The numbers are in for the Charlotte Region’s Foreign Direct Investment according to the Charlotte Regional Business Alliance release of September Q3 2020 data in their “International Business and Foreign Direct Investment in the Charlotte Region” report:

Figure 1: Charlotte Regional Business Alliance, 2020

Located in the Charlotte Region there are over 1,000 international companies from 40 countries. Charlotte’s distribution infrastructure combined with its short distance from major ports enables the region easy access to support the global trade networks. The Charlotte Region continues to attract international company investments, and of the 50 states, North Carolina is one of only nine where international employment exceeds 7% of state workforce.

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the Charlotte Region continues to achieve progress of the 2017-2022 Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy plan; Goal 1: Create and Maintain a Globally Competitive Region, Tactic 2: Attract More Industries to the Region and Tactic 3: Develop the Region’s International Competency. To read more on the Centralina EDD strategies visit the 2017-2022 Prosperity for Greater Charlotte CEDS webpage.

To read more, please view the Charlotte Regional Business Alliance: International Business and Foreign Direct Investment in the Charlotte Region report.