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Major Employers in the <strong>Charlotte</strong> Region<br />

Company Employees Industry<br />

Carolinas HealthCare System 32,500 Health Care & Social Assistance<br />

Wells Fargo Company 20,600 Finance & Insurance<br />

Bank <strong>of</strong> America 15,000 Finance & Insurance<br />

Walmart & Sam’s Club Stores 12,220 Retail Trade<br />

Novant Health 10,573 Health Care & Social Assistance<br />

Lowe’s 8,500 Retail Trade<br />

Food Lion LLC 7,734 Retail Trade<br />

Duke Energy Corp. 7,700 Utilities<br />

US Airways 7,060 Transportation & Warehousing<br />

Daimler Trucks North America LLC 6,400 Manufacturing<br />

Harris Teeter 5,206 Retail Trade<br />

Gaston Memorial Hospital 3,850 Health Care & Social Assistance<br />

Compass Group 3,660 Accommodation & Food Services<br />

TIAA-CREF 3,500 Finance & Insurance<br />

Source: <strong>Charlotte</strong> <strong>Chamber</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Commerce</strong>, 2013<br />

Top 10 Largest Foreign Firms in Mecklenburg County<br />

Company Parent Country Employees Description<br />

Food Lion Belgium 1,765 Grocery Store<br />

Siemens Energy Inc. Germany 1,750 Sales/Service: HVAC Security<br />

Ingersoll Rand Co. Ltd. Ireland 1,080 Air & Gas Compressors<br />

Compass Group United Kingdom 1,025 Food & Vending Services<br />

Ingersoll Rand Industrial Technologies Ireland 1,000 RHQ: Air & Gas Compressors<br />

Maersk Inc. Denmark 850 Containerized Cargo Carrier<br />

HMSHost Italy 800 Caterers<br />

Electrolux North America Sweden 750 Household Vacuum Cleaners<br />

AXA Equitable/National Operations Center France 700 Financial Services<br />

AREVA NP France 560 RHQ: Nuclear Engineering<br />

Source: <strong>Charlotte</strong> <strong>Chamber</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Commerce</strong>, 2013<br />

Published by: <strong>Charlotte</strong> <strong>Chamber</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Commerce</strong><br />

330 South Tryon Street, <strong>Charlotte</strong>, NC 28202<br />

704.378.1300 charlottechamber.com<br />

Copyright 2013 by <strong>Charlotte</strong> <strong>Chamber</strong> Services Inc. All rights reserved. No part <strong>of</strong> the publication may be reproduced<br />

or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any<br />

information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the <strong>Charlotte</strong> <strong>Chamber</strong>. The information in<br />

this publication is carefully gathered and compiled in such a way as to ensure maximum accuracy. The <strong>Charlotte</strong> <strong>Chamber</strong><br />

and <strong>Charlotte</strong> <strong>Chamber</strong> Services cannot, and do not, guarantee either the correctness <strong>of</strong> all information furnished them<br />

nor the complete absence <strong>of</strong> errors and omissions. Hence, responsibility for same neither can be, nor is, assumed.<br />

6/13 .25M<br />

President: Bob Morgan, CCE Chair: Brett Carter<br />

Senior V.P., Economic Development: Jeff Edge, CEcD<br />

V.P., Research & Communications: Natalie Dick<br />

Dir., Economic Development Marketing: Andrea Ware<br />

Director, Research: Andrew Bowen<br />

Associate, Research: Madeline Caryl<br />

Director, Advertising & Campaign: Allie Thomas<br />

Words: Stacey Randall<br />

Design: Andrea Ware<br />

Photos: PatrickSchneiderPhoto.com

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