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AREVA, the world’s largest companycomprising the entire nuclear fuel cycle,announced that it would relocate its NorthAmerican headquarters to Charlotte in2013. Though the company has had apresence in Charlotte since 2002, therelocation will bring an additional 130jobs over the next four years. AREVAcurrently employs 630 people in Charlotte.SPX Corporation announced in 2010that it was expanding its Charlotteheadquarters, adding 180 jobs. TheFortune 500 provider of engineeredproducts and technologies employs 350people in Charlotte. Also in 2010, Fortune1000 company Babcock & Wilcox movedits headquarters to Charlotte. Employingmore than 150 people in Charlotte, thecompany designs, supplies and servicespower generation systems and equipment.Other significant energy companies includeSaertex USA, a major producer of fabricsused for wind turbines; Celgard, oneof the largest suppliers to the lithiumbattery industry; and Piedmont NaturalGas, a natural gas provider serving NorthCarolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.Health CareMore than 100,000 people work in healthcare in the Charlotte region, and theindustry continues to grow. Two majorhealth care systems make up nearly half ofthat employment: Carolinas HealthCareSystem and Novant Health togetheremploy more than 43,000 people inthe Charlotte region. Both systems arenationally ranked among SDI Health’s top50 integrated healthcare networks (2012).As the region’s largest major employerwith 32,500 employees, CarolinasHealthCare System, headquartered inCharlotte, is one of the largest public,not-for-profit hospital systems in thecountry. Serving patients in North andSouth Carolina, its diverse network offacilities includes academic medical centers,hospitals, healthcare pavilions, physicianpractices, surgical and rehabilitationcenters, home health agencies, nursinghomes, and hospice and palliative care.Novant Health, headquartered in Winston-Salem, N.C., employs more than 10,500people and operates five hospitals and120 physician primary care and specialtypractices in the region. The not-for-profitsystem serves patients and communities inNorth Carolina, South Carolina, Georgiaand Virginia. In the Charlotte area,Novant Health also manages outpatientsurgery centers, urgent care locations,senior health care and medical plazas.Health care consulting companies alsomake up a significant part of the industry.The largest health care alliance in thecountry, Premier Inc., moved its corporateheadquarters to Charlotte in 2009 andnow employs 900 people in the area.An industry leader, Premier is an allianceof 2,800 U.S. community hospitals and95,000 alternate sites focused on improvingthe health of communities. Employing1,500 people at its headquarters inCharlotte, Lash Group is a patient supportservices company for manufacturers,designing, delivering and improvingpatient access and adherence programs.More than 100 other firms make upCharlotte’s major employer healthcare companies, including hospitals,nursing homes, medical support groupsand retirement communities.Strength in ManufacturingCharlotte’s 16-county region is the largestmanufacturing center in North Carolina.charlottechamber.com Major Employers Directory 5