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330 S. Tryon St., Charlotte, NC 28202704.378.1300charlottechamber.comcltchamber and cltecondevfacebook.com/charlottechambercharlottechamberChairmanMichael C. Tarwater,Carolinas HealthCare SystemPresidentBob Morgan, CCESVP, Economic DevelopmentJeff Edge, CEcDVP, Communications & ResearchNatalie DickDirector, EconomicDevelopment MarketingAndrea WareDirector, ResearchPaul HendershotDirector, Research PublicationsMadeline CarylDirector, Advertising & CampaignAllie Thomas704.378.1312Photography bypatrickschneiderphoto.comCopyright 2014 by Charlotte Chamber of Commerce.All rights reserved. No part of the publication may bereproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means,electronic or mechanical, including photocopying,recording or by any information storage or retrievalsystem, without permission in writing from theCharlotte Chamber. The information in this publicationis carefully gathered and compiled in such a way as toensure maximum accuracy. The Charlotte Chambercannot, and does not, guarantee either the correctnessof all information furnished them nor the completeabsence of errors and omissions. Hence, responsibilityfor same neither can be, nor is, assumed..25M 1/14Charlotte:An IntroductionCharlotte’s Major Employers Directory isa listing of 1,317 firms that employ morethan 680,000 people in the 16-countyCharlotte region. Charlotte’s largestemployers represent many industries,including financial services and insurance,energy, health care, manufacturing,transportation and logistics and retail. TheCharlotte region includes the followingcounties: Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus,Catawba, Cleveland, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln,Mecklenburg, Rowan, Stanly and Unioncounties in N.C., and Chester, Chesterfield,Lancaster and York counties in S.C.In addition to providing an overview ofCharlotte’s major industries, this directoryprovides contact and business-classificationinformation for all 1,317 major employerfirms. For companies with multiplelocations, contact information is given forthe headquarters or largest location.Financial Services and InsuranceCharlotte is renowned for its vibrantbanking sector. With $2.2 trillion in assets,the city is the nation’s second-largestfinancial center next to New York City. Theestablishments in the financial services andinsurance industries in the Charlotte regionemploy more than 63,000 people. Almost90 percent of these people work directlyfor the 58 major finance and insuranceemployers included in this directory.With 20,600 employees in the Charlotteregion, Wells Fargo is the largestemployer in the financial servicesand insurance sector. After acquiringWachovia Corporation in 2008, thecharlottechamber.com Major Employers Directory 3