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 Forklift Attachments Charlotte - Charlotte, known as the Queen City, is the biggest city in North Carolina state and the seat of Meckenburg County. It has a population of around 700,000, making it the 18th largest city within the United States. In 2008, Charlotte city was selected the "Best Place to Live in America" by relocate-America.com. It was likewise number eight among the 100 "Best Places to Live and Launch" by CNNMoney.com. Prevention likewise rated the city 4th best "Walking City" within the country and the best in North Carolina.
There is a strong base of culture and arts in the city. Every year there are about 70,000 events and performances, comprising festivals and arts education programs, which is supported by the Arts and Science Council of Charlotte-Mecklenburg and its 27 cultural organizations below it. Charlotte is home to numerous museums, like for instance the Second Ward Alumni House Museum, NASCAR Hall of Fame, Mint Museum of Craft + Design, Mint Museum of Art and Bechtler Museum of Modern Art (guide tourists through ever-changing exhibits featuring among the globe's finest collections), Light factory, McColl Center for Visual Arts, Levine Museum of the New South (exhibits amongst the most interesting collections of post-Civil War Southern history consisting of Cotton Fields to Skyscrapers, its award-winning centerpiece), Harvey B. Grantt Center for African-American Arts & Culture, Historic Rosedale Plantation, Discovery Place (showcases over three hundred exhibits including a live rain forest), Charlotte Trolley Museum, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Fire Education Center and Museum, Billy Graham Library, Charlotte Nature Museum and Carolinas Aviation Museum. For performance arts, Charlotte offers exceptional ballet, opera and Broadway productions and shows at the Knight Theatre and NC Blumenthal Performing Arts Center's Belk Theatre.
The city boasts of many parks for everybody to enjoy. Individuals who like to take their dogs out for walks could go to Frazier Park has parts for small dogs and large dogs. This particular dog park has a public water supply for doggie drinks. Swaney Pointe K-9 Park is situated at Ramsey Creek Park where there are two separate fenced-in secure sections for small and big dogs. Barkingham Park is situated at Reedy Creek Park. It is a fenced-in, four-acre, off-leash area intended for dogs. In addition, Charlotte likewise has Davie Dog park and Ray's Fetching Meadow. For those who want to see Mother Nature at its best, they could visit Latta Plantation, Mecklenburg County Nature Preserves, McDowell and Copper Head Island, Reedy Creek, Cowan's Ford, Evergreen, RibbonWalk, Flat Branch, Auten, Rural Hill, Stephen's Road, Gar Creek, Shuffletown Prairie and Bracket Bluff.
Following New York, Charlotte is the 2nd biggest banking center in the US. It is presently a major U.S. financial center, with Bank of America as the biggest financial institution located within Charlotte city. The city of Charlotte also boasts of the numerous Fortune 500 companies headquartered within its metropolitan area: Lowe's in suburban Mooresville, Bank of America, Duke Energy, NUCOR (steel producer), Sonic Automotive, Family Dollar, Goodrich Corporation, and SPX Corporation (industrial technology). The city of Charlotte is likewise the hub of the U.S. motorsports trade, like NASCAR. In the year 2007, over 3,500 new energy sector jobs were announced within the city, which made Charlotte the base of energy-oriented organizations. Today, it is known as "Charlotte USA - The New Energy Capital."
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