DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL CLIENT SERVICES

For companies considering the Charlotte Region for foreign direct investment, we provide the following services tailored to these clients:

• Provide data on all aspects of local infrastructure: highway and air connections, wages and salaries, availability and skill level of local workers, commercial real estate lease rates, and the availability of office, warehouse and manufacturing space, among other things.
• Develop contacts with selected managers of the many foreign-owned companies in the Charlotte Region in order that our clients may form a completely independent impression of our city and county.
• Provide referrals to law firms that specialize in the establishment of foreign companies’ U.S. subsidiaries and obtaining U.S. visas for key employees.
• Provide contacts with tax advisors, accountants, bankers and other providers of services typically required by new U.S. subsidiaries.
• Identify suitable real estate options (office space, warehouses, existing manufacturing buildings and/or greenfield sites for new building construction).
• Conduct tours of identified real estate options.
• Conduct city-county-regional tours to familiarize clients with Charlotte’s many areas: downtown, suburban, rural, industrial zones, residential housing neighborhoods, etc.
• Provide referrals to local real estate firms that specialize in finding houses and/or apartments for relocating managers.
• Make introductions to regional technical schools and universities that offer customized training programs for new workers.
• Provide lists of manufacturers who work as subcontractors, particularly in plastics and metalworking.
• Provide information on financial incentive programs and develop contacts with the state and local authorities who manage such programs.