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CRP Contact Info
Ronnie Bryant, CEcD, FM, HLM
President & CEO
rbryant@charlotteusa.com
Kenny McDonald, CEcD
Executive VP, Economic Development Services
kmcdonald@charlotteusa.com
Charlotte Regional Partnership
1001 Morehead Square Dr.
Suite 200
Charlotte, NC 28203
Phone: 704-347-8942
Fax: 704-347-8981
Toll Free : 1-800-554-4373
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Manufacturing | Distribution & Logistics | Backoffice Operations
Case Study: Manufacturing
Advanced Manufacturing Expands Into Charlotte USA
"With the ever increasing costs associated with distribution centers, accessibility is vital. The Charlotte region is geographically positioned to help us operate more efficiently and provide better customer service."
The Charlotte region has reinvented itself from a largely textile-based manufacturing workforce to one that retains the old-fashioned work ethic but has increased skills and flexibility to meet a new set of advanced manufacturing needs.
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Poly-America had contemplated a location for a southeast manufacturing plant for several years. The decision to locate what the company calls Poly-East to Chester County, SC in the Charlotte region and employ 400 workers was largely due to the county's availability of a trained workforce and its accessibility.
"Chester County is located within one of the fastest-growing interstate corridors," says George Hall, vice president of manufacturing. "With the ever increasing costs associated with distribution centers, accessibility is vital. The Charlotte region is geographically positioned to help us operate more efficiently and provide better customer service."
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Case Study: Distribution & Logistics
Distribution Center Chooses Charlotte USA for East Coast hub
"We received excellent service during the site selection process from state, regional and local authorities, but more importantly, we have been impressed by their ability to deliver what was promised."
Big Dog Holdings, Inc. a retail manufacturer or apparel and owner of the Walking Company chain, announced in May 2006 that it would relocate its distribution center and several other operational functions from Santa Fe Springs, California to Lincoln County, North Carolina in the Charlotte region. After a very thorough site search, including extensive logistics studies, Big Dog Holdings selected Charlotte USA.
"The Charlotte region will serve as our sole distribution point for the United States," says John Wood, senior vice president of logistics. "We recieved excellent service during the site selection process from state, regional and local authorities, but more importantly, we have been impressed by their ability to deliver what was promised."
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 | The Big Dog facility will join other distribution companies such as Target, Room & Board and Crate & Barrel, all of which have made recent investments in distribution facilities in the Charlotte region.
Case Study: Backoffice Operations
Back Office Facility Locates and Expands in Charlotte USA
"Everything came together so perfectly in the Charlotte region; our decision was simplified."
Connextions, Inc., a fast growing company which provides business process and IT outsourcing services for several Fortune 500 companies, announced and opened its first facility outside of Florida within the Charlotte region in the fall of 2006. Moving quickly and adapting to their clients' needs is something Connextions does ver well - and they found a state and community that could do just the same. The company conducted their site search, signed their lease, and ramped up operations in less than three months at their new facility in Cabarrus County, North Carolina.
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"Several options could have served our basic operational needs. We were interested in the Charlotte region because it exceeded our requirements," says Connextions' president Rob Panepinto. "Everything came together so perfectly in the Charlotte region; our decision was simplified."
Panepinto, in large part, credits regional collaboration between the Charlotte Regional Partnership, the Cabarrus Regional Partnership and the City of Concord. "They came together to help us meet our needs; they made it happen." The flexibility of the state and local training programs and facilities has greatly enhanced Connextions' ability to recruit and hire new employees. | "I love Charlotte and am happy to call it home," says Tracey Ayers, the company's senior vice president who relocated from Orlando with four managers and 12 other employees.The company began operations with 350 technical and customer service associates and plans to grow to over 600 employees within 3 years.
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