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2 CL Center for echnology and Innovation While Charlotte has long been known for its financial services sectors and corporate headquarters, technology has quickly emerged as one of the city s major industries. From renowned technology companies such as icrosoft to homegrown high-growth startups, including vidxchange, Charlotte has the talent and infrastructure to make any tech company successful. Charlotte s community leaders and industry experts promote a culture of innovation. In fact, Charlotte was named the o. 2 city on Inc.com's list of "4 Cities You idn't Know Were Startup otbeds." With a diversified workforce, a wide variety of science, technology, engineering, and math (S) education programs, and a range of accelerator and incubator programs, Charlotte is poised to quickly become a hub for technology startups and innovation. 1 charlotte.global

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4 BIG C PLYS CL S L CLGY WKFC IS SP UGU IS IVS IUSIS. GWIG UB F IUSY GIS IVSIG VILY I CLGY IPV I SVICS. icrosoft employs approximately 1,100 people at its echnology Center in Charlotte. Carolinas ealthcare System, one of the country s largest hospital systems, is attracting data scientists to help improve patient care and reduce costs. he retail powerhouse Lowe s, headquartered right outside of Charlotte in ooresville,.c., is investing into the internet of things with its Iris smart home system that offers customers smart security solutions. Charlotte has become a regional hub for technology and big data. oting a surge in the technology talent pool, research firm CB recently named Charlotte the top momentum market for technology sector growth. In fact, the city's tech sector has grown by 75 percent between 2010 and 2015, outpacing aleigh-urham and even major tech-savvy cities such as San Francisco, ustin and Seattle, according to CB. 3 charlotte.global P BY VI JFF

5 CL CPIS WI SIGIFIC C PLY: CPY IUSY GIL PLY Carolinas ealthcare System ealth Care 35,000 Wells Fargo Finance 20,300 Bank of merica Finance 15,000 ovant ealth ealth Care 11,000 uke nergy Utilities 7,800 Lowe's Companies Inc. etail 7,670 I Insurance 4,000 ime Warner Cable elecommunications 3,200 Belk etail 2,975 & elecommunications 2,485 he Vanguard Group, Inc. Finance 1,260 iqor, Inc. echnology Services 1,100 icrosoft echnology Services 1,100 P nterprise Services, LLC echnology Services 300 vidxchange, Inc.* Financial echnologies 320 Peak 10 echnology Services 250 ranscentra echnology Services 110 Cisco Systems, Inc. echnology Services 76 QC ata echnology Services 72 Pactera echnology Services 60 andstad echnologies echnology Services 60 *adding 630 jobs and building new headquarters charlotte.global 4

6 CL'S SUP CUIY Charlotte s diverse tech talent drives innovation in many industries. any of the city s most successful entrepreneurs began their careers at large companies in the financial services, health care or energy sectors. hese entrepreneurs took their expertise from these industries and developed a tech-based solution to solve problems in their fields. he financial technology, or Finech, sector provides an example. With nearly 10 percent of Charlotte s technology talent working in financial services, Finech has emerged as a burgeoning industry with more than 70 firms in the Charlotte area. ech companies serving the health care and manufacturing industries make up a large portion of Charlotte s tech community as well. For a comprehensive list of technology and startup companies in the Charlotte region, visit charlottechamber.com/onlinestore. 5 charlotte.global

7 FIC CPIS vidxchange vidxchange offers automated bill payment software that leads to time and cost savings. Founded in Charlotte in 2000, the company announced a major expansion in 2015, investing $225 million into a new headquarters facility and making a commitment to add 630 new employees over the next four years. Lendingree Lendingree is an online marketplace that allows consumers to compare and connect with multiple lenders. It employs more than 200 people at its Charlotte headquarters. ealcloud Founded in 2010, ealcloud offers software solutions to several financial submarkets, including private equity and venture capitalists and investment bankers. In 2016, the company established its headquarters office in uptown Charlotte. Passport Parking, LLC Passport Parking, LLC simplifies public parking and transportation processes by allowing customers to pay through technology platforms. he company raised $8 million in a round of funding in L C CLGY Imagine Software Imagine Software offers software automation for health care providers. Started in Charlotte more than 10 years ago, the company now employs 67 people in 12 states. Intelichart eadquartered just south of Charlotte in Fort ill, S.C., Intelichart provides a software platform for patient engagement and health information exchange. he company also offers home monitoring technology that allows physicians to track patient health from their homes. gastha gastha is a tech company that maximizes patient care with paperless solutions, offering electronic health records and online signature and prescription solutions. he company started in Charlotte in BL SUPS ecampus Ventures ecampus Ventures develops web and mobile applications designed for college students. pplications offered include roommate matching, textbook price comparing and classmate connecting software. Gamffective Israel-based Gamffective provides gamified performance and employee learning tools to tech companies like icrosoft and ebay. Gamffective opened its United States headquarters in Charlotte in 2015 and raised $7 million from Jerusalem Venture Partners in Brewpublik Using its newly developed technology dubbed beergorithm, Brewpublik delivers craft beer to customers doors based on their specific tastes. he Charlotte-based startup was selected in 2016 for a prestigious startup accelerator program based in Silicon Valley.

8 esources for ntrepreneurs key factor in Charlotte s technology sector s success has been the community support available to early-stage entrepreneurs. variety of business incubators provide financial, business development and mentorship opportunities. In 2016, incubator Packard Place partnered with Q aleigh to establish Q Charlotte, creating a regional partnership that will work to attract startup talent from across the nation. Q Charlotte houses six different accelerator programs that cater to different industries: ne of the most successful and competitive accelerator programs in the country, evech Labs, targets high-tech industries wishing to gain resources to reach a funding stage. QC Finech is devoted to innovation in the financial services technology industry and pairs promising financial tech startups with high-profile contacts and mentors throughout Charlotte. CL Joules, an accelerator program that capitalizes on Charlotte s status as a growing energy hub, offers learning and growth opportunities to those wishing to change the energy ecosystem. ther programs include QCF Impact 3, which targets entrepreneurs with a social mission; QCF ImpactU, a 10week program designed for undergraduates with promising business ideas; and City Startup Labs, a boot camp geared toward young frican-merican men wishing to launch their own ventures. Coworking Spaces 7 dvent Coworking alt.biz C3 Labs, LLC Q Charlotte/Packard Place ygge Coworking Industry Coworking Level ffice charlotte.global PS BY VI JFF Coworking spaces are another essential tool for entrepreneurs looking for inexpensive office space. here are a number of coworking offices located in Charlotte that offer unique advantages to startup companies. Some coworking spaces around Charlotte include:

9 UC Charlotte s Charlotte esearch Institute supports business partnerships by working with the community and the campus to accelerate technology commercialization and champions the growth of entrepreneurial ventures. CI develops intellectual capital through collaborations with industry, government and academia. artists, musicians and craftsmen - and PiS, a green business incubator focused on helping sustainable companies develop and grow. mong UC Charlotte s 22 other research institutes and centers is the Center of Configuration nalytics and utomation, whose goal is to build a coalition of researchers to improve information technology systems; the nergy Production & Infrastructure Center, which is a collaborative partnership that produces highly trained engineers;and the Infrastructure, esign, nvironment and Sustainability Center, whose mission is to create environmentally sustainable technical solutions. Ventureprise, housed in UC Charlotte s CI, offers entrepreneurs and early-stage businesses on-site resources, expertise and workspace, as well as daily exposure to a creative mix of faculty, students and well-established industry partners and corporate innovators. ounding out the robust list of business incubators is rea15 - a business space targeted at he ata Visualization Center at UC Charlotte applies interactive visual analytics to solve a variety of large scale and complex problems. 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11 UCI For companies seeking a diverse and highly educated workforce, Charlotte offers a number of technology-related programs at its 46 area community colleges, 4-year colleges and universities. UC Charlotte, orth Carolina s urban research university, is leading the way in innovative uses for big data and analytics through its ata Science Initiative. avidson College, located just outside of Charlotte, offers programs in Computer Science and igital Studies. Central Piedmont Community College offers an array of technology-related degrees, and a number of nationally ranked universities offer graduate degrees to working professionals. Wake Forest University provides master's programs in Business nalytics and ortheastern University offers programs in business and entrepreneurship and computer and information science. Charlotte is less than a 4-hour drive from prominent research institutions in the Southeast. very year, graduates from schools like Clemson, Georgia ech, UC Chapel ill and Virginia ech flock to Charlotte because of its robust economy and low cost of living. hese graduates come with experience in a variety of fields, including engineering, information technology and business administration. charlotte.global 10

12 UC CL CL PI CUIY CLLG 28,000 Students 58,000 Students Located in Charlotte Located in Charlotte L PGS Business, echanical ngineering, Computer ngineering, Computer Science, anagement Information Systems, Computing and Informatics (G) L PGS pplied echnologies, ngineering echnologies, ealth Sciences, Information echnology, athematics, ransport Systems echnologies UC CL WK FS CL CPUS 200 Students Located in Charlotte L PGS Business dministration (G), Business nalytics (G) WK FS CL CPUS CL PI CUIY CLLG S CL CPUS UIVSIY F SU CLI SCL F BUSISS CL CPUS / Located in Charlotte L PGS Science, echnology & ngineering (G), Business & ntrepreneurship (G), Computer & Information Science (G) 60 Students Located in Charlotte L PGS Business dministration (G), USC SCL F BUSISS CL CPUS *(G) indicates graduate program only 11 charlotte.global

13 VIS CLLG 1,900 Students 21 miles from Charlotte L PGS pplied athematics, Biochemistry, Computer Science, ngineering WK FS UIVSIY 7,700 Students 81 miles from Charlotte L PGS Biophysics, Computer Science, athematical Business, athematical Statistics VIS CLLG UIVSIY F SU CLI 33,000 Students 93 miles from Charlotte L PGS Biostatistics, Computer Science/ ngineering, echanical ngineering, Systems esign ngineering CLS UIVSIY Photo by: ngie Yates WK FS UIVSIY CLS UIVSIY 22,600 Students 132 miles from Charlotte L PGS utomotive ngineering, uman- Centered Computing, aterials Science & ngineering, Packaging Science UC CPL ILL 29,000 Students 140 miles from Charlotte L PGS nvironmental Sciences & ngineering, Biostatistics, Biomedical ngineering, Computer Science, Statistics & perations esearch UC CPL ILL Photo by: William Yeung *(G) indicates graduate program only charlotte.global 12

14 UK UIVSIY CLI S UIVSIY 14,900 Students 33,900 Students 143 miles from Charlotte 166 miles from Charlotte L PGS Civil/nvironmental ngineering, echanical ngineering, Computer/lectrical ngineering UK UIVSIY L PGS griculture & nvironmental echnology, Computer Science, Industrial esign/ngineering, Paper Science & ngineering, Polymer & Color Chemistry VIGII C 30,500 Students 173 miles from Charlotte VIGII C Photo by: ric Gunther L PGS Business Information echnology, erospace ngineering, aterials Science ngineering, Industrial & Systems ngineering, Computational odeling & ata nalytics UIVSIY F SS CLI S UIVSIY GGI C 25,000 Students 27,845 Students 244 miles from Charlotte 230 miles from Charlotte L PGS Industrial esign, Computer Science, uclear & adiological ngineering, pplied athematics L PGS Business nalytics & Statistics, lectrical ngineering, Computer Science, Industrial & Systems ngineering UIVSIY F SS *(G) indicates graduate program only 13 charlotte.global

15 WKFC ore than 44,000 people work in core technology occupations in the Charlotte region. Core technology occupations include software publishers, data processing and hosting, and computer systems design and related services. Charlotte s core technology talent is dispersed in a wide variety of industries. While core high-tech companies employ the largest proportion of the city s high-tech talent, headquarters operations and finance and consulting firms hire substantial numbers of core technology talent as well. IUSY ISIBUI F C CLGY WKS I CL S 3.31% UCI 11.8% QUS 5.9% UFCUS 6.17% IISIV SUPP SVICS 2.54% GV 9.29% CSULIG SVICS 33.73% C IG-C 5.37% IFI (-C IG C) 4.96% WLSL 9.58% FIC/ ISUC 2.73% L C Source: JobsQ, 2016 charlotte.global 14

16 VG PLY WGS F C CLGY WKS I CL S ccupation mployees in Charlotte S verage nnual Salary Salary Computer Systems nalysts 8,510 $94, % Software evelopers, pplications 7,420 $94, % Computer User Support Specialists 5,340 $52, % Computer ardware ngineers 4,510 $93, % Software evelopers, Systems Software 4,360 $107, % etwork and Computer Systems dministrators 3,060 $79, % Computer Programmers 2,700 $87, % Computer etwork Support Specialists 1,880 $56, % Information Security nalysts 1,760 $96, % Computer etwork rchitects 1,570 $110, % Web evelopers 1,270 $71, % atabase dministrators 980 $90, % Computer ccupations, ll ther 610 $81, % Computer and Information Systems anagers 130 $139, % Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, % more information security analysts than the national average 16% more operations research analysts than national average 14% more computer systems analysts than national average P BY VI JFF 15 charlotte.global ech esources Charlotte also offers resources for workers wishing to improve their technology skills. Charlotte-based company ech alent South is a coding school that assists future entrepreneurs in networking, planning, executing and launching their business. he Iron Yard coding school opened its Charlotte campus in 2015 and offers courses in back-end engineering, front-end engineering, mobile engineering and design during its 12-week bootcamp.

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18 W S S BLCKU, W S S GI. UC Charlotte s ata Science Initiative is uncovering transformative ways of sustaining cities, improving power grids, and forecasting the spread of disease. SI.UCC.U hrough the resources of our talent pool, a $2.1 million research grant, and a sustainable cloud-based infrastructure enabling Big ata collaborations, partnerships and initiatives, SI brings academia and industry together to turn knowledge into insight to see what s possible in the new digital age.

19 Interested in purchasing advertisement space for our publications, website, or digital screens? Contact or VI JFF PGP W F LIF-FF SUIS Become part of the ech alent Pipeline Charlotte s tech sector has grown 28% in the last 5 years, and today there are more than 92,000 technology and analytics jobs in the Charlotte area. his industry boom has now ranked orth Carolina as the 3rd fastest growing state for tech jobs. ech-savvy alent ortheastern knows that all industries today rely on a tech-savvy workforce. It s why we ve created an 8-week bootcamp in ata nalytics along with online and hybrid master s degrees in Cyber Security and ealth Informatics to develop professionals for high-paying, in-demand careers in technology and beyond. L northeastern.edu/charlotte

20 Charlotte is one of the fastest-growing cities in the nation. With our great location, world-acclaimed international hub airport, professional sports, low energy costs, diverse and talented labor, innovative and growing health care and life sciences sectors and a nationally ranked education system, it s easy to see why more businesses are flocking here every year. Visit charlotte.global to learn more. Proudly supporting 330 SU Y S, CL, C P BY VI JFF