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DNC 2012
12:00 am
Mon August 27, 2012

Wooing CEOs During The DNC

Credit Julie Rose
47,000 pocket maps of Uptown Charlotte that will be distributed to convention attendees and visitors.

In about two weeks, the Democratic National Convention will have come and gone in Charlotte. But a group of city officials and economic development agencies are working to extend the economic afterglow of the DNC.

Political conventions don't just draw elected officials, media and political junkies. They're also a magnet for high-ranking business people looking to make connections with the powerful.

While they're here, Center City Partners CEO Michael Smith wants to meet them, too.

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