NORTH CAROLINAA Wise Investment

VisionA stateOf well-educated people – critical thinkers Committed to wise, consistent investment in innovation and infrastructure Which differentiates itself as a state of knowledge workers who drive business success – a true state of minds

Of well-educated people – critical thinkers

Committed to wise, consistent investment in innovation and infrastructure

Which differentiates itself as a state of knowledge workers who drive business success – a true state of minds

Government and Business Climate Progressive Consistent Education focused Business friendly Collaborative

Progressive

Consistent

Education focused

Business friendly

Collaborative

Commitment to Education Established the nation’s first public university in 1795 Rank 6th in nation in per capita appropriations for higher education Approved a national record $3.1 billion bond issue to finance facilities on public university and community college campuses Pioneered nation’s first workplace training program Major universities conduct more than $1 billion in sponsored research each year 25% of the country’s nationally certified teachers, and a national leader in student progress and accountability Students scored above the national average on math, reading and writing exams

Established the nation’s first public university in 1795

Rank 6th in nation in per capita appropriations for higher education

Approved a national record $3.1 billion bond issue to finance facilities on public university and community college campuses

Pioneered nation’s first workplace training program

Major universities conduct more than $1 billion in sponsored research each year

25% of the country’s nationally certified teachers, and a national leader in student progress and accountability

Students scored above the national average on math, reading and writing exams

Human Capital: Talent PoolNC is the second largest banking center in the countryThree of top 10 US banks have NC headquarters – Bank of America, Wachovia and BB&TRoyal Bank of Canada acquired NC’s Centura Bank as US retail banking platform More than 150,000 bankers in stateTIAA-CREF and CSFB have major operations centers in Charlotte and RTP

NC is the second largest banking center in the country

Three of top 10 US banks have NC headquarters – Bank of America, Wachovia and BB&T

Royal Bank of Canada acquired NC’s Centura Bank as US retail banking platform

More than 150,000 bankers in state

TIAA-CREF and CSFB have major operations centers in Charlotte and RTP

Human Capital: Talent PoolMore than 76,000 qualified/skilled workers currently employed or seeking employment in Information Technology occupations(computer system/network administrators, systems analysts, software engineers, computer programmers, database administrators, etc.)

Human Capital: Talent PoolEvery year North Carolina institutions graduate over 10,000 graduates with degrees in business-related fieldsWorld class universities with nationally ranked business programsDuke University Fuqua School of BusinessUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Kenan-Flagler Business SchoolWake Forest University Babcock School of ManagementDuke jock makes good

Every year North Carolina institutions graduate over 10,000 graduates with degrees in business-related fields

World class universities with nationally ranked business programs

Duke University Fuqua School of Business

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Kenan-Flagler Business School

Wake Forest University Babcock School of Management