Charlotte – “New Heartland” of the Nation

A detailed study just released from the Brookings Institute entitled “The State of Metropolitan America,” offers a glimpse of what’s expected to be the results of the 2010 Census. Quoted from the article:

“Grouped into seven categories, the particular issues facing the nation’s 100 larg¬est metro areas become clearer, as do the places to which individual metro areas might look for common solutions:

• Diverse Giant                            

• Skilled Anchor

• Next Frontier

• New Heartland
• Industrial Core
• Border Growth
• Mid-Sized Magnet

The report names Charlotte as one of the country’s “New Heartland” cities - large metropolitan areas that offer the workforce a good quality of life and the kinds of jobs economists predict will move the U.S. forward in the years to come. "
 
   
Also, Charlotte has been recognized:


RelocateAmerica includes Charlotte in the Top 10 Best Places to Live in 2010

Charlotte as a “City of Aspiration” – cited as one city that could handle a significant population increase – April, 2010

Business Week provided a list of the Best Affordable Suburbs in America 2010 and Huntersville is listed. Huntersville is a suburb of Charlotte.