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At the center of Charlotte’s transportationinfrastructure is Charlotte DouglasInternational Airport (CLT), the sixthbusiestairport in the nation based onoperations. CLT is currently the secondlargesthub of American Airlines, the world’slargest airline. American Airlines employsmore than 7,000 people in Charlotte.In 2012, two third party logistics providersmade announcements in Charlotte.Odyssey Logistics & TechnologyCorporation, which established its firstCharlotte operation in 2003, announcedan expansion, adding more than 100employees in operations and logisticsmanagement. The company nowemploys 170 people in Charlotte. XPOLogistics, Inc. also announced in 2012that it would open a North Americanoperations center in Charlotte, creatingmore than 200 jobs. The company madeanother announcement in 2013, creating287 new jobs by the end of 2014.Charlotte is served by an efficient highwaysystem, with interstates 77 and 85 linkingCharlotte to the Northeast, Southwest andMidwest. Because of this, the CharlotteMajor Manufacuturing EmployersType Firms EmployeesApparel Manufacturing 11 2,626Beverage & Tobacco Product Manufacturing 4 1,566Chemical Manufacturing 23 5,065Computer and Electronic Product Mfg 17 4,879Electrical Equipment and Appliances 18 7,888Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing 29 6,786Food Manufacturing 29 10,063Furniture and Related Product Mfg 40 11,135Machinery Manufacturing 34 9,079Miscellaneous Manufacturing 18 3,526Nonmetallic Mineral Product Mfg 16 3,962Paper Manufacturing 22 5,956Petroleum & Coal Products Manufacturing 5 957Plastics & Rubber Products Manufacturing 27 5,601Primary Metal Manufacturing 11 5,152Printing and Related Support Activities 9 1,436Textile Mills 30 8,623Textile Product Mills 11 2,469Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 22 12,469Wood Product Manufacturing 14 3,545Total 390 112,783Source: Charlotte Chamber 2013Employment by Foreign-Owned Firms in CharlotteCountry of OriginEmployeesGermany 14,345Belgium 8,136United Kingdom 6,038France 5,429Japan 5,177Canada 4,972The Netherlands 3,463Ireland 3,357Switzerland 2,864Sweden 2,482Italy 2,062Brazil 1,429China 1,412Denmark 1,162Australia 776Bermuda 772Austria 744Singapore 715South Korea 547Source: Charlotte Chamber 2013charlottechamber.com Major Employers Directory 7