Charlotte Real Estate Housing Units

Weekly newspapers	9
Local radio stations	26
Telephone companies	31
Telegraph Services	3
TV stations	7
Major daily newspapers	1
Cable TV services	2
Satellite Television Services	4

Highlights and Ranking

Enplaned passengers 11.6 million	3rd largest attended sporting event in U.S., The Coca Cola 600
Enplaned cargo 94,339 tons	City, County and State AAA bond ratings
5th in number of Fortune Headquartered Companies	6th largest trading area in U.S.
500 Airline flights daily	6th largest wholesale center in U.S.
21st most active airport in the U.S.	5th largest urban region
9,548 new jobs for 2001	26th largest city
$16.5 billion in retail sales	#1 U.S. city in foreign firms growth (Site Selection Magazine)
Nation's 2nd largest banking center (controls $970 billion in assets)	7th largest University Research Park
28th most wired city	Nation's most livable city (U.S. Conference of Mayors)
9th Best City for Entrepreneurship	286 Fortune 500 firms represented
Nation's #1 U.S. city in foreign firms growth	Cost of living below national average
NFL Team, Carolina Panthers	7th best city for business development

Government and Special Agencies

Employment Security Commission of North Carolina
500 W. Trade Street
Charlotte, NC 28202
(704) 342-6131

North Carolina Department of Labor
500 W. Trade Street
Charlotte, NC 28202
(704) 342-6163

Employment & Training Department
City of Charlotte
600 E. Trade Street
Charlotte, NC 28202
(704) 336-3380

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
129 W. Trade Street, Ste. 400
Charlotte, NC 28202
(704) 344-6682

U.S. Department of Labor
800 Briar Creek Road
Charlotte, NC 28205
(704) 344-6302

The Employers Association
3020 West Arrowood Road
Charlotte, NC 28273
(704) 522-8011

Social Security Administration
5701 Executive Center Drive
Charlotte, NC 28212
1-800-772-1213

North Carolina Department of Commerce
8210 University Executive Park Drive, Ste. 260
Charlotte, NC 28262
(704) 547-5750

Workforce Development Board
Charlotte-Mecklenburg
700 Parkwood Avenue
Charlotte, NC 28205
(704) 336-6270

Hospitals and Health Care

Mecklenburg County Medical Society
704-376-0847

Charlotte Dental Society
704-376-6555

Coordinated Health Care Management
704-334-7656

Hospitals: General Acute Care

Carolinas Medical Center
704-355-2000 (777 beds)

Carolinas Medical - Mercy
704-379-5000 (305 beds)

Carolinas Medical - Pineville
704-543-2000 (97 beds)

Presbyterian Hospital
704-384-4000 (581 beds)

Presbyterian Hospital Matthews
704-384-6500 (102 beds)

Carolinas Medical - University
704-548-6000 (130 beds)

Behavioral Health Center - CMC Randolph
(psychiatric and behavioral illness)
704-358-2700 (66 beds)

Charlotte Institute of Rehabilitation
(spinal cord, brain injury and stroke)
704-355-4300 (133 beds)

Mercy Horizon
(inpatient/outpatient detoxification)
704-379-5248 (11 beds)

Orthopedic Hospital of Charlotte
(bone injuries and diseases of bone, muscle and joints)
704-375-6792 (168 beds)

Mecklenburg County Health Department
704-336-6400, 704-336-4700

Environmental Protection Department
704-336-5500

Mecklenburg County Emergency Medical (MEDIC)
704-336-3400

Mecklenburg Mental Health Services
704-358-2700

Got, Alotta, Charlotte!

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