In North Carolina, international companies and their employees find success and Thrive in one of the best states for business in the United States. The state, ranked 10th largest by population in America, offers a central east-coast location that is ideal for growing a company’s market in the United States and North America.
International Firms Invest in North Carolina
North Carolina is widely recognized for one of the best business climates in the United States. Combined with its centralized location, which offers rapid access to 65 of the country’s top 100 markets and over 170 million North American consumers, North Carolina is the clear choice for value, profitability, and overall success. .
Indeed, global firms have noted North Carolina’s advantages, driving the state to rank 10th in America for employment supported by foreign direct investment (FDI). If only manufacturing employment supported by FDI is considered, North Carolina ranks 7th in the United States. Companies hailing from more than 30 countries around the globe have operations in North Carolina in industries as diverse as biotechnology, aerospace, financial services, automotive and many others.
Among the state’s foreign-owned firms are these global leaders:
AISIN AW, Alcatel, BASF Corporation, Bayer Corporation, Bosch Siemens Home Appliances, Compass, Continental Teves, Credit Suisse, Daimler, Delhaize Group, DSM, Eisai, Electrolux, Bridgestone/Firestone, Flextronics, Freightliner, Fujitsu, GKN, GlaxoSmithKline, Hitachi, Honda, Kyocera, Lenovo, Mitsubishi Electric, Nortel Networks, Novartis Crop Protection, Novo Nordisk Pharmaceuticals Industries, Oxford University Press, Siemens, Sony Ericsson, Sumitomo Electric, TDK, Thomas Built Buses and Volvo.
International firms in North Carolina are involved in all manner of business activities such as sales, warehousing, distribution, manufacturing, and research and development. In addition, many U.S. and regional headquarters are based in the state
International Investment Services
The North Carolina Department of Commerce provides personalized consulting and support to assist companies in their location research and decision making. North Carolina maintains offices in locations around the world, making it easy for a firm to access this assistance in a manner that’s most convenient. The state’s business location specialists provide information and expertise about doing business in the United States and in North Carolina in particular. Firms are assigned a specialist who will guide them through the entire location process from beginning to end.
North Carolina’s location specialists also coordinate support from a wide variety of public and private sector organizations that are available to assist a company in locating operations in the state. These organizations include the state’s renowned community college system, the sixteen campus University of North Carolina system, workforce development agencies, and other organizations that help streamline the process of doing business in the state.
Download North Carolina's International Investment Brochure. (PDF)
If you are contemplating investing in the United States, call our team for your region:
Asia
Leland Gaskins: 81.3.3435.9301 or invest@nctokyo.com
Annabel Rong: 86.21.6279.7027 or rong@nc-asia.com
April Kappler: 919.733.4989 or akappler@nccommerce.com
Canada
Nancy Ward: 416.368.6956 or nward@cglg-canada.com
Dallas Hardenbrook: 919.733.4881 or dhardenbrook@nccommerce.com
Europe
M. Todd Brennan: 49.69.271.39810 or tbrennan@nc-europe.com
Dallas Hardenbrook: 919.733.4881 or dhardenbrook@nccommerce.com
Martyn Johnson: 919.733.8572 or mjohnson@nccommerce.com
The North Carolina Department of Commerce maintains offices around the globe.
At each location, you’ll find a team of specialists assigned to facilitate foreign direct investment into North Carolina. In many of these offices, we also have separate teams working to support export activity from our state into locations abroad. These offices are staffed by professionals who can assist you with every step of your international investment project or an export strategy—all free of charge.
State of North Carolina Canada Office
45 Dentonia Park Avenue
Toronto, ON M4C 1W6
Nancy Ward
Investment & Trade Representative
Phone: 416.368.6956
Fax: 416.368.2547
nward@cglg-canada.com
State of North Carolina European Office
OpernTurm
16th Floor EBC
60306 Frankfurt am Main, Germany | directions
M. Todd Brennan
Director & Investment Representative
Phone: 49.69.271.39810
Fax: 49.69.271.39818
tbrennan@nc-europe.com
State of North Carolina Hong Kong Office
Room 805-6, Tesbury Centre
28 Queen's Road East
Wan Chai, Hong Kong | directions
William Chu
Trade Representative
Phone: 852.2865.0555
Fax: 852.2527.0819
wichu@netvigator.com
Helen Ng
Trade Assistant
State of North Carolina Japan Office
Toranomon Suzuki Bldg. 5F
3-20-4, Toranomon,
Minato-Ku, Tokyo 105-0001, Japan | directions
Phone: 81.3.3435.9301
Fax: 81.3.3435.9303
www.nctokyo.com
Leland Gaskins
Investment Representative
gaskins@nc-asia.com
Sumio Shibata
Trade Representative
info@nctokyo.com
Akiko Masumura
Trade Assistant
State of North Carolina Mainland China Office
Pacheer Commercial Center, Suite 227
No. 555 Nanjing West Road
Shanghai, 200041, PR. China | directions
Tel: 86.21.6256.6036
Fax: 86.21.6256.6024
www.nc-asia.com
Annabel Rong
Investment & Trade Representative
rong@nc-asia.com
State of North Carolina Mexico Office
Ave. Vasco de Quiroga 3900, Torre A, P10
Col. Lomas de Santa Fe
05300 Mexico DF | directions
Laura Camberos
Trade Representative
Telephone: 52.55.1085.7208
Fax: 52.1.55.5403.8273
camberoslau@yahoo.com
Lilia Garcia
Trade Assistant
lilia@ncmexico.com
State of North Carolina Brazil Office
MarketPlace Servicos Internacionais Ltda
Rua Dr. Gabriel dos Santos, 168/121A
01231-010 Sao Paulo, Brazil | directions
Andre Neufeld
Trade Representative
Telephone: 55 (11) 366-2762
Fax: 55 (11) 3825-1818
aneufeld@marketplaceinternational.net
