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Charlotte----A Sports

04-09-09
Libby Offnick

For the past few decades Charlotte has been know as a banking hub following behind New York City. With this position in the world of finance Charlotte has continued to have a diversified economy with contributions from entertainment, sports, services, energy, transportation, healthcare and technology. With the banking turmoil across the nation Charlotte has held stronger than most and the Charlotte Business Journal annouced yesterday that we may have more reason to pull ahead of the pack. (NOTE: We have the best Business Journal.....great support for Charlotte)

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Wednesday, April 8, 2009, 5:23pm EDT | Modified: Wednesday, April 8, 2009, 5:27pm

BofA Stadium possible World Cup host

Charlotte Business Journal

Bank of America Stadium in uptown Charlotte is among 70 U.S. stadiums that could host soccer's World Cup in 2018 or 2022, the USA Bid Committee said Wednesday.

Other contenders include the Georgia Dome and The University of Georgia's Sanford Stadium.

The committee mailed letters last week to public officials and stadium operators in metropolitan markets across the United States in a first step toward preparing a formal bid to play host to the FIFA World Cup in 2018 or 2022.

"The United States is uniquely qualified to stage the FIFA World Cup in 2018 or 2022 as demonstrated by the dozens of metropolitan markets with venues capable of staging World Cup matches in every respect, from the quality of their stadiums to their overall ability to accommodate thousands of fans, news media and visitors from around the world," said U.S. Soccer President Sunil Gulati, in a news release. "We will soon begin discussions with officials from throughout the U.S. in the name of presenting a world class proposal to FIFA and the global soccer community."

In 1994, nine U.S. stadiums were used when the United States played host to FIFA World Cup, which then featured a 24-team and 52-match format compared with today's field of 32 nations competing in 64 matches.

The United States is one of nine nations that have formally declared their desire to host to the FIFA World Cup in 2018 or 2022. The others are Australia, England, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico and Russia, with joint bids from Netherlands-Belgium and Portugal-Spain. Qatar and South Korea have applied only as candidates to play host to the tournament in 2022.

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With Charlotte's commercial growth combined with job opportunities that continue to spark this city we have also been hurled into one of top cities for sports. This growth secured the NASCAR Hall of Fame (almost $200 million) and two major NASCAR races each year, one of which is the coveted All-Stars Race. In addition we also boast the Carolina Panthers (NFL) and Charlotte Bobcats (NBA). Now with the possibility to host the FIFA World Cup......what's next......THE OLYMPICS?????

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Charlotte's Best from Charlotte Chamber - A great city and we can prove it

04-08-09
Libby Offnick

Charlotte is fortunate to receive many accolades throughout the year. Here is a listing of some of the top rankings received over the past two years. Reflection of the Growing Charlotte Skyline

#1 Best Place to Live; Relocate-America.com, May 2008. Based on community consistency and number of nominations received. READ MORE
#1 Best City for Black Families; BET Magazine February 2008. Deciding factors included overall population, the number of Black residents, income, home ownership, unemployment, poverty rates, single-parent homes, education levels, illiteracy, crime rates, per-pupil spending, in-state college tuition costs, teen pregnancy rates, AIDS rates, infant mortality, low birthweight, home values, cost of living and Black-owned businesses.
#1 Most Educated Workforce; Business Facilities, The Location Advisors July 2007. Based on educational attainment of the workforce 25 years and older.
#1 Top Large Counties for Recruitment & Attraction; Expansion Management June 2007. Based on relocation rate and new branch rate.
#1 America's Most Livable Communities; Partners for Livable Communities. The communities honored are evaluated on their strategies, visions, and actions towards preparing for the new economy as well for the creativity of their leadership and collaborative efforts across 10 areas: New economy, Tourism, Human Development, Housing, Neighborhoods, City Center, Leadership, Finance, Regionalism, Environment
#1 Economic Strength Ranking; Policom Corporation June 2008. Ranked by using Population of at least 50,000 with a high degree of social and economic integration. 3 other data sectors including areas of jobs, wages, earnings; non-farm proprietors, construction, retail; welfare, Medicaid factored in also.
#2 Best place to start a small business; bizjournals.com February 2009. Bizjournals used a six-part formula to analyze the nation's 100 largest metropolitan areas, searching for the places that are most conducive to the creation and development of small businesses. READ MORE
#2 Best Cities for Entrepreneurs; Entrepreneur Magazine September 2006. Found by using the National Policy Research Council's Entrepreneurial Activity Index to measure the best places to start and grow a company. The index is made up of two parts, each dedicated to measuring a key aspect of entrepreneurship: business formation and business growth.
#3 Most Popular Move Destination; United Van Lines. January 2009. Most inbound moves based upon analysis of more than 600,000 interstate moves performed by AMSA's professional moving company members.
#3 Best Retirement Place for Golfers; U.S. News & World Report. August 2008. From the U.S. News database of 1,000 best places to retire and came up with a list tailored for golfers. Based on region, climate, healthcare, recreational and cultural activities & more.
#4 Americas Best Jobs in the Hottest Markets; Business 2.0. October 2007. Based on 2 year job forcast and five other economic sources.
#4 America's Best Housing Markets; Forbes, August 2007. Ranked by median house price as compared to last year out of the 50 biggest markets
#4 Best Walking Cities of 2007; American Podiatric Medical Association April 2007. Based on fitness-walker friendliness, safe streets, beautiful places to walk, mild weather, and good air quality.
#5 Best Housing Market; Forbes May 2007. Decided by median house price as compared to last year out of the 50 biggest markets.
#5 North American Cities of the Future, Rankings for large metros; FDIM Magazine April 2007. Cities were divided into population categories by size. Than Nominees were ranked on 7 selection factors, using a weighted score.
#8 Best Places to Live and Launch; Forbes Small Business, October 2008. Each city was ranked by its 2007 unsold vacancy rate, calculated by the U.S. Census American Housing Survey, and how much the market had tightened or loosened when compared with 2006 conditions. Plus Const. Starts, building starts, job creation etc.


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