This assessment included the following: • Definition of advanced manufacturing and technology • Identification of technologies present in regional advanced manufacturing companies • Economic base analysis of advanced manufacturing industry sectors (5-digit NAICS) • SWOT Analysis of the Greater Charlotte Region by companies currently located in the region • Overview of resources that support manufacturing companies • Best practices analysis of several other regions with an entity or programs fostering advanced manufacturing and/or innovation/technology industries • Gap analysis of the region’s current approach and resources, to support advanced manufacturing companies, and best practices.

For complete analysis please see the full report: “Advanced Manufacturing in the Greater Charlotte Region.”



Advanced Manufacturing in the Greater Charlotte Region - Target Industry Analysis

Target industry analysis involves identifying industries that are both desirable and appropriate for a region. CH2M HILL's Target Industry Analysis Model was customized to identify advanced manufacturing industries that warrant focused marketing both inside (retention & expansion) and outside (attraction) the region as high opportunity niches. For the purposes of this analysis, the Greater Charlotte Region is defined as the 12-county region consisting of nine counties in North Carolina (Anson, Cabarrus, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Rowan, Stanly and Union, and three in South Carolina (Chester, Lancaster and York).  There are more than 1,200 companies that self-report as belonging to those primary NAICS defined as advanced manufacturing.

To see the full report: “Advanced Manufacturing in the Greater Charlotte Region - Target Industry Analysis.”