Kim BrattainFounder/ CEO, Kim Brattain Media · Award-winning Corporate and Documentary Film Producer

Charlotte Regional Business Alliance - Leadership | Promotional Video

14 Jul 2023 · 2 min

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The video presents the Charlotte Regional Business Alliance (CRBA) as a unifying force for the Carolinas, representing nearly 3 million people. It outlines the Alliance’s mission to foster a vibrant, innovative, and healthy economy through inclusive, intentional, and forward‑thinking actions. The narration highlights the region’s competitive assets – a strategic East‑Coast location with robust transportation (including Charlotte Douglas International Airport), 30 higher‑education institutions, quality healthcare systems, a new medical school, and a dense concentration of headquarters, tech, and manufacturing firms. By investing in education, community, infrastructure, and innovation, the CRBA positions the region to attract and retain businesses and talent, acting as the collective voice of business to drive long‑term economic transformation for current and future generations.

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Together we are united. Spanning the Carolinas with a reach of nearly 3 million people and counting, the Charlotte Regional Business Alliance is working to advance a vibrant, innovative, and healthy economy for all. Together we're connected. Through shared purpose, we have our sights on transforming the Charlotte region for our people, our businesses, and our place. The type of transformation and roll-up-our-sleeves work that our children and our children's children will realize. Together, we grow the economy. Investments in education, communities, infrastructure, and innovation will serve us well. We have it in us to make sure we're being inclusive, intentional, and forward-thinking. As the voice of business, the Alliance's ability to stay focused will position the region to compete for investment from companies looking to grow and expand. When it comes to place, we have fundamentals that are hard to beat. A thriving East Coast location that lends itself well to moving people and products along our transportation system and through Charlotte Douglas. 30 higher education institutions helping to prepare a skilled and educated workforce. Quality healthcare systems and a medical school coming online that can catalyze research and discovery and new tech-based sectors. And deep pockets of innovation across our headquarters, tech and manufacturing companies, and universities that individually are impressive, but if connected, could be game-changing. And the kicker? All of this and more makes us sticky for the talent and people who will drive our business and in turn, our economy. Together, we've got this. We are the Charlotte Regional Business Alliance, and we're moving forward together.