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My take on Charlotte, Maybe too heavy.

Discussion in 'Money & Finance Forum' started by Ssstern, Sep 25, 2003.

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  1. Sep 25, 2003 at 10:04 PM #11
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    trucking industry was always here and that may go to mexico yet.
    airlines are not a big employer here there is the us air maintenance facility and thats it the rest just keep a small ground support staff. the money in airlines is in maintenance and administration. basically banking healthcare and government services are the biggies here now.
     
  2. Sep 25, 2003 at 10:06 PM #12
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    and pittsburghs maintenance facility is moving to charlotte.
     
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    but that's only us air, to be an airline town you need 3 or for of them. anyway they'll stay here as long as they are bankrupt, the banks are buying those jobs.
     
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    lufthansa has narrowed its choice for american hub to being charlotte and orlando. that would make 2 airlines.

    and just to put this discussion in broad terms- considering the size of this town and the amount of big business (8 forturne 500's)- i feel very comfortable if you pit us against most cities our size.

    the one thing we can do better at and need to be better at is venture capitalism though.
     
  5. Sep 25, 2003 at 10:28 PM #15
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    Here's what comes to my mind about Charlotte.



    No identity.
     
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    no cultural identity- yes. no permeating soul and character- yes. we're a new city- our uptown was razed and is now just being built back again- when your town center loses its pull, your city loses what its about. we're slowly gaining it back.
     
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    Of course what comes to mind is Atlanta, which in term has no identity either.
     
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    LJ, with all due respect. Being a hub means people fly in by a hot dog and fly out. Charlotte grosses a net $2 on that hot dog. Give me a break. Also site the source where Pitt is coming to Charlotte. That is the typical blackmail senerio that corps use all the time. Pay Us or we will move. The Air Port authority would love to move all the operations here but in the end it doesn't mean more flights it means 100 or so maintainance workers. WHOOO.
     
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    being a hub helps us attract more business. thats all i care about. and i dont eat hotdogs.

    pittsburgh has proven to be the most cost-INeffective airport on the east coast- and i think within the next year you'll see the move to charlotte.
     
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    nah lufthansa would only have a couple of flights a day here. You need the headquaters or at least an A&S center here. The local station station staff'll be about 50 60 workers top if that many most of those will be temps.
     
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