Charlotte, North Carolina As the 21^st largest city in the United States, Charlotte is the largest trading center in the southeast and second largest financial center in the United States. Growth continues to be positive for this town coined the Queen City and named by Fortune magazine as the city with the # 1 Pro-Business Attitude in America. Those choosing to make Charlotte their home find plenty of recreation, leisure and entertainment opportunities. An impressive roster of professional sports teams includes the NFL Carolina Panthers, NBA Charlotte Bobcats and WNBA Charlotte Sting. The nearby Lowes Motor Speedway is home to NASCAR's NEXTEL Cup, Bush and Craftsmen Truck series and the Coca-Cola 600. For golf fans, the PGA Tour makes an annual stop in Charlotte for the PGA Wachovia Championship played on a prestigious Tom Fazio designed course. The area has a wealth of meticulously manicured golf-course communities and home sites situated along the shores of nearby Lake Wylie and Lake Norman which both offer plentiful recreation for water skiing, fishing and boating. For family entertainment, there is Paramount Carowinds, located only minutes from the city.  And, for those who prefer downtown living, Charlotte offers a multitude of residential options in the form of condominiums and private homes located in the heart of the city and bordering the downtown business district.  Restaurants are plentiful with tantalizing menus certain to please most any food preference. 

Greenville, South Carolina Conveniently located between Charlotte and Atlanta, Greenville has grown from its small town roots to a city of opportunity.  A thriving, revitalized downtown area has spurned unprecedented growth that includes new office space, condominiums and dozens of restaurants.  In the heart of downtown is a 60 foot waterfall that serves as the anchor for the newly developed Falls Park with an impressive 380 foot pedestrian bridge called the Liberty Bridge - which spans the entire falls, river and park.  Greenville and the surrounding area is home to Michelin's North American headquarters and BMW's first North American manufacturing facility.  Economic development continues to fuel business growth both domestically and internationally with the latest Millennium Park development which will be home to Clemson University's International Center for Automotive Research (ICAR) and a multitude of related businesses sparking the largest economic growth spurt in Greenville's history.  For those who prefer dining out, Greenville offers more restaurant options per capita than most any city of its size in America.  And, entertainment abounds with annual arts and food festivals along with venues that offer jazz performances, budding music stars or world famous musicians and entertainers that frequent Greenville's Peace Center for the Performing Arts.  Downtown's BI-LO center attracts the nations most popular entertainers and hosts numerous sporting events ranging from basketball and hockey to tennis and rodeos.  Greenville is certainly a town of growth that has become a magnet for development without losing its small town charm.

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