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Regional Snapshot
Named in honor of Britain's Queen Charlotte, this "Queen City" was home to America's first gold rush. It is believed that some of the passed-over ore was used to pave the main streets of downtown Charlotte, foretelling Charlotte's future as a global financial hub. Drive along Charlotte's tree-lined streets on your way to any of a myriad of entertainment and cultural offerings
in this center of the New South.
Charlotte at a Glance
- Largest trading center in the Southeast and second largest U.S. financial center
- Largest, most accessible city between Atlanta & Washington, D.C., with a population of approximately 471,000 and MSA of 1.4 million
- More than 50% of the U.S. population lives within a
2-hour flight of Charlotte and 6 million people live within a 100- mile radius
- Convenient interstate access with two major interstates and the 1-277 loop just minutes from the Charlotte Convention Center
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Charlotte/Douglas International Airport, only 15 minutes from the Charlotte Convention Center, offers 540 fligh
ts daily to more than 160 cities
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