Center of plastics
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*North Carolina ranks ninth in the
country in plastics industry employment and eighth in the country
in plastics shipment |
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*268,000 plastics industry professionals |
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*$60.5 billion in plastics shipments |
*2000 SPI Economic Report: AL, FL, GA, KY,
MD, NC, SC, TN, WV
Accent on success
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The Charlotte Convention Center
is just 15 minutes from Charlotte/Douglas |
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540 flights daily, with non-stop
service to over 160 cities |
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I-77, I-85 and the I-277 loop all
offer easy access to the Charlotte Convention Center by car |
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20,000 hotel rooms city-wide; more
than 4,100 within walking distance from the Charlotte Convention
Center |
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The nation's 2nd largest financial
center |
Fun for everyone
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Home to the NFL Carolina Panthers,
the WNBA Charlotte Sting, NASCAR's Coca-Cola 600, Charlotte
Checkers and Charlotte Knights |
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Hundreds of entertainment and dining
opportunities |
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The Mint Museum of Craft & Design,
the Afro-American Cultural Center, the Omnimax Theatre, Discovery
Place, McColl Center for Visual Arts and the North Carolina
Blumenthal Center for the Performing Arts, all in Uptown Charlotte |
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Paramount's Carowinds Amusement
Park, just 20 minutes from Uptown |
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Short drive to beautiful Carolina
beaches and the Blue Ridge Mountains |
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Moderate climate year-round |
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A right-to-work state |
Shine
at the Charlotte Convention Center
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Just 15 minutes from Charlotte/Douglas
International Airport |
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Opened in 1995 |
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Attracts over half a million visitors
each year |
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Elegant and inviting, from the gracefully
arched entrances to the glass concourses beyond |
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Flanked by art and spacious alcoves,
the grand concourse welcomes visitors and provides easy orientation
and access to all points in the center |
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Soaring ceilings add volume to the
280,000 square feet of contiguous exhibit space |
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Twenty-two covered loading docks
and direct drive-in access to each hall makes setup easy and
efficient |
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The Business Center is equipped
to support any business transaction needed to keep operations
running smoothly |
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