 Nine of the
nation's top 200 banks operate in Charlotte; two of them rank in
the top 10, Bank of
America and
Wachovia are headquartered
here. There is no other city in the Southeast with this claim
to financial presence.
Charlotte has
done all this and still maintained a small town feel and atmosphere.
Charlotte is a leader in the Arts
and Sciences with the Charlotte
Symphony, Charlotte
Opera, Discovery
Place, Mint
Museum and the Blumenthal Performing Arts Center. In addition to being the largest city in North Carolina, geographically
Charlotte is centrally positioned in the middle of the North
and South Carolina, in an area referred to as the Carolinas.
Located in the Piedmont Region of the Carolinas, Charlotte
is 2 hours east of the Appalachian Mountains and 3 1/2 hours
west of the Atlantic Ocean. New York City is 631 miles to
the northeast and Atlanta is 256 miles to the southwest.
Charlotte is home to the NFL
Carolina Panthers, Charlotte Bobcats,
Charlotte
Checkers Ice Hockey, Charlotte Knights
Triple AAA Baseball and the University of North
Carolina at Charlotte 49ers featuring nationally ranked
Division I Basketball and Soccer teams
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