 Regional Supermarkets amp other grocery stores
Harris Teeter Supermarkets 8239 Regional Retail grocery store
Lowersquos Companies Inc 7801 Regional Home improvement retail stores
Target Stores 3049 Regional Department store
Bi-Lo LLC 2500 Regional Supermarkets amp other grocery stores
Family Dollar Stores Inc 2500 Regional Discount department stores
Belk Inc 2300 Regional Department store retail company
TJX Companies Inc 1831 Regional Discount department stores
JC Penney Corp Inc 1793 Regional Department stores (except discount department stores)
Hendrick Automotive Group
1723 Regional Automotive retail sales amp service
Ross Stores Inc 1704 Regional Family clothing stores
Publix 1678 Regional Retail grocery store
Home Depot Inc 1495 Regional Home center
Rite Aid Corp 1319 Regional Pharmacies amp drug stores
CVS Corp 1262 Regional Pharmacies amp drug stores
Dillardrsquos Inc 1205 Regional Department stores (except discount department stores)
Kohlrsquos Department Store 1198 Regional Department store
Advance Auto Parts 1087 Regional Automotive parts amp accessories stores
Best Buy Co Inc 1020 Regional Radio television amp other electronics stores
Stonecrest Shopping Center
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal16
Transportation amp Warehousing (NAICS 48)Company Employees County NAICS Description
American Airlines 11000 Mecklenburg Scheduled passenger air transportation
DMSI Inc 2175 Mecklenburg Transportation services
Transit Management of Charlotte Inc
715 Mecklenburg Public transportation
YRC Freight 700 Mecklenburg General freight trucking long-distance truckload
Charlotte Douglas International Airport
420 Mecklenburg Other airport operations
Carolina Cargo Inc 400 York General freight trucking long-distance truckload
Maersk Inc 375 Mecklenburg Freight transportation arrangement
FleetNet America Inc 300 Gaston Other support activities for road transportation
Sunbelt Furniture Xpress Inc
240 Catawba Common amp contract hauling
Estes Express Lines 226 Regional General freight trucking long-distance truckload
Averitt Express Inc 200 Regional General freight trucking long-distance truckload
USF Holland Inc 200 Mecklenburg Long distance trucking
Schneider National Inc 180 Mecklenburg Long distance trucking
Forward Air Corp 170 Mecklenburg Freight transportation arrangement
Odyssey Logistics amp Technology Corp
170 Mecklenburg Freight transportation arrangement
Cardinal Logistics Management Corp
161 Regional General freight trucking long-distance less than truckload
Ozburn-Hessey Logistics LLCOHL
150 Regional Freight transportation arrangement
Saia LTL Freight 150 Mecklenburg General freight trucking long-distance less than truckload
Air General Inc 130 Mecklenburg Freight transportation arrangement
Lisk Trucking Inc 125 Anson Long distance trucking operator
Charlotte was listed in the top 10 cities for export assistance
[Global Trade Magazine 2015]
Maersk
Charlottersquos Major Employerscharlotteglobal 17
Utilities (NAICS 22)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Duke Energy Corp 7800 Regional Electrical power generation amp distribution
Piedmont Natural Gas Co Inc
923 Regional Natural gas distribution
Scana Corporation 305 Gaston Natural gas distribution
Cogentrix Energy LLC 150 Mecklenburg Other electric power generation
Union Power Cooperative 128 Regional Electric power distribution
Duke Energyrsquos Marshall Steam Station
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal18
Wholesale Sales (NAICS 42)Company Employees County NAICS Code amp Description
Merchants Distributors Inc 1400 Catawba General line grocery merchant wholesalers
US Foods Inc 1245 Regional Wholesale general groceries
Cardinal Health Inc 960 Regional Medical dental amp hospital equipment amp supplies merchant wholesalers
Performance Fibers Inc 750 Regional Other miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers
Stanley Black amp Decker Inc 687 Regional Hardware merchant wholesalers
Doosan Infracore Portable Power Inc
500 Iredell Motor vehicle supplies amp new parts merchant wholesalers
Sysco Charlotte 500 Cabarrus Food service wholesale distribution
Atlas Copco 450 Regional Industrial machinery amp equipment merchant wholesalers
Carolina CAT 405 Regional Construction amp mining machinery amp equipment merchant wholesalers
Manheim Statesville 350 Iredell Automobile auction to dealers
ADESA Inc 300 Mecklenburg Automobile amp other motor vehicle merchant wholesalers
ZF Chassis Systems LLC 300 Catawba Motor vehicle supplies amp new parts merchant wholesalers
Hanes Industries Inc 295 Catawba Wholesale trade agents amp brokers
Murata Machinery USA Inc 280 Mecklenburg High-tech industrial equipment sales
Acosta Sales amp Marketing Co
276 Mecklenburg General line grocery merchant wholesalers
TharpeRobbins Co The 265 Iredell Assembler amp distributor of employee recognition awards
Haddon House Food Products
250 Chester Distribution center mdash groceries wholesaler
SellEthics Marketing Group Inc
250 Mecklenburg Other grocery amp related products merchant wholesalers
United Stationers Supply Co 250 Mecklenburg Stationery amp office supplies merchant wholesalers
Family Dollar
Forbo Siegling
7th Street Market
Many thanks to the following companies for their support of the Charlotte Chamberrsquos economic development efforts
PLATINUM SPONSORS
SILVER SPONSORS
GOLD SPONSOR
BRONZE SPONSORS
Axiom LawBradley Arant Boult Cummings LLPBryan Cave LLPBurkert Contromatic Corp Carolinas HealthCare SystemCompass Group North AmericaDiscoverReady LLCDTI Global Epiq SystemsFedExG4S Secure Solutions (USA) Inc
Haynes and Boone LLPHendrick Automotive GroupHollander Home Fashions InciCrossingLincoln HarrisLouis Raphael - Kizan International IncMcGuireWoodsPerformance Team Phillips-Van Heusen CorpRockTenn Rogers Electric
RR Donnelley amp Sons CompanyRust Consulting Inc Shearman amp SterlingSidley Austin LLPStanley Convergent Security SolutionsStaples Facility SolutionsSteelFab Inc XP RetailZeichner Ellman amp Krause LLP
Charlotte Chamber Economic Development | charlotteglobal330 South Tryon Street Charlotte NC 28202 USA | 7043781300 | cltecondev
Charlotte is one of the fastest-growing cities in the nation With our great location world-acclaimed international hub airport professional sports low energy costs diverse and
talented labor and a nationally ranked education system itrsquos easy to see why more businesses are flocking here every year
Visit charlotteglobal to learn more
copyPA
TRIC
KS
CH
NE
IDE
RP
HO
TOC
OM
330 South Tryon Street Charlotte NC 28202 7043781300
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal8
Finance amp Insurance (NAICS 52)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Wells Fargo Company 23000 Regional Commercial banking
Bank of America Corporate 15000 Regional Commercial banking
TIAA-CREF 3100 Mecklenburg Third party administration of insurance amp pension funds
BBampT Corp 2065 Regional Commercial banking
LPL Financial Services 1450 Mecklenburg Financial investment advice services
Allstate Insurance Co 1425 Mecklenburg Direct property amp casualty insurance carriers
MetLife Inc 1300 Regional Insurance agencies amp brokerages
Vanguard Group Inc The 1260 Mecklenburg Investment services
Citi Fort Mill 1100 Regional Processing center
Ally Financial Inc 751 Mecklenburg Consumer lending
AXA Equitable 600 Mecklenburg Insurance carriers disability direct
Hartford Insurance The 500 Mecklenburg Insurance agencies amp brokerages
RoundPoint Financial Group Inc
500 Mecklenburg Mortgage banking
Suntrust Bank 500 Regional Commercial banking
Fifth Third Bancorp 475 Regional Commercial banking
North Carolina State Employeesrsquo Credit Union
450 Regional State credit union
Travelers 401 Mecklenburg Insurance claims center
SCOR Global Life Americas 400 Mecklenburg Reinsurance carrier
Liberty Mutual Insurance Co Inc
377 Mecklenburg Insurance agencies amp brokerages
First Citizens Bank amp Trust Co
334 Regional State chartered commercial bank
Charlotte is the 2nd largestfinancial center in the countryMore than 56000 people are employed in this industry in
Mecklenburg County
Tresata
Bank of America
Charlottersquos Major Employerscharlotteglobal 9
Health Care amp Social Assistance (NAICS 62)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Carolinas HealthCare System
35000 Regional Hospitals amp medical services
Novant Health 11000 Regional General medical amp surgical hospital
CaroMont Health Inc 3980 Gaston General medical amp surgical hospital
Catawba Valley Medical Center
2200 Catawba General medical amp surgical hospital
Frye Regional Medical Center
2150 Catawba Hospital
WG (Bill) Hefner VA Medical Center
1700 Rowan General medical amp surgical hospital
Tenet Healthcare Corp 1500 York Acute care hospital emergency medical services outpatient care
Iredell Health System 1448 Iredell General medical amp surgical hospital
American Red Cross 1190 Regional Blood bank blood products amp services
Sava Senior Care 1105 Regional Continuing care retirement communities
White Oak Manor 938 Regional Nursing care facilities
OrthoCarolina 936 Regional Orthopedic clinic
Springs Memorial Hospital 875 Lancaster Hospital providing inpatient amp outpatient services amp clinics
Brookdale Senior Living Inc 835 Regional Retirement community
Lake Norman Regional Medical Center
775 Iredell General medical amp surgical hospital
Goodwill Industries of Southern Piedmont
661 Regional Employment amp training services for persons with employment barriers
Charlotte Eye Ear Nose amp Throat Associates PA
631 Regional Specialists in eye ear nose throat voice amp sleep medicine
Mecklenburg EMS Agency 525 Mecklenburg Paramedic service for Mecklenburg county
Davis Regional Medical Center
500 Iredell Health care
Peak Resources 482 Regional Nursing care facilities
is the regionrsquos largest employer
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal10
Information (NAICS 51)Company Employees County NAICS Description
ATampT North Carolina 3290 Regional Local phone service amp internet
Time Warner Cable Inc 3200 Regional Wired telecommunications carriers
Windstream Communications
1876 Regional Wire line communications products amp services
Microsoft Corp 1125 Mecklenburg Product support for Microsoft software consulting amp sales
Charlotte Observer The 800 Regional Newspaper publishers
ACN Inc 600 Cabarrus Telecommunications resellers
McKesson Corp 554 Mecklenburg Healthcare information solutions
Fiserv Inc 500 Catawba Data processing hosting amp related services
Comporium Communications
402 Regional Local amp long distance telecommunications
Hearst Corp 400 Mecklenburg Support unit for publishing amp pre-press services
Shutterfly Inc 400 York All other publishers
Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
358 Mecklenburg Public library
3D Systems Corp 320 York Software publishers
American City Business Journals Inc
300 Mecklenburg Newspaper publishing
Verizon Wireless 295 Regional Cellular amp other wireless telecommunications
ESPN Regional Television 260 Mecklenburg Sports programming
Mood Media 200 York Specialized sound recording for business use
Regal Entertainment Group 200 Regional Motion picture theaters
Gaston Gazette The 192 Gaston Newspaper publishing
Inspiration Television Network
192 Lancaster Christian cable satellite broadcasting network service
Premier
3D Systems Corp
Charlottersquos Major Employerscharlotteglobal 11
Manufacturing (NAICS 31-33)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Daimler Trucks North America LLC
6800 Regional Motor vehicle body manufacturing
HSM 5200 Regional Mattresses amp bedsprings
Century Furniture Industries
2450 Catawba Both upholstered amp wood furniture residential amp contract
Coca-Cola Bottling Co Consolidated
2147 Regional Soft drink manufacturing
Schaeffler Group USA Inc 1987 Regional Radial needle roller bearings needles pins amp precision components
Ingersoll Rand Co Ltd 1900 Mecklenburg Air amp gas compressor manufacturing
Allegheny Technologies Inc 1660 Union Nonferrous metal (except copper amp aluminum) rolling drawing amp extruding
Siemens Energy Inc Siemens Industry
1551 Mecklenburg Motor amp generator manufacturing
Tyson Foods Inc 1500 Union Poultry processing
International Paper Co 1500 Regional Non-folding sanitary food container manufacturing
American amp Efird Inc 1441 Gaston Thread mills
Pharr Yarns LLC 1400 Regional Yarn spinning mills
CommScope Inc 1400 Regional Data communications equipment manufacturing
Flextronics Inc 1400 Mecklenburg Electronics manufacturing
Parkdale Mills Inc 1297 Regional Yarn spinning mills
Snyderrsquos-Lance Inc 1280 Mecklenburg Snack foods (cookies crackers potato chips amp roasted peanuts)
Charlotte Pipe amp Foundry Co
1200 Regional Cast iron pipe amp fittings
Sealed Air 975 Mecklenburg Plastic bag amp pouch manufacturing
Electrolux North America 900 Mecklenburg Household vacuum cleaner manufacturing
RSI Home Products Inc 867 Lincoln Marble vanity tops amp bathroom cabinetry
More than 140000 people work in the manufacturing industry
in the Charlotte region
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal12
Other (NAICS 81)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Autobell Car Wash Inc 557 Regional Car washes
Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
400 Mecklenburg Religious organizations
Alsco Inc 308 Mecklenburg Industrial launderers
Maple Springs Laundry LLC 289 Catawba Industrial launderers
Massage Envy 284 Regional Other personal care services
Bethlehem Center of Charlotte Inc
235 Mecklenburg Community-based human services for children amp families
Modern Salon amp Spa Inc 234 Mecklenburg Hair salon amp day spa
Cintas Corp 231 Regional Uniform supply
Salisbury Rowan Community Action Agency Inc
200 Rowan Community service
Salvation Army 198 Regional Emergency homeless shelter
Rush Truck Center 177 Mecklenburg Automotive repair
Intermec Inc 175 Mecklenburg Repair depot for Intermec equipment
Meineke Car Care Centers Inc
133 Regional Automotive exhaust system repair
MorningStar Ministries 130 York Religious organizations
Hickory Grove Baptist Church
120 Mecklenburg Religious organizations
Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte
115 Mecklenburg Religious organizations
Aramark Corp 110 Mecklenburg Industrial uniform apparel services
UniFirst Corp 110 Mecklenburg Industrial launderers
Rental Uniform Service Inc 100 Iredell Industrial uniform launderers amp rental
SIM USA 100 Mecklenburg Religious organizations
Charlotte boasts the third most industry
variety in the country[WalletHubcom 2015]
Billy Graham Library
Charlottersquos Major Employerscharlotteglobal 13
Professional amp Technical Services (NAICS 54)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Red Ventures LLC 2700 Lancaster Marketing consulting services
IBM Corp 2500 Mecklenburg Computer software publishing
Aon Hewitt 1640 Mecklenburg Global human resources services firm
Lash Group 1500 Mecklenburg Health care consultant
CBampI 1071 Mecklenburg Engineers power transmission amp distribution systems
Premier Inc 900 Mecklenburg Health care management amp consulting services
Deloitte LLP 712 Mecklenburg Tax auditing amp accounting services
AREVA Inc 645 Mecklenburg Engineering services
Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP
600 Mecklenburg Offices of certified public accountants
EY 580 Mecklenburg Offices of certified public accountants
Security Forces Inc 500 Regional Security consulting services
Moore amp Van Allen PLLC 450 Mecklenburg Offices of lawyers
Synchrony Financial 400 Mecklenburg Financial services
CPI Corp 350 Mecklenburg Photography studios portrait
Grant Thornton LLP 350 Mecklenburg Global accounting
KPMG LLP 350 Mecklenburg Accounting auditing amp tax services
McGuireWoods LLP 350 Mecklenburg Offices of lawyers
AvidXchange Inc 320 Mecklenburg Technology consulting
Alston amp Bird LLP 300 Mecklenburg Offices of lawyers
Electric Power Research Institute Inc
300 Mecklenburg Utility research institute
Charlotte was named the
9th biggest city where white-collar
employmentis booming
[Forbes 2015]
North Carolina was listed in the top 10 states for high-tech performance
[US Chamber of Commerce Foundation 2015]
Electric Power Research Institute
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal14
Real Estate Rental (NAICS 53)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Wilkinson amp Associates 630 Mecklenburg Residential real estate
Sunbelt Rentals Inc 334 Regional Construction industrial specialty amp homeowner equipment rental
Allen Tate Co Inc 299 Regional Residential real estate agents
Lincoln Harris LLC 275 Mecklenburg Commercial real estate development
Childress Klein Properties 266 Mecklenburg Commercial real estate
Avis Budget Group Inc 213 Regional Car rental agencies
Enterprise Rent-A-Car 209 Regional Passenger cartruck rental
Keith Corp The 160 Mecklenburg Offices of real estate agents and brokers
Hertz Global Holdings 122 Regional Passenger car rental
Ryder Integrated Logistics 112 Regional Truck leasing amp rental finance leasing control logistics amp transportation
Public Administration (NAICS 92)Company Employees County NAICS Description
North Carolina State Government
7600 Regional State government
City of Charlotte 6800 Mecklenburg City government
US Government 5300 Regional Federal government
Mecklenburg County 5000 Mecklenburg County government
South Carolina State Government
2826 Regional State government
Gaston County 1500 Gaston County government
Iredell County 1330 Iredell County government
Catawba County 1100 Catawba County supervisor amp executive offices
Union County 1100 Union County government
Rowan County 1089 Rowan County government
York County SC 1000 York County government
Cabarrus County 987 Cabarrus County supervisor amp executive offices
City of Gastonia 958 Gaston City government
Lincoln County 940 Lincoln County government
City of Concord 919 Cabarrus City government
Cleveland County 890 Cleveland County government
City of Rock Hill 803 York City government
Lancaster County 762 Lancaster County government
City of Monroe 712 Union City government
NC Research Campus
Charlottersquos Major Employerscharlotteglobal 15
Retail (NAICS 44-45)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Wal-Mart Stores Inc 17100 Regional Discount department stores
Delhaize America Inc 9078 Regional Supermarkets amp other grocery stores
Harris Teeter Supermarkets 8239 Regional Retail grocery store
Lowersquos Companies Inc 7801 Regional Home improvement retail stores
Target Stores 3049 Regional Department store
Bi-Lo LLC 2500 Regional Supermarkets amp other grocery stores
Family Dollar Stores Inc 2500 Regional Discount department stores
Belk Inc 2300 Regional Department store retail company
TJX Companies Inc 1831 Regional Discount department stores
JC Penney Corp Inc 1793 Regional Department stores (except discount department stores)
Hendrick Automotive Group
1723 Regional Automotive retail sales amp service
Ross Stores Inc 1704 Regional Family clothing stores
Publix 1678 Regional Retail grocery store
Home Depot Inc 1495 Regional Home center
Rite Aid Corp 1319 Regional Pharmacies amp drug stores
CVS Corp 1262 Regional Pharmacies amp drug stores
Dillardrsquos Inc 1205 Regional Department stores (except discount department stores)
Kohlrsquos Department Store 1198 Regional Department store
Advance Auto Parts 1087 Regional Automotive parts amp accessories stores
Best Buy Co Inc 1020 Regional Radio television amp other electronics stores
Stonecrest Shopping Center
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal16
Transportation amp Warehousing (NAICS 48)Company Employees County NAICS Description
American Airlines 11000 Mecklenburg Scheduled passenger air transportation
DMSI Inc 2175 Mecklenburg Transportation services
Transit Management of Charlotte Inc
715 Mecklenburg Public transportation
YRC Freight 700 Mecklenburg General freight trucking long-distance truckload
Charlotte Douglas International Airport
420 Mecklenburg Other airport operations
Carolina Cargo Inc 400 York General freight trucking long-distance truckload
Maersk Inc 375 Mecklenburg Freight transportation arrangement
FleetNet America Inc 300 Gaston Other support activities for road transportation
Sunbelt Furniture Xpress Inc
240 Catawba Common amp contract hauling
Estes Express Lines 226 Regional General freight trucking long-distance truckload
Averitt Express Inc 200 Regional General freight trucking long-distance truckload
USF Holland Inc 200 Mecklenburg Long distance trucking
Schneider National Inc 180 Mecklenburg Long distance trucking
Forward Air Corp 170 Mecklenburg Freight transportation arrangement
Odyssey Logistics amp Technology Corp
170 Mecklenburg Freight transportation arrangement
Cardinal Logistics Management Corp
161 Regional General freight trucking long-distance less than truckload
Ozburn-Hessey Logistics LLCOHL
150 Regional Freight transportation arrangement
Saia LTL Freight 150 Mecklenburg General freight trucking long-distance less than truckload
Air General Inc 130 Mecklenburg Freight transportation arrangement
Lisk Trucking Inc 125 Anson Long distance trucking operator
Charlotte was listed in the top 10 cities for export assistance
[Global Trade Magazine 2015]
Maersk
Charlottersquos Major Employerscharlotteglobal 17
Utilities (NAICS 22)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Duke Energy Corp 7800 Regional Electrical power generation amp distribution
Piedmont Natural Gas Co Inc
923 Regional Natural gas distribution
Scana Corporation 305 Gaston Natural gas distribution
Cogentrix Energy LLC 150 Mecklenburg Other electric power generation
Union Power Cooperative 128 Regional Electric power distribution
Duke Energyrsquos Marshall Steam Station
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal18
Wholesale Sales (NAICS 42)Company Employees County NAICS Code amp Description
Merchants Distributors Inc 1400 Catawba General line grocery merchant wholesalers
US Foods Inc 1245 Regional Wholesale general groceries
Cardinal Health Inc 960 Regional Medical dental amp hospital equipment amp supplies merchant wholesalers
Performance Fibers Inc 750 Regional Other miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers
Stanley Black amp Decker Inc 687 Regional Hardware merchant wholesalers
Doosan Infracore Portable Power Inc
500 Iredell Motor vehicle supplies amp new parts merchant wholesalers
Sysco Charlotte 500 Cabarrus Food service wholesale distribution
Atlas Copco 450 Regional Industrial machinery amp equipment merchant wholesalers
Carolina CAT 405 Regional Construction amp mining machinery amp equipment merchant wholesalers
Manheim Statesville 350 Iredell Automobile auction to dealers
ADESA Inc 300 Mecklenburg Automobile amp other motor vehicle merchant wholesalers
ZF Chassis Systems LLC 300 Catawba Motor vehicle supplies amp new parts merchant wholesalers
Hanes Industries Inc 295 Catawba Wholesale trade agents amp brokers
Murata Machinery USA Inc 280 Mecklenburg High-tech industrial equipment sales
Acosta Sales amp Marketing Co
276 Mecklenburg General line grocery merchant wholesalers
TharpeRobbins Co The 265 Iredell Assembler amp distributor of employee recognition awards
Haddon House Food Products
250 Chester Distribution center mdash groceries wholesaler
SellEthics Marketing Group Inc
250 Mecklenburg Other grocery amp related products merchant wholesalers
United Stationers Supply Co 250 Mecklenburg Stationery amp office supplies merchant wholesalers
Family Dollar
Forbo Siegling
7th Street Market
Many thanks to the following companies for their support of the Charlotte Chamberrsquos economic development efforts
PLATINUM SPONSORS
SILVER SPONSORS
GOLD SPONSOR
BRONZE SPONSORS
Axiom LawBradley Arant Boult Cummings LLPBryan Cave LLPBurkert Contromatic Corp Carolinas HealthCare SystemCompass Group North AmericaDiscoverReady LLCDTI Global Epiq SystemsFedExG4S Secure Solutions (USA) Inc
Haynes and Boone LLPHendrick Automotive GroupHollander Home Fashions InciCrossingLincoln HarrisLouis Raphael - Kizan International IncMcGuireWoodsPerformance Team Phillips-Van Heusen CorpRockTenn Rogers Electric
RR Donnelley amp Sons CompanyRust Consulting Inc Shearman amp SterlingSidley Austin LLPStanley Convergent Security SolutionsStaples Facility SolutionsSteelFab Inc XP RetailZeichner Ellman amp Krause LLP
Charlotte Chamber Economic Development | charlotteglobal330 South Tryon Street Charlotte NC 28202 USA | 7043781300 | cltecondev
Charlotte is one of the fastest-growing cities in the nation With our great location world-acclaimed international hub airport professional sports low energy costs diverse and
talented labor and a nationally ranked education system itrsquos easy to see why more businesses are flocking here every year
Visit charlotteglobal to learn more
copyPA
TRIC
KS
CH
NE
IDE
RP
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TOC
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330 South Tryon Street Charlotte NC 28202 7043781300
Charlottersquos Major Employerscharlotteglobal 9
Health Care amp Social Assistance (NAICS 62)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Carolinas HealthCare System
35000 Regional Hospitals amp medical services
Novant Health 11000 Regional General medical amp surgical hospital
CaroMont Health Inc 3980 Gaston General medical amp surgical hospital
Catawba Valley Medical Center
2200 Catawba General medical amp surgical hospital
Frye Regional Medical Center
2150 Catawba Hospital
WG (Bill) Hefner VA Medical Center
1700 Rowan General medical amp surgical hospital
Tenet Healthcare Corp 1500 York Acute care hospital emergency medical services outpatient care
Iredell Health System 1448 Iredell General medical amp surgical hospital
American Red Cross 1190 Regional Blood bank blood products amp services
Sava Senior Care 1105 Regional Continuing care retirement communities
White Oak Manor 938 Regional Nursing care facilities
OrthoCarolina 936 Regional Orthopedic clinic
Springs Memorial Hospital 875 Lancaster Hospital providing inpatient amp outpatient services amp clinics
Brookdale Senior Living Inc 835 Regional Retirement community
Lake Norman Regional Medical Center
775 Iredell General medical amp surgical hospital
Goodwill Industries of Southern Piedmont
661 Regional Employment amp training services for persons with employment barriers
Charlotte Eye Ear Nose amp Throat Associates PA
631 Regional Specialists in eye ear nose throat voice amp sleep medicine
Mecklenburg EMS Agency 525 Mecklenburg Paramedic service for Mecklenburg county
Davis Regional Medical Center
500 Iredell Health care
Peak Resources 482 Regional Nursing care facilities
is the regionrsquos largest employer
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal10
Information (NAICS 51)Company Employees County NAICS Description
ATampT North Carolina 3290 Regional Local phone service amp internet
Time Warner Cable Inc 3200 Regional Wired telecommunications carriers
Windstream Communications
1876 Regional Wire line communications products amp services
Microsoft Corp 1125 Mecklenburg Product support for Microsoft software consulting amp sales
Charlotte Observer The 800 Regional Newspaper publishers
ACN Inc 600 Cabarrus Telecommunications resellers
McKesson Corp 554 Mecklenburg Healthcare information solutions
Fiserv Inc 500 Catawba Data processing hosting amp related services
Comporium Communications
402 Regional Local amp long distance telecommunications
Hearst Corp 400 Mecklenburg Support unit for publishing amp pre-press services
Shutterfly Inc 400 York All other publishers
Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
358 Mecklenburg Public library
3D Systems Corp 320 York Software publishers
American City Business Journals Inc
300 Mecklenburg Newspaper publishing
Verizon Wireless 295 Regional Cellular amp other wireless telecommunications
ESPN Regional Television 260 Mecklenburg Sports programming
Mood Media 200 York Specialized sound recording for business use
Regal Entertainment Group 200 Regional Motion picture theaters
Gaston Gazette The 192 Gaston Newspaper publishing
Inspiration Television Network
192 Lancaster Christian cable satellite broadcasting network service
Premier
3D Systems Corp
Charlottersquos Major Employerscharlotteglobal 11
Manufacturing (NAICS 31-33)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Daimler Trucks North America LLC
6800 Regional Motor vehicle body manufacturing
HSM 5200 Regional Mattresses amp bedsprings
Century Furniture Industries
2450 Catawba Both upholstered amp wood furniture residential amp contract
Coca-Cola Bottling Co Consolidated
2147 Regional Soft drink manufacturing
Schaeffler Group USA Inc 1987 Regional Radial needle roller bearings needles pins amp precision components
Ingersoll Rand Co Ltd 1900 Mecklenburg Air amp gas compressor manufacturing
Allegheny Technologies Inc 1660 Union Nonferrous metal (except copper amp aluminum) rolling drawing amp extruding
Siemens Energy Inc Siemens Industry
1551 Mecklenburg Motor amp generator manufacturing
Tyson Foods Inc 1500 Union Poultry processing
International Paper Co 1500 Regional Non-folding sanitary food container manufacturing
American amp Efird Inc 1441 Gaston Thread mills
Pharr Yarns LLC 1400 Regional Yarn spinning mills
CommScope Inc 1400 Regional Data communications equipment manufacturing
Flextronics Inc 1400 Mecklenburg Electronics manufacturing
Parkdale Mills Inc 1297 Regional Yarn spinning mills
Snyderrsquos-Lance Inc 1280 Mecklenburg Snack foods (cookies crackers potato chips amp roasted peanuts)
Charlotte Pipe amp Foundry Co
1200 Regional Cast iron pipe amp fittings
Sealed Air 975 Mecklenburg Plastic bag amp pouch manufacturing
Electrolux North America 900 Mecklenburg Household vacuum cleaner manufacturing
RSI Home Products Inc 867 Lincoln Marble vanity tops amp bathroom cabinetry
More than 140000 people work in the manufacturing industry
in the Charlotte region
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal12
Other (NAICS 81)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Autobell Car Wash Inc 557 Regional Car washes
Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
400 Mecklenburg Religious organizations
Alsco Inc 308 Mecklenburg Industrial launderers
Maple Springs Laundry LLC 289 Catawba Industrial launderers
Massage Envy 284 Regional Other personal care services
Bethlehem Center of Charlotte Inc
235 Mecklenburg Community-based human services for children amp families
Modern Salon amp Spa Inc 234 Mecklenburg Hair salon amp day spa
Cintas Corp 231 Regional Uniform supply
Salisbury Rowan Community Action Agency Inc
200 Rowan Community service
Salvation Army 198 Regional Emergency homeless shelter
Rush Truck Center 177 Mecklenburg Automotive repair
Intermec Inc 175 Mecklenburg Repair depot for Intermec equipment
Meineke Car Care Centers Inc
133 Regional Automotive exhaust system repair
MorningStar Ministries 130 York Religious organizations
Hickory Grove Baptist Church
120 Mecklenburg Religious organizations
Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte
115 Mecklenburg Religious organizations
Aramark Corp 110 Mecklenburg Industrial uniform apparel services
UniFirst Corp 110 Mecklenburg Industrial launderers
Rental Uniform Service Inc 100 Iredell Industrial uniform launderers amp rental
SIM USA 100 Mecklenburg Religious organizations
Charlotte boasts the third most industry
variety in the country[WalletHubcom 2015]
Billy Graham Library
Charlottersquos Major Employerscharlotteglobal 13
Professional amp Technical Services (NAICS 54)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Red Ventures LLC 2700 Lancaster Marketing consulting services
IBM Corp 2500 Mecklenburg Computer software publishing
Aon Hewitt 1640 Mecklenburg Global human resources services firm
Lash Group 1500 Mecklenburg Health care consultant
CBampI 1071 Mecklenburg Engineers power transmission amp distribution systems
Premier Inc 900 Mecklenburg Health care management amp consulting services
Deloitte LLP 712 Mecklenburg Tax auditing amp accounting services
AREVA Inc 645 Mecklenburg Engineering services
Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP
600 Mecklenburg Offices of certified public accountants
EY 580 Mecklenburg Offices of certified public accountants
Security Forces Inc 500 Regional Security consulting services
Moore amp Van Allen PLLC 450 Mecklenburg Offices of lawyers
Synchrony Financial 400 Mecklenburg Financial services
CPI Corp 350 Mecklenburg Photography studios portrait
Grant Thornton LLP 350 Mecklenburg Global accounting
KPMG LLP 350 Mecklenburg Accounting auditing amp tax services
McGuireWoods LLP 350 Mecklenburg Offices of lawyers
AvidXchange Inc 320 Mecklenburg Technology consulting
Alston amp Bird LLP 300 Mecklenburg Offices of lawyers
Electric Power Research Institute Inc
300 Mecklenburg Utility research institute
Charlotte was named the
9th biggest city where white-collar
employmentis booming
[Forbes 2015]
North Carolina was listed in the top 10 states for high-tech performance
[US Chamber of Commerce Foundation 2015]
Electric Power Research Institute
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal14
Real Estate Rental (NAICS 53)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Wilkinson amp Associates 630 Mecklenburg Residential real estate
Sunbelt Rentals Inc 334 Regional Construction industrial specialty amp homeowner equipment rental
Allen Tate Co Inc 299 Regional Residential real estate agents
Lincoln Harris LLC 275 Mecklenburg Commercial real estate development
Childress Klein Properties 266 Mecklenburg Commercial real estate
Avis Budget Group Inc 213 Regional Car rental agencies
Enterprise Rent-A-Car 209 Regional Passenger cartruck rental
Keith Corp The 160 Mecklenburg Offices of real estate agents and brokers
Hertz Global Holdings 122 Regional Passenger car rental
Ryder Integrated Logistics 112 Regional Truck leasing amp rental finance leasing control logistics amp transportation
Public Administration (NAICS 92)Company Employees County NAICS Description
North Carolina State Government
7600 Regional State government
City of Charlotte 6800 Mecklenburg City government
US Government 5300 Regional Federal government
Mecklenburg County 5000 Mecklenburg County government
South Carolina State Government
2826 Regional State government
Gaston County 1500 Gaston County government
Iredell County 1330 Iredell County government
Catawba County 1100 Catawba County supervisor amp executive offices
Union County 1100 Union County government
Rowan County 1089 Rowan County government
York County SC 1000 York County government
Cabarrus County 987 Cabarrus County supervisor amp executive offices
City of Gastonia 958 Gaston City government
Lincoln County 940 Lincoln County government
City of Concord 919 Cabarrus City government
Cleveland County 890 Cleveland County government
City of Rock Hill 803 York City government
Lancaster County 762 Lancaster County government
City of Monroe 712 Union City government
NC Research Campus
Charlottersquos Major Employerscharlotteglobal 15
Retail (NAICS 44-45)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Wal-Mart Stores Inc 17100 Regional Discount department stores
Delhaize America Inc 9078 Regional Supermarkets amp other grocery stores
Harris Teeter Supermarkets 8239 Regional Retail grocery store
Lowersquos Companies Inc 7801 Regional Home improvement retail stores
Target Stores 3049 Regional Department store
Bi-Lo LLC 2500 Regional Supermarkets amp other grocery stores
Family Dollar Stores Inc 2500 Regional Discount department stores
Belk Inc 2300 Regional Department store retail company
TJX Companies Inc 1831 Regional Discount department stores
JC Penney Corp Inc 1793 Regional Department stores (except discount department stores)
Hendrick Automotive Group
1723 Regional Automotive retail sales amp service
Ross Stores Inc 1704 Regional Family clothing stores
Publix 1678 Regional Retail grocery store
Home Depot Inc 1495 Regional Home center
Rite Aid Corp 1319 Regional Pharmacies amp drug stores
CVS Corp 1262 Regional Pharmacies amp drug stores
Dillardrsquos Inc 1205 Regional Department stores (except discount department stores)
Kohlrsquos Department Store 1198 Regional Department store
Advance Auto Parts 1087 Regional Automotive parts amp accessories stores
Best Buy Co Inc 1020 Regional Radio television amp other electronics stores
Stonecrest Shopping Center
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal16
Transportation amp Warehousing (NAICS 48)Company Employees County NAICS Description
American Airlines 11000 Mecklenburg Scheduled passenger air transportation
DMSI Inc 2175 Mecklenburg Transportation services
Transit Management of Charlotte Inc
715 Mecklenburg Public transportation
YRC Freight 700 Mecklenburg General freight trucking long-distance truckload
Charlotte Douglas International Airport
420 Mecklenburg Other airport operations
Carolina Cargo Inc 400 York General freight trucking long-distance truckload
Maersk Inc 375 Mecklenburg Freight transportation arrangement
FleetNet America Inc 300 Gaston Other support activities for road transportation
Sunbelt Furniture Xpress Inc
240 Catawba Common amp contract hauling
Estes Express Lines 226 Regional General freight trucking long-distance truckload
Averitt Express Inc 200 Regional General freight trucking long-distance truckload
USF Holland Inc 200 Mecklenburg Long distance trucking
Schneider National Inc 180 Mecklenburg Long distance trucking
Forward Air Corp 170 Mecklenburg Freight transportation arrangement
Odyssey Logistics amp Technology Corp
170 Mecklenburg Freight transportation arrangement
Cardinal Logistics Management Corp
161 Regional General freight trucking long-distance less than truckload
Ozburn-Hessey Logistics LLCOHL
150 Regional Freight transportation arrangement
Saia LTL Freight 150 Mecklenburg General freight trucking long-distance less than truckload
Air General Inc 130 Mecklenburg Freight transportation arrangement
Lisk Trucking Inc 125 Anson Long distance trucking operator
Charlotte was listed in the top 10 cities for export assistance
[Global Trade Magazine 2015]
Maersk
Charlottersquos Major Employerscharlotteglobal 17
Utilities (NAICS 22)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Duke Energy Corp 7800 Regional Electrical power generation amp distribution
Piedmont Natural Gas Co Inc
923 Regional Natural gas distribution
Scana Corporation 305 Gaston Natural gas distribution
Cogentrix Energy LLC 150 Mecklenburg Other electric power generation
Union Power Cooperative 128 Regional Electric power distribution
Duke Energyrsquos Marshall Steam Station
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal18
Wholesale Sales (NAICS 42)Company Employees County NAICS Code amp Description
Merchants Distributors Inc 1400 Catawba General line grocery merchant wholesalers
US Foods Inc 1245 Regional Wholesale general groceries
Cardinal Health Inc 960 Regional Medical dental amp hospital equipment amp supplies merchant wholesalers
Performance Fibers Inc 750 Regional Other miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers
Stanley Black amp Decker Inc 687 Regional Hardware merchant wholesalers
Doosan Infracore Portable Power Inc
500 Iredell Motor vehicle supplies amp new parts merchant wholesalers
Sysco Charlotte 500 Cabarrus Food service wholesale distribution
Atlas Copco 450 Regional Industrial machinery amp equipment merchant wholesalers
Carolina CAT 405 Regional Construction amp mining machinery amp equipment merchant wholesalers
Manheim Statesville 350 Iredell Automobile auction to dealers
ADESA Inc 300 Mecklenburg Automobile amp other motor vehicle merchant wholesalers
ZF Chassis Systems LLC 300 Catawba Motor vehicle supplies amp new parts merchant wholesalers
Hanes Industries Inc 295 Catawba Wholesale trade agents amp brokers
Murata Machinery USA Inc 280 Mecklenburg High-tech industrial equipment sales
Acosta Sales amp Marketing Co
276 Mecklenburg General line grocery merchant wholesalers
TharpeRobbins Co The 265 Iredell Assembler amp distributor of employee recognition awards
Haddon House Food Products
250 Chester Distribution center mdash groceries wholesaler
SellEthics Marketing Group Inc
250 Mecklenburg Other grocery amp related products merchant wholesalers
United Stationers Supply Co 250 Mecklenburg Stationery amp office supplies merchant wholesalers
Family Dollar
Forbo Siegling
7th Street Market
Many thanks to the following companies for their support of the Charlotte Chamberrsquos economic development efforts
PLATINUM SPONSORS
SILVER SPONSORS
GOLD SPONSOR
BRONZE SPONSORS
Axiom LawBradley Arant Boult Cummings LLPBryan Cave LLPBurkert Contromatic Corp Carolinas HealthCare SystemCompass Group North AmericaDiscoverReady LLCDTI Global Epiq SystemsFedExG4S Secure Solutions (USA) Inc
Haynes and Boone LLPHendrick Automotive GroupHollander Home Fashions InciCrossingLincoln HarrisLouis Raphael - Kizan International IncMcGuireWoodsPerformance Team Phillips-Van Heusen CorpRockTenn Rogers Electric
RR Donnelley amp Sons CompanyRust Consulting Inc Shearman amp SterlingSidley Austin LLPStanley Convergent Security SolutionsStaples Facility SolutionsSteelFab Inc XP RetailZeichner Ellman amp Krause LLP
Charlotte Chamber Economic Development | charlotteglobal330 South Tryon Street Charlotte NC 28202 USA | 7043781300 | cltecondev
Charlotte is one of the fastest-growing cities in the nation With our great location world-acclaimed international hub airport professional sports low energy costs diverse and
talented labor and a nationally ranked education system itrsquos easy to see why more businesses are flocking here every year
Visit charlotteglobal to learn more
copyPA
TRIC
KS
CH
NE
IDE
RP
HO
TOC
OM
330 South Tryon Street Charlotte NC 28202 7043781300
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal10
Information (NAICS 51)Company Employees County NAICS Description
ATampT North Carolina 3290 Regional Local phone service amp internet
Time Warner Cable Inc 3200 Regional Wired telecommunications carriers
Windstream Communications
1876 Regional Wire line communications products amp services
Microsoft Corp 1125 Mecklenburg Product support for Microsoft software consulting amp sales
Charlotte Observer The 800 Regional Newspaper publishers
ACN Inc 600 Cabarrus Telecommunications resellers
McKesson Corp 554 Mecklenburg Healthcare information solutions
Fiserv Inc 500 Catawba Data processing hosting amp related services
Comporium Communications
402 Regional Local amp long distance telecommunications
Hearst Corp 400 Mecklenburg Support unit for publishing amp pre-press services
Shutterfly Inc 400 York All other publishers
Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
358 Mecklenburg Public library
3D Systems Corp 320 York Software publishers
American City Business Journals Inc
300 Mecklenburg Newspaper publishing
Verizon Wireless 295 Regional Cellular amp other wireless telecommunications
ESPN Regional Television 260 Mecklenburg Sports programming
Mood Media 200 York Specialized sound recording for business use
Regal Entertainment Group 200 Regional Motion picture theaters
Gaston Gazette The 192 Gaston Newspaper publishing
Inspiration Television Network
192 Lancaster Christian cable satellite broadcasting network service
Premier
3D Systems Corp
Charlottersquos Major Employerscharlotteglobal 11
Manufacturing (NAICS 31-33)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Daimler Trucks North America LLC
6800 Regional Motor vehicle body manufacturing
HSM 5200 Regional Mattresses amp bedsprings
Century Furniture Industries
2450 Catawba Both upholstered amp wood furniture residential amp contract
Coca-Cola Bottling Co Consolidated
2147 Regional Soft drink manufacturing
Schaeffler Group USA Inc 1987 Regional Radial needle roller bearings needles pins amp precision components
Ingersoll Rand Co Ltd 1900 Mecklenburg Air amp gas compressor manufacturing
Allegheny Technologies Inc 1660 Union Nonferrous metal (except copper amp aluminum) rolling drawing amp extruding
Siemens Energy Inc Siemens Industry
1551 Mecklenburg Motor amp generator manufacturing
Tyson Foods Inc 1500 Union Poultry processing
International Paper Co 1500 Regional Non-folding sanitary food container manufacturing
American amp Efird Inc 1441 Gaston Thread mills
Pharr Yarns LLC 1400 Regional Yarn spinning mills
CommScope Inc 1400 Regional Data communications equipment manufacturing
Flextronics Inc 1400 Mecklenburg Electronics manufacturing
Parkdale Mills Inc 1297 Regional Yarn spinning mills
Snyderrsquos-Lance Inc 1280 Mecklenburg Snack foods (cookies crackers potato chips amp roasted peanuts)
Charlotte Pipe amp Foundry Co
1200 Regional Cast iron pipe amp fittings
Sealed Air 975 Mecklenburg Plastic bag amp pouch manufacturing
Electrolux North America 900 Mecklenburg Household vacuum cleaner manufacturing
RSI Home Products Inc 867 Lincoln Marble vanity tops amp bathroom cabinetry
More than 140000 people work in the manufacturing industry
in the Charlotte region
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal12
Other (NAICS 81)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Autobell Car Wash Inc 557 Regional Car washes
Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
400 Mecklenburg Religious organizations
Alsco Inc 308 Mecklenburg Industrial launderers
Maple Springs Laundry LLC 289 Catawba Industrial launderers
Massage Envy 284 Regional Other personal care services
Bethlehem Center of Charlotte Inc
235 Mecklenburg Community-based human services for children amp families
Modern Salon amp Spa Inc 234 Mecklenburg Hair salon amp day spa
Cintas Corp 231 Regional Uniform supply
Salisbury Rowan Community Action Agency Inc
200 Rowan Community service
Salvation Army 198 Regional Emergency homeless shelter
Rush Truck Center 177 Mecklenburg Automotive repair
Intermec Inc 175 Mecklenburg Repair depot for Intermec equipment
Meineke Car Care Centers Inc
133 Regional Automotive exhaust system repair
MorningStar Ministries 130 York Religious organizations
Hickory Grove Baptist Church
120 Mecklenburg Religious organizations
Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte
115 Mecklenburg Religious organizations
Aramark Corp 110 Mecklenburg Industrial uniform apparel services
UniFirst Corp 110 Mecklenburg Industrial launderers
Rental Uniform Service Inc 100 Iredell Industrial uniform launderers amp rental
SIM USA 100 Mecklenburg Religious organizations
Charlotte boasts the third most industry
variety in the country[WalletHubcom 2015]
Billy Graham Library
Charlottersquos Major Employerscharlotteglobal 13
Professional amp Technical Services (NAICS 54)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Red Ventures LLC 2700 Lancaster Marketing consulting services
IBM Corp 2500 Mecklenburg Computer software publishing
Aon Hewitt 1640 Mecklenburg Global human resources services firm
Lash Group 1500 Mecklenburg Health care consultant
CBampI 1071 Mecklenburg Engineers power transmission amp distribution systems
Premier Inc 900 Mecklenburg Health care management amp consulting services
Deloitte LLP 712 Mecklenburg Tax auditing amp accounting services
AREVA Inc 645 Mecklenburg Engineering services
Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP
600 Mecklenburg Offices of certified public accountants
EY 580 Mecklenburg Offices of certified public accountants
Security Forces Inc 500 Regional Security consulting services
Moore amp Van Allen PLLC 450 Mecklenburg Offices of lawyers
Synchrony Financial 400 Mecklenburg Financial services
CPI Corp 350 Mecklenburg Photography studios portrait
Grant Thornton LLP 350 Mecklenburg Global accounting
KPMG LLP 350 Mecklenburg Accounting auditing amp tax services
McGuireWoods LLP 350 Mecklenburg Offices of lawyers
AvidXchange Inc 320 Mecklenburg Technology consulting
Alston amp Bird LLP 300 Mecklenburg Offices of lawyers
Electric Power Research Institute Inc
300 Mecklenburg Utility research institute
Charlotte was named the
9th biggest city where white-collar
employmentis booming
[Forbes 2015]
North Carolina was listed in the top 10 states for high-tech performance
[US Chamber of Commerce Foundation 2015]
Electric Power Research Institute
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal14
Real Estate Rental (NAICS 53)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Wilkinson amp Associates 630 Mecklenburg Residential real estate
Sunbelt Rentals Inc 334 Regional Construction industrial specialty amp homeowner equipment rental
Allen Tate Co Inc 299 Regional Residential real estate agents
Lincoln Harris LLC 275 Mecklenburg Commercial real estate development
Childress Klein Properties 266 Mecklenburg Commercial real estate
Avis Budget Group Inc 213 Regional Car rental agencies
Enterprise Rent-A-Car 209 Regional Passenger cartruck rental
Keith Corp The 160 Mecklenburg Offices of real estate agents and brokers
Hertz Global Holdings 122 Regional Passenger car rental
Ryder Integrated Logistics 112 Regional Truck leasing amp rental finance leasing control logistics amp transportation
Public Administration (NAICS 92)Company Employees County NAICS Description
North Carolina State Government
7600 Regional State government
City of Charlotte 6800 Mecklenburg City government
US Government 5300 Regional Federal government
Mecklenburg County 5000 Mecklenburg County government
South Carolina State Government
2826 Regional State government
Gaston County 1500 Gaston County government
Iredell County 1330 Iredell County government
Catawba County 1100 Catawba County supervisor amp executive offices
Union County 1100 Union County government
Rowan County 1089 Rowan County government
York County SC 1000 York County government
Cabarrus County 987 Cabarrus County supervisor amp executive offices
City of Gastonia 958 Gaston City government
Lincoln County 940 Lincoln County government
City of Concord 919 Cabarrus City government
Cleveland County 890 Cleveland County government
City of Rock Hill 803 York City government
Lancaster County 762 Lancaster County government
City of Monroe 712 Union City government
NC Research Campus
Charlottersquos Major Employerscharlotteglobal 15
Retail (NAICS 44-45)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Wal-Mart Stores Inc 17100 Regional Discount department stores
Delhaize America Inc 9078 Regional Supermarkets amp other grocery stores
Harris Teeter Supermarkets 8239 Regional Retail grocery store
Lowersquos Companies Inc 7801 Regional Home improvement retail stores
Target Stores 3049 Regional Department store
Bi-Lo LLC 2500 Regional Supermarkets amp other grocery stores
Family Dollar Stores Inc 2500 Regional Discount department stores
Belk Inc 2300 Regional Department store retail company
TJX Companies Inc 1831 Regional Discount department stores
JC Penney Corp Inc 1793 Regional Department stores (except discount department stores)
Hendrick Automotive Group
1723 Regional Automotive retail sales amp service
Ross Stores Inc 1704 Regional Family clothing stores
Publix 1678 Regional Retail grocery store
Home Depot Inc 1495 Regional Home center
Rite Aid Corp 1319 Regional Pharmacies amp drug stores
CVS Corp 1262 Regional Pharmacies amp drug stores
Dillardrsquos Inc 1205 Regional Department stores (except discount department stores)
Kohlrsquos Department Store 1198 Regional Department store
Advance Auto Parts 1087 Regional Automotive parts amp accessories stores
Best Buy Co Inc 1020 Regional Radio television amp other electronics stores
Stonecrest Shopping Center
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal16
Transportation amp Warehousing (NAICS 48)Company Employees County NAICS Description
American Airlines 11000 Mecklenburg Scheduled passenger air transportation
DMSI Inc 2175 Mecklenburg Transportation services
Transit Management of Charlotte Inc
715 Mecklenburg Public transportation
YRC Freight 700 Mecklenburg General freight trucking long-distance truckload
Charlotte Douglas International Airport
420 Mecklenburg Other airport operations
Carolina Cargo Inc 400 York General freight trucking long-distance truckload
Maersk Inc 375 Mecklenburg Freight transportation arrangement
FleetNet America Inc 300 Gaston Other support activities for road transportation
Sunbelt Furniture Xpress Inc
240 Catawba Common amp contract hauling
Estes Express Lines 226 Regional General freight trucking long-distance truckload
Averitt Express Inc 200 Regional General freight trucking long-distance truckload
USF Holland Inc 200 Mecklenburg Long distance trucking
Schneider National Inc 180 Mecklenburg Long distance trucking
Forward Air Corp 170 Mecklenburg Freight transportation arrangement
Odyssey Logistics amp Technology Corp
170 Mecklenburg Freight transportation arrangement
Cardinal Logistics Management Corp
161 Regional General freight trucking long-distance less than truckload
Ozburn-Hessey Logistics LLCOHL
150 Regional Freight transportation arrangement
Saia LTL Freight 150 Mecklenburg General freight trucking long-distance less than truckload
Air General Inc 130 Mecklenburg Freight transportation arrangement
Lisk Trucking Inc 125 Anson Long distance trucking operator
Charlotte was listed in the top 10 cities for export assistance
[Global Trade Magazine 2015]
Maersk
Charlottersquos Major Employerscharlotteglobal 17
Utilities (NAICS 22)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Duke Energy Corp 7800 Regional Electrical power generation amp distribution
Piedmont Natural Gas Co Inc
923 Regional Natural gas distribution
Scana Corporation 305 Gaston Natural gas distribution
Cogentrix Energy LLC 150 Mecklenburg Other electric power generation
Union Power Cooperative 128 Regional Electric power distribution
Duke Energyrsquos Marshall Steam Station
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal18
Wholesale Sales (NAICS 42)Company Employees County NAICS Code amp Description
Merchants Distributors Inc 1400 Catawba General line grocery merchant wholesalers
US Foods Inc 1245 Regional Wholesale general groceries
Cardinal Health Inc 960 Regional Medical dental amp hospital equipment amp supplies merchant wholesalers
Performance Fibers Inc 750 Regional Other miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers
Stanley Black amp Decker Inc 687 Regional Hardware merchant wholesalers
Doosan Infracore Portable Power Inc
500 Iredell Motor vehicle supplies amp new parts merchant wholesalers
Sysco Charlotte 500 Cabarrus Food service wholesale distribution
Atlas Copco 450 Regional Industrial machinery amp equipment merchant wholesalers
Carolina CAT 405 Regional Construction amp mining machinery amp equipment merchant wholesalers
Manheim Statesville 350 Iredell Automobile auction to dealers
ADESA Inc 300 Mecklenburg Automobile amp other motor vehicle merchant wholesalers
ZF Chassis Systems LLC 300 Catawba Motor vehicle supplies amp new parts merchant wholesalers
Hanes Industries Inc 295 Catawba Wholesale trade agents amp brokers
Murata Machinery USA Inc 280 Mecklenburg High-tech industrial equipment sales
Acosta Sales amp Marketing Co
276 Mecklenburg General line grocery merchant wholesalers
TharpeRobbins Co The 265 Iredell Assembler amp distributor of employee recognition awards
Haddon House Food Products
250 Chester Distribution center mdash groceries wholesaler
SellEthics Marketing Group Inc
250 Mecklenburg Other grocery amp related products merchant wholesalers
United Stationers Supply Co 250 Mecklenburg Stationery amp office supplies merchant wholesalers
Family Dollar
Forbo Siegling
7th Street Market
Many thanks to the following companies for their support of the Charlotte Chamberrsquos economic development efforts
PLATINUM SPONSORS
SILVER SPONSORS
GOLD SPONSOR
BRONZE SPONSORS
Axiom LawBradley Arant Boult Cummings LLPBryan Cave LLPBurkert Contromatic Corp Carolinas HealthCare SystemCompass Group North AmericaDiscoverReady LLCDTI Global Epiq SystemsFedExG4S Secure Solutions (USA) Inc
Haynes and Boone LLPHendrick Automotive GroupHollander Home Fashions InciCrossingLincoln HarrisLouis Raphael - Kizan International IncMcGuireWoodsPerformance Team Phillips-Van Heusen CorpRockTenn Rogers Electric
RR Donnelley amp Sons CompanyRust Consulting Inc Shearman amp SterlingSidley Austin LLPStanley Convergent Security SolutionsStaples Facility SolutionsSteelFab Inc XP RetailZeichner Ellman amp Krause LLP
Charlotte Chamber Economic Development | charlotteglobal330 South Tryon Street Charlotte NC 28202 USA | 7043781300 | cltecondev
Charlotte is one of the fastest-growing cities in the nation With our great location world-acclaimed international hub airport professional sports low energy costs diverse and
talented labor and a nationally ranked education system itrsquos easy to see why more businesses are flocking here every year
Visit charlotteglobal to learn more
copyPA
TRIC
KS
CH
NE
IDE
RP
HO
TOC
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330 South Tryon Street Charlotte NC 28202 7043781300
Charlottersquos Major Employerscharlotteglobal 11
Manufacturing (NAICS 31-33)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Daimler Trucks North America LLC
6800 Regional Motor vehicle body manufacturing
HSM 5200 Regional Mattresses amp bedsprings
Century Furniture Industries
2450 Catawba Both upholstered amp wood furniture residential amp contract
Coca-Cola Bottling Co Consolidated
2147 Regional Soft drink manufacturing
Schaeffler Group USA Inc 1987 Regional Radial needle roller bearings needles pins amp precision components
Ingersoll Rand Co Ltd 1900 Mecklenburg Air amp gas compressor manufacturing
Allegheny Technologies Inc 1660 Union Nonferrous metal (except copper amp aluminum) rolling drawing amp extruding
Siemens Energy Inc Siemens Industry
1551 Mecklenburg Motor amp generator manufacturing
Tyson Foods Inc 1500 Union Poultry processing
International Paper Co 1500 Regional Non-folding sanitary food container manufacturing
American amp Efird Inc 1441 Gaston Thread mills
Pharr Yarns LLC 1400 Regional Yarn spinning mills
CommScope Inc 1400 Regional Data communications equipment manufacturing
Flextronics Inc 1400 Mecklenburg Electronics manufacturing
Parkdale Mills Inc 1297 Regional Yarn spinning mills
Snyderrsquos-Lance Inc 1280 Mecklenburg Snack foods (cookies crackers potato chips amp roasted peanuts)
Charlotte Pipe amp Foundry Co
1200 Regional Cast iron pipe amp fittings
Sealed Air 975 Mecklenburg Plastic bag amp pouch manufacturing
Electrolux North America 900 Mecklenburg Household vacuum cleaner manufacturing
RSI Home Products Inc 867 Lincoln Marble vanity tops amp bathroom cabinetry
More than 140000 people work in the manufacturing industry
in the Charlotte region
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal12
Other (NAICS 81)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Autobell Car Wash Inc 557 Regional Car washes
Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
400 Mecklenburg Religious organizations
Alsco Inc 308 Mecklenburg Industrial launderers
Maple Springs Laundry LLC 289 Catawba Industrial launderers
Massage Envy 284 Regional Other personal care services
Bethlehem Center of Charlotte Inc
235 Mecklenburg Community-based human services for children amp families
Modern Salon amp Spa Inc 234 Mecklenburg Hair salon amp day spa
Cintas Corp 231 Regional Uniform supply
Salisbury Rowan Community Action Agency Inc
200 Rowan Community service
Salvation Army 198 Regional Emergency homeless shelter
Rush Truck Center 177 Mecklenburg Automotive repair
Intermec Inc 175 Mecklenburg Repair depot for Intermec equipment
Meineke Car Care Centers Inc
133 Regional Automotive exhaust system repair
MorningStar Ministries 130 York Religious organizations
Hickory Grove Baptist Church
120 Mecklenburg Religious organizations
Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte
115 Mecklenburg Religious organizations
Aramark Corp 110 Mecklenburg Industrial uniform apparel services
UniFirst Corp 110 Mecklenburg Industrial launderers
Rental Uniform Service Inc 100 Iredell Industrial uniform launderers amp rental
SIM USA 100 Mecklenburg Religious organizations
Charlotte boasts the third most industry
variety in the country[WalletHubcom 2015]
Billy Graham Library
Charlottersquos Major Employerscharlotteglobal 13
Professional amp Technical Services (NAICS 54)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Red Ventures LLC 2700 Lancaster Marketing consulting services
IBM Corp 2500 Mecklenburg Computer software publishing
Aon Hewitt 1640 Mecklenburg Global human resources services firm
Lash Group 1500 Mecklenburg Health care consultant
CBampI 1071 Mecklenburg Engineers power transmission amp distribution systems
Premier Inc 900 Mecklenburg Health care management amp consulting services
Deloitte LLP 712 Mecklenburg Tax auditing amp accounting services
AREVA Inc 645 Mecklenburg Engineering services
Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP
600 Mecklenburg Offices of certified public accountants
EY 580 Mecklenburg Offices of certified public accountants
Security Forces Inc 500 Regional Security consulting services
Moore amp Van Allen PLLC 450 Mecklenburg Offices of lawyers
Synchrony Financial 400 Mecklenburg Financial services
CPI Corp 350 Mecklenburg Photography studios portrait
Grant Thornton LLP 350 Mecklenburg Global accounting
KPMG LLP 350 Mecklenburg Accounting auditing amp tax services
McGuireWoods LLP 350 Mecklenburg Offices of lawyers
AvidXchange Inc 320 Mecklenburg Technology consulting
Alston amp Bird LLP 300 Mecklenburg Offices of lawyers
Electric Power Research Institute Inc
300 Mecklenburg Utility research institute
Charlotte was named the
9th biggest city where white-collar
employmentis booming
[Forbes 2015]
North Carolina was listed in the top 10 states for high-tech performance
[US Chamber of Commerce Foundation 2015]
Electric Power Research Institute
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal14
Real Estate Rental (NAICS 53)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Wilkinson amp Associates 630 Mecklenburg Residential real estate
Sunbelt Rentals Inc 334 Regional Construction industrial specialty amp homeowner equipment rental
Allen Tate Co Inc 299 Regional Residential real estate agents
Lincoln Harris LLC 275 Mecklenburg Commercial real estate development
Childress Klein Properties 266 Mecklenburg Commercial real estate
Avis Budget Group Inc 213 Regional Car rental agencies
Enterprise Rent-A-Car 209 Regional Passenger cartruck rental
Keith Corp The 160 Mecklenburg Offices of real estate agents and brokers
Hertz Global Holdings 122 Regional Passenger car rental
Ryder Integrated Logistics 112 Regional Truck leasing amp rental finance leasing control logistics amp transportation
Public Administration (NAICS 92)Company Employees County NAICS Description
North Carolina State Government
7600 Regional State government
City of Charlotte 6800 Mecklenburg City government
US Government 5300 Regional Federal government
Mecklenburg County 5000 Mecklenburg County government
South Carolina State Government
2826 Regional State government
Gaston County 1500 Gaston County government
Iredell County 1330 Iredell County government
Catawba County 1100 Catawba County supervisor amp executive offices
Union County 1100 Union County government
Rowan County 1089 Rowan County government
York County SC 1000 York County government
Cabarrus County 987 Cabarrus County supervisor amp executive offices
City of Gastonia 958 Gaston City government
Lincoln County 940 Lincoln County government
City of Concord 919 Cabarrus City government
Cleveland County 890 Cleveland County government
City of Rock Hill 803 York City government
Lancaster County 762 Lancaster County government
City of Monroe 712 Union City government
NC Research Campus
Charlottersquos Major Employerscharlotteglobal 15
Retail (NAICS 44-45)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Wal-Mart Stores Inc 17100 Regional Discount department stores
Delhaize America Inc 9078 Regional Supermarkets amp other grocery stores
Harris Teeter Supermarkets 8239 Regional Retail grocery store
Lowersquos Companies Inc 7801 Regional Home improvement retail stores
Target Stores 3049 Regional Department store
Bi-Lo LLC 2500 Regional Supermarkets amp other grocery stores
Family Dollar Stores Inc 2500 Regional Discount department stores
Belk Inc 2300 Regional Department store retail company
TJX Companies Inc 1831 Regional Discount department stores
JC Penney Corp Inc 1793 Regional Department stores (except discount department stores)
Hendrick Automotive Group
1723 Regional Automotive retail sales amp service
Ross Stores Inc 1704 Regional Family clothing stores
Publix 1678 Regional Retail grocery store
Home Depot Inc 1495 Regional Home center
Rite Aid Corp 1319 Regional Pharmacies amp drug stores
CVS Corp 1262 Regional Pharmacies amp drug stores
Dillardrsquos Inc 1205 Regional Department stores (except discount department stores)
Kohlrsquos Department Store 1198 Regional Department store
Advance Auto Parts 1087 Regional Automotive parts amp accessories stores
Best Buy Co Inc 1020 Regional Radio television amp other electronics stores
Stonecrest Shopping Center
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal16
Transportation amp Warehousing (NAICS 48)Company Employees County NAICS Description
American Airlines 11000 Mecklenburg Scheduled passenger air transportation
DMSI Inc 2175 Mecklenburg Transportation services
Transit Management of Charlotte Inc
715 Mecklenburg Public transportation
YRC Freight 700 Mecklenburg General freight trucking long-distance truckload
Charlotte Douglas International Airport
420 Mecklenburg Other airport operations
Carolina Cargo Inc 400 York General freight trucking long-distance truckload
Maersk Inc 375 Mecklenburg Freight transportation arrangement
FleetNet America Inc 300 Gaston Other support activities for road transportation
Sunbelt Furniture Xpress Inc
240 Catawba Common amp contract hauling
Estes Express Lines 226 Regional General freight trucking long-distance truckload
Averitt Express Inc 200 Regional General freight trucking long-distance truckload
USF Holland Inc 200 Mecklenburg Long distance trucking
Schneider National Inc 180 Mecklenburg Long distance trucking
Forward Air Corp 170 Mecklenburg Freight transportation arrangement
Odyssey Logistics amp Technology Corp
170 Mecklenburg Freight transportation arrangement
Cardinal Logistics Management Corp
161 Regional General freight trucking long-distance less than truckload
Ozburn-Hessey Logistics LLCOHL
150 Regional Freight transportation arrangement
Saia LTL Freight 150 Mecklenburg General freight trucking long-distance less than truckload
Air General Inc 130 Mecklenburg Freight transportation arrangement
Lisk Trucking Inc 125 Anson Long distance trucking operator
Charlotte was listed in the top 10 cities for export assistance
[Global Trade Magazine 2015]
Maersk
Charlottersquos Major Employerscharlotteglobal 17
Utilities (NAICS 22)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Duke Energy Corp 7800 Regional Electrical power generation amp distribution
Piedmont Natural Gas Co Inc
923 Regional Natural gas distribution
Scana Corporation 305 Gaston Natural gas distribution
Cogentrix Energy LLC 150 Mecklenburg Other electric power generation
Union Power Cooperative 128 Regional Electric power distribution
Duke Energyrsquos Marshall Steam Station
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal18
Wholesale Sales (NAICS 42)Company Employees County NAICS Code amp Description
Merchants Distributors Inc 1400 Catawba General line grocery merchant wholesalers
US Foods Inc 1245 Regional Wholesale general groceries
Cardinal Health Inc 960 Regional Medical dental amp hospital equipment amp supplies merchant wholesalers
Performance Fibers Inc 750 Regional Other miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers
Stanley Black amp Decker Inc 687 Regional Hardware merchant wholesalers
Doosan Infracore Portable Power Inc
500 Iredell Motor vehicle supplies amp new parts merchant wholesalers
Sysco Charlotte 500 Cabarrus Food service wholesale distribution
Atlas Copco 450 Regional Industrial machinery amp equipment merchant wholesalers
Carolina CAT 405 Regional Construction amp mining machinery amp equipment merchant wholesalers
Manheim Statesville 350 Iredell Automobile auction to dealers
ADESA Inc 300 Mecklenburg Automobile amp other motor vehicle merchant wholesalers
ZF Chassis Systems LLC 300 Catawba Motor vehicle supplies amp new parts merchant wholesalers
Hanes Industries Inc 295 Catawba Wholesale trade agents amp brokers
Murata Machinery USA Inc 280 Mecklenburg High-tech industrial equipment sales
Acosta Sales amp Marketing Co
276 Mecklenburg General line grocery merchant wholesalers
TharpeRobbins Co The 265 Iredell Assembler amp distributor of employee recognition awards
Haddon House Food Products
250 Chester Distribution center mdash groceries wholesaler
SellEthics Marketing Group Inc
250 Mecklenburg Other grocery amp related products merchant wholesalers
United Stationers Supply Co 250 Mecklenburg Stationery amp office supplies merchant wholesalers
Family Dollar
Forbo Siegling
7th Street Market
Many thanks to the following companies for their support of the Charlotte Chamberrsquos economic development efforts
PLATINUM SPONSORS
SILVER SPONSORS
GOLD SPONSOR
BRONZE SPONSORS
Axiom LawBradley Arant Boult Cummings LLPBryan Cave LLPBurkert Contromatic Corp Carolinas HealthCare SystemCompass Group North AmericaDiscoverReady LLCDTI Global Epiq SystemsFedExG4S Secure Solutions (USA) Inc
Haynes and Boone LLPHendrick Automotive GroupHollander Home Fashions InciCrossingLincoln HarrisLouis Raphael - Kizan International IncMcGuireWoodsPerformance Team Phillips-Van Heusen CorpRockTenn Rogers Electric
RR Donnelley amp Sons CompanyRust Consulting Inc Shearman amp SterlingSidley Austin LLPStanley Convergent Security SolutionsStaples Facility SolutionsSteelFab Inc XP RetailZeichner Ellman amp Krause LLP
Charlotte Chamber Economic Development | charlotteglobal330 South Tryon Street Charlotte NC 28202 USA | 7043781300 | cltecondev
Charlotte is one of the fastest-growing cities in the nation With our great location world-acclaimed international hub airport professional sports low energy costs diverse and
talented labor and a nationally ranked education system itrsquos easy to see why more businesses are flocking here every year
Visit charlotteglobal to learn more
copyPA
TRIC
KS
CH
NE
IDE
RP
HO
TOC
OM
330 South Tryon Street Charlotte NC 28202 7043781300
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal12
Other (NAICS 81)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Autobell Car Wash Inc 557 Regional Car washes
Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
400 Mecklenburg Religious organizations
Alsco Inc 308 Mecklenburg Industrial launderers
Maple Springs Laundry LLC 289 Catawba Industrial launderers
Massage Envy 284 Regional Other personal care services
Bethlehem Center of Charlotte Inc
235 Mecklenburg Community-based human services for children amp families
Modern Salon amp Spa Inc 234 Mecklenburg Hair salon amp day spa
Cintas Corp 231 Regional Uniform supply
Salisbury Rowan Community Action Agency Inc
200 Rowan Community service
Salvation Army 198 Regional Emergency homeless shelter
Rush Truck Center 177 Mecklenburg Automotive repair
Intermec Inc 175 Mecklenburg Repair depot for Intermec equipment
Meineke Car Care Centers Inc
133 Regional Automotive exhaust system repair
MorningStar Ministries 130 York Religious organizations
Hickory Grove Baptist Church
120 Mecklenburg Religious organizations
Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte
115 Mecklenburg Religious organizations
Aramark Corp 110 Mecklenburg Industrial uniform apparel services
UniFirst Corp 110 Mecklenburg Industrial launderers
Rental Uniform Service Inc 100 Iredell Industrial uniform launderers amp rental
SIM USA 100 Mecklenburg Religious organizations
Charlotte boasts the third most industry
variety in the country[WalletHubcom 2015]
Billy Graham Library
Charlottersquos Major Employerscharlotteglobal 13
Professional amp Technical Services (NAICS 54)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Red Ventures LLC 2700 Lancaster Marketing consulting services
IBM Corp 2500 Mecklenburg Computer software publishing
Aon Hewitt 1640 Mecklenburg Global human resources services firm
Lash Group 1500 Mecklenburg Health care consultant
CBampI 1071 Mecklenburg Engineers power transmission amp distribution systems
Premier Inc 900 Mecklenburg Health care management amp consulting services
Deloitte LLP 712 Mecklenburg Tax auditing amp accounting services
AREVA Inc 645 Mecklenburg Engineering services
Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP
600 Mecklenburg Offices of certified public accountants
EY 580 Mecklenburg Offices of certified public accountants
Security Forces Inc 500 Regional Security consulting services
Moore amp Van Allen PLLC 450 Mecklenburg Offices of lawyers
Synchrony Financial 400 Mecklenburg Financial services
CPI Corp 350 Mecklenburg Photography studios portrait
Grant Thornton LLP 350 Mecklenburg Global accounting
KPMG LLP 350 Mecklenburg Accounting auditing amp tax services
McGuireWoods LLP 350 Mecklenburg Offices of lawyers
AvidXchange Inc 320 Mecklenburg Technology consulting
Alston amp Bird LLP 300 Mecklenburg Offices of lawyers
Electric Power Research Institute Inc
300 Mecklenburg Utility research institute
Charlotte was named the
9th biggest city where white-collar
employmentis booming
[Forbes 2015]
North Carolina was listed in the top 10 states for high-tech performance
[US Chamber of Commerce Foundation 2015]
Electric Power Research Institute
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal14
Real Estate Rental (NAICS 53)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Wilkinson amp Associates 630 Mecklenburg Residential real estate
Sunbelt Rentals Inc 334 Regional Construction industrial specialty amp homeowner equipment rental
Allen Tate Co Inc 299 Regional Residential real estate agents
Lincoln Harris LLC 275 Mecklenburg Commercial real estate development
Childress Klein Properties 266 Mecklenburg Commercial real estate
Avis Budget Group Inc 213 Regional Car rental agencies
Enterprise Rent-A-Car 209 Regional Passenger cartruck rental
Keith Corp The 160 Mecklenburg Offices of real estate agents and brokers
Hertz Global Holdings 122 Regional Passenger car rental
Ryder Integrated Logistics 112 Regional Truck leasing amp rental finance leasing control logistics amp transportation
Public Administration (NAICS 92)Company Employees County NAICS Description
North Carolina State Government
7600 Regional State government
City of Charlotte 6800 Mecklenburg City government
US Government 5300 Regional Federal government
Mecklenburg County 5000 Mecklenburg County government
South Carolina State Government
2826 Regional State government
Gaston County 1500 Gaston County government
Iredell County 1330 Iredell County government
Catawba County 1100 Catawba County supervisor amp executive offices
Union County 1100 Union County government
Rowan County 1089 Rowan County government
York County SC 1000 York County government
Cabarrus County 987 Cabarrus County supervisor amp executive offices
City of Gastonia 958 Gaston City government
Lincoln County 940 Lincoln County government
City of Concord 919 Cabarrus City government
Cleveland County 890 Cleveland County government
City of Rock Hill 803 York City government
Lancaster County 762 Lancaster County government
City of Monroe 712 Union City government
NC Research Campus
Charlottersquos Major Employerscharlotteglobal 15
Retail (NAICS 44-45)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Wal-Mart Stores Inc 17100 Regional Discount department stores
Delhaize America Inc 9078 Regional Supermarkets amp other grocery stores
Harris Teeter Supermarkets 8239 Regional Retail grocery store
Lowersquos Companies Inc 7801 Regional Home improvement retail stores
Target Stores 3049 Regional Department store
Bi-Lo LLC 2500 Regional Supermarkets amp other grocery stores
Family Dollar Stores Inc 2500 Regional Discount department stores
Belk Inc 2300 Regional Department store retail company
TJX Companies Inc 1831 Regional Discount department stores
JC Penney Corp Inc 1793 Regional Department stores (except discount department stores)
Hendrick Automotive Group
1723 Regional Automotive retail sales amp service
Ross Stores Inc 1704 Regional Family clothing stores
Publix 1678 Regional Retail grocery store
Home Depot Inc 1495 Regional Home center
Rite Aid Corp 1319 Regional Pharmacies amp drug stores
CVS Corp 1262 Regional Pharmacies amp drug stores
Dillardrsquos Inc 1205 Regional Department stores (except discount department stores)
Kohlrsquos Department Store 1198 Regional Department store
Advance Auto Parts 1087 Regional Automotive parts amp accessories stores
Best Buy Co Inc 1020 Regional Radio television amp other electronics stores
Stonecrest Shopping Center
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal16
Transportation amp Warehousing (NAICS 48)Company Employees County NAICS Description
American Airlines 11000 Mecklenburg Scheduled passenger air transportation
DMSI Inc 2175 Mecklenburg Transportation services
Transit Management of Charlotte Inc
715 Mecklenburg Public transportation
YRC Freight 700 Mecklenburg General freight trucking long-distance truckload
Charlotte Douglas International Airport
420 Mecklenburg Other airport operations
Carolina Cargo Inc 400 York General freight trucking long-distance truckload
Maersk Inc 375 Mecklenburg Freight transportation arrangement
FleetNet America Inc 300 Gaston Other support activities for road transportation
Sunbelt Furniture Xpress Inc
240 Catawba Common amp contract hauling
Estes Express Lines 226 Regional General freight trucking long-distance truckload
Averitt Express Inc 200 Regional General freight trucking long-distance truckload
USF Holland Inc 200 Mecklenburg Long distance trucking
Schneider National Inc 180 Mecklenburg Long distance trucking
Forward Air Corp 170 Mecklenburg Freight transportation arrangement
Odyssey Logistics amp Technology Corp
170 Mecklenburg Freight transportation arrangement
Cardinal Logistics Management Corp
161 Regional General freight trucking long-distance less than truckload
Ozburn-Hessey Logistics LLCOHL
150 Regional Freight transportation arrangement
Saia LTL Freight 150 Mecklenburg General freight trucking long-distance less than truckload
Air General Inc 130 Mecklenburg Freight transportation arrangement
Lisk Trucking Inc 125 Anson Long distance trucking operator
Charlotte was listed in the top 10 cities for export assistance
[Global Trade Magazine 2015]
Maersk
Charlottersquos Major Employerscharlotteglobal 17
Utilities (NAICS 22)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Duke Energy Corp 7800 Regional Electrical power generation amp distribution
Piedmont Natural Gas Co Inc
923 Regional Natural gas distribution
Scana Corporation 305 Gaston Natural gas distribution
Cogentrix Energy LLC 150 Mecklenburg Other electric power generation
Union Power Cooperative 128 Regional Electric power distribution
Duke Energyrsquos Marshall Steam Station
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal18
Wholesale Sales (NAICS 42)Company Employees County NAICS Code amp Description
Merchants Distributors Inc 1400 Catawba General line grocery merchant wholesalers
US Foods Inc 1245 Regional Wholesale general groceries
Cardinal Health Inc 960 Regional Medical dental amp hospital equipment amp supplies merchant wholesalers
Performance Fibers Inc 750 Regional Other miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers
Stanley Black amp Decker Inc 687 Regional Hardware merchant wholesalers
Doosan Infracore Portable Power Inc
500 Iredell Motor vehicle supplies amp new parts merchant wholesalers
Sysco Charlotte 500 Cabarrus Food service wholesale distribution
Atlas Copco 450 Regional Industrial machinery amp equipment merchant wholesalers
Carolina CAT 405 Regional Construction amp mining machinery amp equipment merchant wholesalers
Manheim Statesville 350 Iredell Automobile auction to dealers
ADESA Inc 300 Mecklenburg Automobile amp other motor vehicle merchant wholesalers
ZF Chassis Systems LLC 300 Catawba Motor vehicle supplies amp new parts merchant wholesalers
Hanes Industries Inc 295 Catawba Wholesale trade agents amp brokers
Murata Machinery USA Inc 280 Mecklenburg High-tech industrial equipment sales
Acosta Sales amp Marketing Co
276 Mecklenburg General line grocery merchant wholesalers
TharpeRobbins Co The 265 Iredell Assembler amp distributor of employee recognition awards
Haddon House Food Products
250 Chester Distribution center mdash groceries wholesaler
SellEthics Marketing Group Inc
250 Mecklenburg Other grocery amp related products merchant wholesalers
United Stationers Supply Co 250 Mecklenburg Stationery amp office supplies merchant wholesalers
Family Dollar
Forbo Siegling
7th Street Market
Many thanks to the following companies for their support of the Charlotte Chamberrsquos economic development efforts
PLATINUM SPONSORS
SILVER SPONSORS
GOLD SPONSOR
BRONZE SPONSORS
Axiom LawBradley Arant Boult Cummings LLPBryan Cave LLPBurkert Contromatic Corp Carolinas HealthCare SystemCompass Group North AmericaDiscoverReady LLCDTI Global Epiq SystemsFedExG4S Secure Solutions (USA) Inc
Haynes and Boone LLPHendrick Automotive GroupHollander Home Fashions InciCrossingLincoln HarrisLouis Raphael - Kizan International IncMcGuireWoodsPerformance Team Phillips-Van Heusen CorpRockTenn Rogers Electric
RR Donnelley amp Sons CompanyRust Consulting Inc Shearman amp SterlingSidley Austin LLPStanley Convergent Security SolutionsStaples Facility SolutionsSteelFab Inc XP RetailZeichner Ellman amp Krause LLP
Charlotte Chamber Economic Development | charlotteglobal330 South Tryon Street Charlotte NC 28202 USA | 7043781300 | cltecondev
Charlotte is one of the fastest-growing cities in the nation With our great location world-acclaimed international hub airport professional sports low energy costs diverse and
talented labor and a nationally ranked education system itrsquos easy to see why more businesses are flocking here every year
Visit charlotteglobal to learn more
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330 South Tryon Street Charlotte NC 28202 7043781300
Charlottersquos Major Employerscharlotteglobal 13
Professional amp Technical Services (NAICS 54)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Red Ventures LLC 2700 Lancaster Marketing consulting services
IBM Corp 2500 Mecklenburg Computer software publishing
Aon Hewitt 1640 Mecklenburg Global human resources services firm
Lash Group 1500 Mecklenburg Health care consultant
CBampI 1071 Mecklenburg Engineers power transmission amp distribution systems
Premier Inc 900 Mecklenburg Health care management amp consulting services
Deloitte LLP 712 Mecklenburg Tax auditing amp accounting services
AREVA Inc 645 Mecklenburg Engineering services
Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP
600 Mecklenburg Offices of certified public accountants
EY 580 Mecklenburg Offices of certified public accountants
Security Forces Inc 500 Regional Security consulting services
Moore amp Van Allen PLLC 450 Mecklenburg Offices of lawyers
Synchrony Financial 400 Mecklenburg Financial services
CPI Corp 350 Mecklenburg Photography studios portrait
Grant Thornton LLP 350 Mecklenburg Global accounting
KPMG LLP 350 Mecklenburg Accounting auditing amp tax services
McGuireWoods LLP 350 Mecklenburg Offices of lawyers
AvidXchange Inc 320 Mecklenburg Technology consulting
Alston amp Bird LLP 300 Mecklenburg Offices of lawyers
Electric Power Research Institute Inc
300 Mecklenburg Utility research institute
Charlotte was named the
9th biggest city where white-collar
employmentis booming
[Forbes 2015]
North Carolina was listed in the top 10 states for high-tech performance
[US Chamber of Commerce Foundation 2015]
Electric Power Research Institute
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal14
Real Estate Rental (NAICS 53)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Wilkinson amp Associates 630 Mecklenburg Residential real estate
Sunbelt Rentals Inc 334 Regional Construction industrial specialty amp homeowner equipment rental
Allen Tate Co Inc 299 Regional Residential real estate agents
Lincoln Harris LLC 275 Mecklenburg Commercial real estate development
Childress Klein Properties 266 Mecklenburg Commercial real estate
Avis Budget Group Inc 213 Regional Car rental agencies
Enterprise Rent-A-Car 209 Regional Passenger cartruck rental
Keith Corp The 160 Mecklenburg Offices of real estate agents and brokers
Hertz Global Holdings 122 Regional Passenger car rental
Ryder Integrated Logistics 112 Regional Truck leasing amp rental finance leasing control logistics amp transportation
Public Administration (NAICS 92)Company Employees County NAICS Description
North Carolina State Government
7600 Regional State government
City of Charlotte 6800 Mecklenburg City government
US Government 5300 Regional Federal government
Mecklenburg County 5000 Mecklenburg County government
South Carolina State Government
2826 Regional State government
Gaston County 1500 Gaston County government
Iredell County 1330 Iredell County government
Catawba County 1100 Catawba County supervisor amp executive offices
Union County 1100 Union County government
Rowan County 1089 Rowan County government
York County SC 1000 York County government
Cabarrus County 987 Cabarrus County supervisor amp executive offices
City of Gastonia 958 Gaston City government
Lincoln County 940 Lincoln County government
City of Concord 919 Cabarrus City government
Cleveland County 890 Cleveland County government
City of Rock Hill 803 York City government
Lancaster County 762 Lancaster County government
City of Monroe 712 Union City government
NC Research Campus
Charlottersquos Major Employerscharlotteglobal 15
Retail (NAICS 44-45)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Wal-Mart Stores Inc 17100 Regional Discount department stores
Delhaize America Inc 9078 Regional Supermarkets amp other grocery stores
Harris Teeter Supermarkets 8239 Regional Retail grocery store
Lowersquos Companies Inc 7801 Regional Home improvement retail stores
Target Stores 3049 Regional Department store
Bi-Lo LLC 2500 Regional Supermarkets amp other grocery stores
Family Dollar Stores Inc 2500 Regional Discount department stores
Belk Inc 2300 Regional Department store retail company
TJX Companies Inc 1831 Regional Discount department stores
JC Penney Corp Inc 1793 Regional Department stores (except discount department stores)
Hendrick Automotive Group
1723 Regional Automotive retail sales amp service
Ross Stores Inc 1704 Regional Family clothing stores
Publix 1678 Regional Retail grocery store
Home Depot Inc 1495 Regional Home center
Rite Aid Corp 1319 Regional Pharmacies amp drug stores
CVS Corp 1262 Regional Pharmacies amp drug stores
Dillardrsquos Inc 1205 Regional Department stores (except discount department stores)
Kohlrsquos Department Store 1198 Regional Department store
Advance Auto Parts 1087 Regional Automotive parts amp accessories stores
Best Buy Co Inc 1020 Regional Radio television amp other electronics stores
Stonecrest Shopping Center
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal16
Transportation amp Warehousing (NAICS 48)Company Employees County NAICS Description
American Airlines 11000 Mecklenburg Scheduled passenger air transportation
DMSI Inc 2175 Mecklenburg Transportation services
Transit Management of Charlotte Inc
715 Mecklenburg Public transportation
YRC Freight 700 Mecklenburg General freight trucking long-distance truckload
Charlotte Douglas International Airport
420 Mecklenburg Other airport operations
Carolina Cargo Inc 400 York General freight trucking long-distance truckload
Maersk Inc 375 Mecklenburg Freight transportation arrangement
FleetNet America Inc 300 Gaston Other support activities for road transportation
Sunbelt Furniture Xpress Inc
240 Catawba Common amp contract hauling
Estes Express Lines 226 Regional General freight trucking long-distance truckload
Averitt Express Inc 200 Regional General freight trucking long-distance truckload
USF Holland Inc 200 Mecklenburg Long distance trucking
Schneider National Inc 180 Mecklenburg Long distance trucking
Forward Air Corp 170 Mecklenburg Freight transportation arrangement
Odyssey Logistics amp Technology Corp
170 Mecklenburg Freight transportation arrangement
Cardinal Logistics Management Corp
161 Regional General freight trucking long-distance less than truckload
Ozburn-Hessey Logistics LLCOHL
150 Regional Freight transportation arrangement
Saia LTL Freight 150 Mecklenburg General freight trucking long-distance less than truckload
Air General Inc 130 Mecklenburg Freight transportation arrangement
Lisk Trucking Inc 125 Anson Long distance trucking operator
Charlotte was listed in the top 10 cities for export assistance
[Global Trade Magazine 2015]
Maersk
Charlottersquos Major Employerscharlotteglobal 17
Utilities (NAICS 22)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Duke Energy Corp 7800 Regional Electrical power generation amp distribution
Piedmont Natural Gas Co Inc
923 Regional Natural gas distribution
Scana Corporation 305 Gaston Natural gas distribution
Cogentrix Energy LLC 150 Mecklenburg Other electric power generation
Union Power Cooperative 128 Regional Electric power distribution
Duke Energyrsquos Marshall Steam Station
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal18
Wholesale Sales (NAICS 42)Company Employees County NAICS Code amp Description
Merchants Distributors Inc 1400 Catawba General line grocery merchant wholesalers
US Foods Inc 1245 Regional Wholesale general groceries
Cardinal Health Inc 960 Regional Medical dental amp hospital equipment amp supplies merchant wholesalers
Performance Fibers Inc 750 Regional Other miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers
Stanley Black amp Decker Inc 687 Regional Hardware merchant wholesalers
Doosan Infracore Portable Power Inc
500 Iredell Motor vehicle supplies amp new parts merchant wholesalers
Sysco Charlotte 500 Cabarrus Food service wholesale distribution
Atlas Copco 450 Regional Industrial machinery amp equipment merchant wholesalers
Carolina CAT 405 Regional Construction amp mining machinery amp equipment merchant wholesalers
Manheim Statesville 350 Iredell Automobile auction to dealers
ADESA Inc 300 Mecklenburg Automobile amp other motor vehicle merchant wholesalers
ZF Chassis Systems LLC 300 Catawba Motor vehicle supplies amp new parts merchant wholesalers
Hanes Industries Inc 295 Catawba Wholesale trade agents amp brokers
Murata Machinery USA Inc 280 Mecklenburg High-tech industrial equipment sales
Acosta Sales amp Marketing Co
276 Mecklenburg General line grocery merchant wholesalers
TharpeRobbins Co The 265 Iredell Assembler amp distributor of employee recognition awards
Haddon House Food Products
250 Chester Distribution center mdash groceries wholesaler
SellEthics Marketing Group Inc
250 Mecklenburg Other grocery amp related products merchant wholesalers
United Stationers Supply Co 250 Mecklenburg Stationery amp office supplies merchant wholesalers
Family Dollar
Forbo Siegling
7th Street Market
Many thanks to the following companies for their support of the Charlotte Chamberrsquos economic development efforts
PLATINUM SPONSORS
SILVER SPONSORS
GOLD SPONSOR
BRONZE SPONSORS
Axiom LawBradley Arant Boult Cummings LLPBryan Cave LLPBurkert Contromatic Corp Carolinas HealthCare SystemCompass Group North AmericaDiscoverReady LLCDTI Global Epiq SystemsFedExG4S Secure Solutions (USA) Inc
Haynes and Boone LLPHendrick Automotive GroupHollander Home Fashions InciCrossingLincoln HarrisLouis Raphael - Kizan International IncMcGuireWoodsPerformance Team Phillips-Van Heusen CorpRockTenn Rogers Electric
RR Donnelley amp Sons CompanyRust Consulting Inc Shearman amp SterlingSidley Austin LLPStanley Convergent Security SolutionsStaples Facility SolutionsSteelFab Inc XP RetailZeichner Ellman amp Krause LLP
Charlotte Chamber Economic Development | charlotteglobal330 South Tryon Street Charlotte NC 28202 USA | 7043781300 | cltecondev
Charlotte is one of the fastest-growing cities in the nation With our great location world-acclaimed international hub airport professional sports low energy costs diverse and
talented labor and a nationally ranked education system itrsquos easy to see why more businesses are flocking here every year
Visit charlotteglobal to learn more
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TRIC
KS
CH
NE
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330 South Tryon Street Charlotte NC 28202 7043781300
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal14
Real Estate Rental (NAICS 53)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Wilkinson amp Associates 630 Mecklenburg Residential real estate
Sunbelt Rentals Inc 334 Regional Construction industrial specialty amp homeowner equipment rental
Allen Tate Co Inc 299 Regional Residential real estate agents
Lincoln Harris LLC 275 Mecklenburg Commercial real estate development
Childress Klein Properties 266 Mecklenburg Commercial real estate
Avis Budget Group Inc 213 Regional Car rental agencies
Enterprise Rent-A-Car 209 Regional Passenger cartruck rental
Keith Corp The 160 Mecklenburg Offices of real estate agents and brokers
Hertz Global Holdings 122 Regional Passenger car rental
Ryder Integrated Logistics 112 Regional Truck leasing amp rental finance leasing control logistics amp transportation
Public Administration (NAICS 92)Company Employees County NAICS Description
North Carolina State Government
7600 Regional State government
City of Charlotte 6800 Mecklenburg City government
US Government 5300 Regional Federal government
Mecklenburg County 5000 Mecklenburg County government
South Carolina State Government
2826 Regional State government
Gaston County 1500 Gaston County government
Iredell County 1330 Iredell County government
Catawba County 1100 Catawba County supervisor amp executive offices
Union County 1100 Union County government
Rowan County 1089 Rowan County government
York County SC 1000 York County government
Cabarrus County 987 Cabarrus County supervisor amp executive offices
City of Gastonia 958 Gaston City government
Lincoln County 940 Lincoln County government
City of Concord 919 Cabarrus City government
Cleveland County 890 Cleveland County government
City of Rock Hill 803 York City government
Lancaster County 762 Lancaster County government
City of Monroe 712 Union City government
NC Research Campus
Charlottersquos Major Employerscharlotteglobal 15
Retail (NAICS 44-45)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Wal-Mart Stores Inc 17100 Regional Discount department stores
Delhaize America Inc 9078 Regional Supermarkets amp other grocery stores
Harris Teeter Supermarkets 8239 Regional Retail grocery store
Lowersquos Companies Inc 7801 Regional Home improvement retail stores
Target Stores 3049 Regional Department store
Bi-Lo LLC 2500 Regional Supermarkets amp other grocery stores
Family Dollar Stores Inc 2500 Regional Discount department stores
Belk Inc 2300 Regional Department store retail company
TJX Companies Inc 1831 Regional Discount department stores
JC Penney Corp Inc 1793 Regional Department stores (except discount department stores)
Hendrick Automotive Group
1723 Regional Automotive retail sales amp service
Ross Stores Inc 1704 Regional Family clothing stores
Publix 1678 Regional Retail grocery store
Home Depot Inc 1495 Regional Home center
Rite Aid Corp 1319 Regional Pharmacies amp drug stores
CVS Corp 1262 Regional Pharmacies amp drug stores
Dillardrsquos Inc 1205 Regional Department stores (except discount department stores)
Kohlrsquos Department Store 1198 Regional Department store
Advance Auto Parts 1087 Regional Automotive parts amp accessories stores
Best Buy Co Inc 1020 Regional Radio television amp other electronics stores
Stonecrest Shopping Center
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal16
Transportation amp Warehousing (NAICS 48)Company Employees County NAICS Description
American Airlines 11000 Mecklenburg Scheduled passenger air transportation
DMSI Inc 2175 Mecklenburg Transportation services
Transit Management of Charlotte Inc
715 Mecklenburg Public transportation
YRC Freight 700 Mecklenburg General freight trucking long-distance truckload
Charlotte Douglas International Airport
420 Mecklenburg Other airport operations
Carolina Cargo Inc 400 York General freight trucking long-distance truckload
Maersk Inc 375 Mecklenburg Freight transportation arrangement
FleetNet America Inc 300 Gaston Other support activities for road transportation
Sunbelt Furniture Xpress Inc
240 Catawba Common amp contract hauling
Estes Express Lines 226 Regional General freight trucking long-distance truckload
Averitt Express Inc 200 Regional General freight trucking long-distance truckload
USF Holland Inc 200 Mecklenburg Long distance trucking
Schneider National Inc 180 Mecklenburg Long distance trucking
Forward Air Corp 170 Mecklenburg Freight transportation arrangement
Odyssey Logistics amp Technology Corp
170 Mecklenburg Freight transportation arrangement
Cardinal Logistics Management Corp
161 Regional General freight trucking long-distance less than truckload
Ozburn-Hessey Logistics LLCOHL
150 Regional Freight transportation arrangement
Saia LTL Freight 150 Mecklenburg General freight trucking long-distance less than truckload
Air General Inc 130 Mecklenburg Freight transportation arrangement
Lisk Trucking Inc 125 Anson Long distance trucking operator
Charlotte was listed in the top 10 cities for export assistance
[Global Trade Magazine 2015]
Maersk
Charlottersquos Major Employerscharlotteglobal 17
Utilities (NAICS 22)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Duke Energy Corp 7800 Regional Electrical power generation amp distribution
Piedmont Natural Gas Co Inc
923 Regional Natural gas distribution
Scana Corporation 305 Gaston Natural gas distribution
Cogentrix Energy LLC 150 Mecklenburg Other electric power generation
Union Power Cooperative 128 Regional Electric power distribution
Duke Energyrsquos Marshall Steam Station
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal18
Wholesale Sales (NAICS 42)Company Employees County NAICS Code amp Description
Merchants Distributors Inc 1400 Catawba General line grocery merchant wholesalers
US Foods Inc 1245 Regional Wholesale general groceries
Cardinal Health Inc 960 Regional Medical dental amp hospital equipment amp supplies merchant wholesalers
Performance Fibers Inc 750 Regional Other miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers
Stanley Black amp Decker Inc 687 Regional Hardware merchant wholesalers
Doosan Infracore Portable Power Inc
500 Iredell Motor vehicle supplies amp new parts merchant wholesalers
Sysco Charlotte 500 Cabarrus Food service wholesale distribution
Atlas Copco 450 Regional Industrial machinery amp equipment merchant wholesalers
Carolina CAT 405 Regional Construction amp mining machinery amp equipment merchant wholesalers
Manheim Statesville 350 Iredell Automobile auction to dealers
ADESA Inc 300 Mecklenburg Automobile amp other motor vehicle merchant wholesalers
ZF Chassis Systems LLC 300 Catawba Motor vehicle supplies amp new parts merchant wholesalers
Hanes Industries Inc 295 Catawba Wholesale trade agents amp brokers
Murata Machinery USA Inc 280 Mecklenburg High-tech industrial equipment sales
Acosta Sales amp Marketing Co
276 Mecklenburg General line grocery merchant wholesalers
TharpeRobbins Co The 265 Iredell Assembler amp distributor of employee recognition awards
Haddon House Food Products
250 Chester Distribution center mdash groceries wholesaler
SellEthics Marketing Group Inc
250 Mecklenburg Other grocery amp related products merchant wholesalers
United Stationers Supply Co 250 Mecklenburg Stationery amp office supplies merchant wholesalers
Family Dollar
Forbo Siegling
7th Street Market
Many thanks to the following companies for their support of the Charlotte Chamberrsquos economic development efforts
PLATINUM SPONSORS
SILVER SPONSORS
GOLD SPONSOR
BRONZE SPONSORS
Axiom LawBradley Arant Boult Cummings LLPBryan Cave LLPBurkert Contromatic Corp Carolinas HealthCare SystemCompass Group North AmericaDiscoverReady LLCDTI Global Epiq SystemsFedExG4S Secure Solutions (USA) Inc
Haynes and Boone LLPHendrick Automotive GroupHollander Home Fashions InciCrossingLincoln HarrisLouis Raphael - Kizan International IncMcGuireWoodsPerformance Team Phillips-Van Heusen CorpRockTenn Rogers Electric
RR Donnelley amp Sons CompanyRust Consulting Inc Shearman amp SterlingSidley Austin LLPStanley Convergent Security SolutionsStaples Facility SolutionsSteelFab Inc XP RetailZeichner Ellman amp Krause LLP
Charlotte Chamber Economic Development | charlotteglobal330 South Tryon Street Charlotte NC 28202 USA | 7043781300 | cltecondev
Charlotte is one of the fastest-growing cities in the nation With our great location world-acclaimed international hub airport professional sports low energy costs diverse and
talented labor and a nationally ranked education system itrsquos easy to see why more businesses are flocking here every year
Visit charlotteglobal to learn more
copyPA
TRIC
KS
CH
NE
IDE
RP
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TOC
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330 South Tryon Street Charlotte NC 28202 7043781300
Charlottersquos Major Employerscharlotteglobal 15
Retail (NAICS 44-45)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Wal-Mart Stores Inc 17100 Regional Discount department stores
Delhaize America Inc 9078 Regional Supermarkets amp other grocery stores
Harris Teeter Supermarkets 8239 Regional Retail grocery store
Lowersquos Companies Inc 7801 Regional Home improvement retail stores
Target Stores 3049 Regional Department store
Bi-Lo LLC 2500 Regional Supermarkets amp other grocery stores
Family Dollar Stores Inc 2500 Regional Discount department stores
Belk Inc 2300 Regional Department store retail company
TJX Companies Inc 1831 Regional Discount department stores
JC Penney Corp Inc 1793 Regional Department stores (except discount department stores)
Hendrick Automotive Group
1723 Regional Automotive retail sales amp service
Ross Stores Inc 1704 Regional Family clothing stores
Publix 1678 Regional Retail grocery store
Home Depot Inc 1495 Regional Home center
Rite Aid Corp 1319 Regional Pharmacies amp drug stores
CVS Corp 1262 Regional Pharmacies amp drug stores
Dillardrsquos Inc 1205 Regional Department stores (except discount department stores)
Kohlrsquos Department Store 1198 Regional Department store
Advance Auto Parts 1087 Regional Automotive parts amp accessories stores
Best Buy Co Inc 1020 Regional Radio television amp other electronics stores
Stonecrest Shopping Center
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal16
Transportation amp Warehousing (NAICS 48)Company Employees County NAICS Description
American Airlines 11000 Mecklenburg Scheduled passenger air transportation
DMSI Inc 2175 Mecklenburg Transportation services
Transit Management of Charlotte Inc
715 Mecklenburg Public transportation
YRC Freight 700 Mecklenburg General freight trucking long-distance truckload
Charlotte Douglas International Airport
420 Mecklenburg Other airport operations
Carolina Cargo Inc 400 York General freight trucking long-distance truckload
Maersk Inc 375 Mecklenburg Freight transportation arrangement
FleetNet America Inc 300 Gaston Other support activities for road transportation
Sunbelt Furniture Xpress Inc
240 Catawba Common amp contract hauling
Estes Express Lines 226 Regional General freight trucking long-distance truckload
Averitt Express Inc 200 Regional General freight trucking long-distance truckload
USF Holland Inc 200 Mecklenburg Long distance trucking
Schneider National Inc 180 Mecklenburg Long distance trucking
Forward Air Corp 170 Mecklenburg Freight transportation arrangement
Odyssey Logistics amp Technology Corp
170 Mecklenburg Freight transportation arrangement
Cardinal Logistics Management Corp
161 Regional General freight trucking long-distance less than truckload
Ozburn-Hessey Logistics LLCOHL
150 Regional Freight transportation arrangement
Saia LTL Freight 150 Mecklenburg General freight trucking long-distance less than truckload
Air General Inc 130 Mecklenburg Freight transportation arrangement
Lisk Trucking Inc 125 Anson Long distance trucking operator
Charlotte was listed in the top 10 cities for export assistance
[Global Trade Magazine 2015]
Maersk
Charlottersquos Major Employerscharlotteglobal 17
Utilities (NAICS 22)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Duke Energy Corp 7800 Regional Electrical power generation amp distribution
Piedmont Natural Gas Co Inc
923 Regional Natural gas distribution
Scana Corporation 305 Gaston Natural gas distribution
Cogentrix Energy LLC 150 Mecklenburg Other electric power generation
Union Power Cooperative 128 Regional Electric power distribution
Duke Energyrsquos Marshall Steam Station
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal18
Wholesale Sales (NAICS 42)Company Employees County NAICS Code amp Description
Merchants Distributors Inc 1400 Catawba General line grocery merchant wholesalers
US Foods Inc 1245 Regional Wholesale general groceries
Cardinal Health Inc 960 Regional Medical dental amp hospital equipment amp supplies merchant wholesalers
Performance Fibers Inc 750 Regional Other miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers
Stanley Black amp Decker Inc 687 Regional Hardware merchant wholesalers
Doosan Infracore Portable Power Inc
500 Iredell Motor vehicle supplies amp new parts merchant wholesalers
Sysco Charlotte 500 Cabarrus Food service wholesale distribution
Atlas Copco 450 Regional Industrial machinery amp equipment merchant wholesalers
Carolina CAT 405 Regional Construction amp mining machinery amp equipment merchant wholesalers
Manheim Statesville 350 Iredell Automobile auction to dealers
ADESA Inc 300 Mecklenburg Automobile amp other motor vehicle merchant wholesalers
ZF Chassis Systems LLC 300 Catawba Motor vehicle supplies amp new parts merchant wholesalers
Hanes Industries Inc 295 Catawba Wholesale trade agents amp brokers
Murata Machinery USA Inc 280 Mecklenburg High-tech industrial equipment sales
Acosta Sales amp Marketing Co
276 Mecklenburg General line grocery merchant wholesalers
TharpeRobbins Co The 265 Iredell Assembler amp distributor of employee recognition awards
Haddon House Food Products
250 Chester Distribution center mdash groceries wholesaler
SellEthics Marketing Group Inc
250 Mecklenburg Other grocery amp related products merchant wholesalers
United Stationers Supply Co 250 Mecklenburg Stationery amp office supplies merchant wholesalers
Family Dollar
Forbo Siegling
7th Street Market
Many thanks to the following companies for their support of the Charlotte Chamberrsquos economic development efforts
PLATINUM SPONSORS
SILVER SPONSORS
GOLD SPONSOR
BRONZE SPONSORS
Axiom LawBradley Arant Boult Cummings LLPBryan Cave LLPBurkert Contromatic Corp Carolinas HealthCare SystemCompass Group North AmericaDiscoverReady LLCDTI Global Epiq SystemsFedExG4S Secure Solutions (USA) Inc
Haynes and Boone LLPHendrick Automotive GroupHollander Home Fashions InciCrossingLincoln HarrisLouis Raphael - Kizan International IncMcGuireWoodsPerformance Team Phillips-Van Heusen CorpRockTenn Rogers Electric
RR Donnelley amp Sons CompanyRust Consulting Inc Shearman amp SterlingSidley Austin LLPStanley Convergent Security SolutionsStaples Facility SolutionsSteelFab Inc XP RetailZeichner Ellman amp Krause LLP
Charlotte Chamber Economic Development | charlotteglobal330 South Tryon Street Charlotte NC 28202 USA | 7043781300 | cltecondev
Charlotte is one of the fastest-growing cities in the nation With our great location world-acclaimed international hub airport professional sports low energy costs diverse and
talented labor and a nationally ranked education system itrsquos easy to see why more businesses are flocking here every year
Visit charlotteglobal to learn more
copyPA
TRIC
KS
CH
NE
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TOC
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330 South Tryon Street Charlotte NC 28202 7043781300
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal16
Transportation amp Warehousing (NAICS 48)Company Employees County NAICS Description
American Airlines 11000 Mecklenburg Scheduled passenger air transportation
DMSI Inc 2175 Mecklenburg Transportation services
Transit Management of Charlotte Inc
715 Mecklenburg Public transportation
YRC Freight 700 Mecklenburg General freight trucking long-distance truckload
Charlotte Douglas International Airport
420 Mecklenburg Other airport operations
Carolina Cargo Inc 400 York General freight trucking long-distance truckload
Maersk Inc 375 Mecklenburg Freight transportation arrangement
FleetNet America Inc 300 Gaston Other support activities for road transportation
Sunbelt Furniture Xpress Inc
240 Catawba Common amp contract hauling
Estes Express Lines 226 Regional General freight trucking long-distance truckload
Averitt Express Inc 200 Regional General freight trucking long-distance truckload
USF Holland Inc 200 Mecklenburg Long distance trucking
Schneider National Inc 180 Mecklenburg Long distance trucking
Forward Air Corp 170 Mecklenburg Freight transportation arrangement
Odyssey Logistics amp Technology Corp
170 Mecklenburg Freight transportation arrangement
Cardinal Logistics Management Corp
161 Regional General freight trucking long-distance less than truckload
Ozburn-Hessey Logistics LLCOHL
150 Regional Freight transportation arrangement
Saia LTL Freight 150 Mecklenburg General freight trucking long-distance less than truckload
Air General Inc 130 Mecklenburg Freight transportation arrangement
Lisk Trucking Inc 125 Anson Long distance trucking operator
Charlotte was listed in the top 10 cities for export assistance
[Global Trade Magazine 2015]
Maersk
Charlottersquos Major Employerscharlotteglobal 17
Utilities (NAICS 22)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Duke Energy Corp 7800 Regional Electrical power generation amp distribution
Piedmont Natural Gas Co Inc
923 Regional Natural gas distribution
Scana Corporation 305 Gaston Natural gas distribution
Cogentrix Energy LLC 150 Mecklenburg Other electric power generation
Union Power Cooperative 128 Regional Electric power distribution
Duke Energyrsquos Marshall Steam Station
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal18
Wholesale Sales (NAICS 42)Company Employees County NAICS Code amp Description
Merchants Distributors Inc 1400 Catawba General line grocery merchant wholesalers
US Foods Inc 1245 Regional Wholesale general groceries
Cardinal Health Inc 960 Regional Medical dental amp hospital equipment amp supplies merchant wholesalers
Performance Fibers Inc 750 Regional Other miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers
Stanley Black amp Decker Inc 687 Regional Hardware merchant wholesalers
Doosan Infracore Portable Power Inc
500 Iredell Motor vehicle supplies amp new parts merchant wholesalers
Sysco Charlotte 500 Cabarrus Food service wholesale distribution
Atlas Copco 450 Regional Industrial machinery amp equipment merchant wholesalers
Carolina CAT 405 Regional Construction amp mining machinery amp equipment merchant wholesalers
Manheim Statesville 350 Iredell Automobile auction to dealers
ADESA Inc 300 Mecklenburg Automobile amp other motor vehicle merchant wholesalers
ZF Chassis Systems LLC 300 Catawba Motor vehicle supplies amp new parts merchant wholesalers
Hanes Industries Inc 295 Catawba Wholesale trade agents amp brokers
Murata Machinery USA Inc 280 Mecklenburg High-tech industrial equipment sales
Acosta Sales amp Marketing Co
276 Mecklenburg General line grocery merchant wholesalers
TharpeRobbins Co The 265 Iredell Assembler amp distributor of employee recognition awards
Haddon House Food Products
250 Chester Distribution center mdash groceries wholesaler
SellEthics Marketing Group Inc
250 Mecklenburg Other grocery amp related products merchant wholesalers
United Stationers Supply Co 250 Mecklenburg Stationery amp office supplies merchant wholesalers
Family Dollar
Forbo Siegling
7th Street Market
Many thanks to the following companies for their support of the Charlotte Chamberrsquos economic development efforts
PLATINUM SPONSORS
SILVER SPONSORS
GOLD SPONSOR
BRONZE SPONSORS
Axiom LawBradley Arant Boult Cummings LLPBryan Cave LLPBurkert Contromatic Corp Carolinas HealthCare SystemCompass Group North AmericaDiscoverReady LLCDTI Global Epiq SystemsFedExG4S Secure Solutions (USA) Inc
Haynes and Boone LLPHendrick Automotive GroupHollander Home Fashions InciCrossingLincoln HarrisLouis Raphael - Kizan International IncMcGuireWoodsPerformance Team Phillips-Van Heusen CorpRockTenn Rogers Electric
RR Donnelley amp Sons CompanyRust Consulting Inc Shearman amp SterlingSidley Austin LLPStanley Convergent Security SolutionsStaples Facility SolutionsSteelFab Inc XP RetailZeichner Ellman amp Krause LLP
Charlotte Chamber Economic Development | charlotteglobal330 South Tryon Street Charlotte NC 28202 USA | 7043781300 | cltecondev
Charlotte is one of the fastest-growing cities in the nation With our great location world-acclaimed international hub airport professional sports low energy costs diverse and
talented labor and a nationally ranked education system itrsquos easy to see why more businesses are flocking here every year
Visit charlotteglobal to learn more
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330 South Tryon Street Charlotte NC 28202 7043781300
Charlottersquos Major Employerscharlotteglobal 17
Utilities (NAICS 22)Company Employees County NAICS Description
Duke Energy Corp 7800 Regional Electrical power generation amp distribution
Piedmont Natural Gas Co Inc
923 Regional Natural gas distribution
Scana Corporation 305 Gaston Natural gas distribution
Cogentrix Energy LLC 150 Mecklenburg Other electric power generation
Union Power Cooperative 128 Regional Electric power distribution
Duke Energyrsquos Marshall Steam Station
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal18
Wholesale Sales (NAICS 42)Company Employees County NAICS Code amp Description
Merchants Distributors Inc 1400 Catawba General line grocery merchant wholesalers
US Foods Inc 1245 Regional Wholesale general groceries
Cardinal Health Inc 960 Regional Medical dental amp hospital equipment amp supplies merchant wholesalers
Performance Fibers Inc 750 Regional Other miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers
Stanley Black amp Decker Inc 687 Regional Hardware merchant wholesalers
Doosan Infracore Portable Power Inc
500 Iredell Motor vehicle supplies amp new parts merchant wholesalers
Sysco Charlotte 500 Cabarrus Food service wholesale distribution
Atlas Copco 450 Regional Industrial machinery amp equipment merchant wholesalers
Carolina CAT 405 Regional Construction amp mining machinery amp equipment merchant wholesalers
Manheim Statesville 350 Iredell Automobile auction to dealers
ADESA Inc 300 Mecklenburg Automobile amp other motor vehicle merchant wholesalers
ZF Chassis Systems LLC 300 Catawba Motor vehicle supplies amp new parts merchant wholesalers
Hanes Industries Inc 295 Catawba Wholesale trade agents amp brokers
Murata Machinery USA Inc 280 Mecklenburg High-tech industrial equipment sales
Acosta Sales amp Marketing Co
276 Mecklenburg General line grocery merchant wholesalers
TharpeRobbins Co The 265 Iredell Assembler amp distributor of employee recognition awards
Haddon House Food Products
250 Chester Distribution center mdash groceries wholesaler
SellEthics Marketing Group Inc
250 Mecklenburg Other grocery amp related products merchant wholesalers
United Stationers Supply Co 250 Mecklenburg Stationery amp office supplies merchant wholesalers
Family Dollar
Forbo Siegling
7th Street Market
Many thanks to the following companies for their support of the Charlotte Chamberrsquos economic development efforts
PLATINUM SPONSORS
SILVER SPONSORS
GOLD SPONSOR
BRONZE SPONSORS
Axiom LawBradley Arant Boult Cummings LLPBryan Cave LLPBurkert Contromatic Corp Carolinas HealthCare SystemCompass Group North AmericaDiscoverReady LLCDTI Global Epiq SystemsFedExG4S Secure Solutions (USA) Inc
Haynes and Boone LLPHendrick Automotive GroupHollander Home Fashions InciCrossingLincoln HarrisLouis Raphael - Kizan International IncMcGuireWoodsPerformance Team Phillips-Van Heusen CorpRockTenn Rogers Electric
RR Donnelley amp Sons CompanyRust Consulting Inc Shearman amp SterlingSidley Austin LLPStanley Convergent Security SolutionsStaples Facility SolutionsSteelFab Inc XP RetailZeichner Ellman amp Krause LLP
Charlotte Chamber Economic Development | charlotteglobal330 South Tryon Street Charlotte NC 28202 USA | 7043781300 | cltecondev
Charlotte is one of the fastest-growing cities in the nation With our great location world-acclaimed international hub airport professional sports low energy costs diverse and
talented labor and a nationally ranked education system itrsquos easy to see why more businesses are flocking here every year
Visit charlotteglobal to learn more
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330 South Tryon Street Charlotte NC 28202 7043781300
Charlottersquos Major Employers charlotteglobal18
Wholesale Sales (NAICS 42)Company Employees County NAICS Code amp Description
Merchants Distributors Inc 1400 Catawba General line grocery merchant wholesalers
US Foods Inc 1245 Regional Wholesale general groceries
Cardinal Health Inc 960 Regional Medical dental amp hospital equipment amp supplies merchant wholesalers
Performance Fibers Inc 750 Regional Other miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers
Stanley Black amp Decker Inc 687 Regional Hardware merchant wholesalers
Doosan Infracore Portable Power Inc
500 Iredell Motor vehicle supplies amp new parts merchant wholesalers
Sysco Charlotte 500 Cabarrus Food service wholesale distribution
Atlas Copco 450 Regional Industrial machinery amp equipment merchant wholesalers
Carolina CAT 405 Regional Construction amp mining machinery amp equipment merchant wholesalers
Manheim Statesville 350 Iredell Automobile auction to dealers
ADESA Inc 300 Mecklenburg Automobile amp other motor vehicle merchant wholesalers
ZF Chassis Systems LLC 300 Catawba Motor vehicle supplies amp new parts merchant wholesalers
Hanes Industries Inc 295 Catawba Wholesale trade agents amp brokers
Murata Machinery USA Inc 280 Mecklenburg High-tech industrial equipment sales
Acosta Sales amp Marketing Co
276 Mecklenburg General line grocery merchant wholesalers
TharpeRobbins Co The 265 Iredell Assembler amp distributor of employee recognition awards
Haddon House Food Products
250 Chester Distribution center mdash groceries wholesaler
SellEthics Marketing Group Inc
250 Mecklenburg Other grocery amp related products merchant wholesalers
United Stationers Supply Co 250 Mecklenburg Stationery amp office supplies merchant wholesalers
Family Dollar
Forbo Siegling
7th Street Market
Many thanks to the following companies for their support of the Charlotte Chamberrsquos economic development efforts
PLATINUM SPONSORS
SILVER SPONSORS
GOLD SPONSOR
BRONZE SPONSORS
Axiom LawBradley Arant Boult Cummings LLPBryan Cave LLPBurkert Contromatic Corp Carolinas HealthCare SystemCompass Group North AmericaDiscoverReady LLCDTI Global Epiq SystemsFedExG4S Secure Solutions (USA) Inc
Haynes and Boone LLPHendrick Automotive GroupHollander Home Fashions InciCrossingLincoln HarrisLouis Raphael - Kizan International IncMcGuireWoodsPerformance Team Phillips-Van Heusen CorpRockTenn Rogers Electric
RR Donnelley amp Sons CompanyRust Consulting Inc Shearman amp SterlingSidley Austin LLPStanley Convergent Security SolutionsStaples Facility SolutionsSteelFab Inc XP RetailZeichner Ellman amp Krause LLP
Charlotte Chamber Economic Development | charlotteglobal330 South Tryon Street Charlotte NC 28202 USA | 7043781300 | cltecondev
Charlotte is one of the fastest-growing cities in the nation With our great location world-acclaimed international hub airport professional sports low energy costs diverse and
talented labor and a nationally ranked education system itrsquos easy to see why more businesses are flocking here every year
Visit charlotteglobal to learn more
copyPA
TRIC
KS
CH
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330 South Tryon Street Charlotte NC 28202 7043781300
Many thanks to the following companies for their support of the Charlotte Chamberrsquos economic development efforts
PLATINUM SPONSORS
SILVER SPONSORS
GOLD SPONSOR
BRONZE SPONSORS
Axiom LawBradley Arant Boult Cummings LLPBryan Cave LLPBurkert Contromatic Corp Carolinas HealthCare SystemCompass Group North AmericaDiscoverReady LLCDTI Global Epiq SystemsFedExG4S Secure Solutions (USA) Inc
Haynes and Boone LLPHendrick Automotive GroupHollander Home Fashions InciCrossingLincoln HarrisLouis Raphael - Kizan International IncMcGuireWoodsPerformance Team Phillips-Van Heusen CorpRockTenn Rogers Electric
RR Donnelley amp Sons CompanyRust Consulting Inc Shearman amp SterlingSidley Austin LLPStanley Convergent Security SolutionsStaples Facility SolutionsSteelFab Inc XP RetailZeichner Ellman amp Krause LLP
Charlotte Chamber Economic Development | charlotteglobal330 South Tryon Street Charlotte NC 28202 USA | 7043781300 | cltecondev
Charlotte is one of the fastest-growing cities in the nation With our great location world-acclaimed international hub airport professional sports low energy costs diverse and
talented labor and a nationally ranked education system itrsquos easy to see why more businesses are flocking here every year
Visit charlotteglobal to learn more
copyPA
TRIC
KS
CH
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330 South Tryon Street Charlotte NC 28202 7043781300
Charlotte is one of the fastest-growing cities in the nation With our great location world-acclaimed international hub airport professional sports low energy costs diverse and
talented labor and a nationally ranked education system itrsquos easy to see why more businesses are flocking here every year
Visit charlotteglobal to learn more
copyPA
TRIC
KS
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330 South Tryon Street Charlotte NC 28202 7043781300