Charlotte continues to attract new businesses, despite the slowing economy, because of its strong commercial-development and health care industries, among others, the Charlotte Chamber reported Tuesday.
There were 282 new businesses or business expansions announced in the first quarter of 2008, the report said. Those firms will create 3,010 jobs. The figures are similar to numbers for the first quarter of 2007.
The businesses will add 6.1 million square feet of space and more than $1 billion in investments -- the highest number in a decade, chamber researchers found.
