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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 10:37 PM #21
    Ssstern

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    New City? I have been here since 1989 and it is still the same lost city. The Banks are it's only identity. In my travels that is the only thing I could hang my hometown hat on. "I'm from Charlotte." to which I would get 1) "It must be great living on the coast" ie Charleston. or 2) How do you like WV like. (Again the Charlotte/Charleston mis-connection).

    I would have to always defend Charlotte saying" Oh By the Way we have two of the top 5 banks in the country there!" Which really did not gain much reponse.

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  2. Sep 25, 2003 at 10:39 PM #22
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    I can't deny the fact that business will move here, it's a given especially from big cities to cut opeating expenses. My company I work for moved their offices from Sunnyvale, CA here to Charlotte and they're over 60% in OE. They also kept their salaries...
     
  3. Sep 25, 2003 at 10:40 PM #23
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    who gives a fuck about identity- i certainly dont. i care about jobs, i care about livability, i care about good weather, and i care about entertainment. all these areas, IMO, will continue to improv in the future. we are the only metro our size to have a fully comprehensive transit plan planned for our region- our revenue streams TOD (transit oriented development) and zoning laws all are layed out along our corridors.

    despite how bad the clt market is- our city unemployment rate is hovering around 4.5%- our metro wide unemployment rate is about 7%. 7% is high- but i think we've seen the worse of it.
     
  4. Sep 25, 2003 at 10:42 PM #24
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    If I was on the outside looking in, I would say Charlotte is an overhyped city. We try to market it as a "World Class" city though we are not there yet.
     
  5. Sep 25, 2003 at 10:44 PM #25
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    If they do shut down the pittsburg hub and move those flights here it would be ok, you'd be picking up about 4 500 jobs wit the maintenance base and stuff probably move inflight services here too.
     
  6. Sep 25, 2003 at 10:45 PM #26
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    overhyped by many boosters- yes. but what city isnt?
     
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    its very well a possibility. mcrory has been mum on it- which usually means something good is happening.
     
  8. Sep 25, 2003 at 10:49 PM #28
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    When people advertise for "Regional" Jobs here is the list, and I quote: NY, Boston, Philadelphia, ATLANTA, St. Louis, Chicago, Detroit, Dallas, LA, Seattle. No where have a seen someone looking for a regional position in Charlotte. When I say regional position I mean a responsibilty over 4-8 states.
     
  9. Sep 25, 2003 at 10:50 PM #29
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    whats the big deal? our population is 1/4 of atlanta. obviously, atlanta is the regional powerhouse.
     
  10. Sep 25, 2003 at 10:51 PM #30
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    lj, your original post is how i see it, it is interesting to see how minor negative economic trends get extrapolated into doom and gloom woes. ez, was right, this is this worst charlotte has faired in some time and all i see around me is growth and new development.....yup it is dying here.
     
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