Yesterday North Carolina's Department of Commerce spokeswoman, Kathy Neal finally came clean with constituents that popular teen star Miley Cyrus's new movie titled "The Last Song", won't be filmed in the Tarheel state.
Apparently due to a better deal from the state of Georgia, the film's production company declined North Carolina's offer.
Bummer! This project could have netted at least badly needed 250 jobs for the Triad area and fueled millions of dollars into the state's economy.
How could the N.C. Dept. of Commerce have allowed such a great opportunity to slip through its fingers?
I'll tell you how....Wrong Location and Regional Jealousy!
The N.C. Dept. of Commerce should have steered Cyrus' production company in Charlotte's direction for such an important project.
Charlotte's good at flashy stuff like wooing World Famous Celebrities, hosting BIG events and.... we have the Light Rail!
Had "The Last Song's" filmmakers spoken with Mayor Pat McCrory about the production, Charlotte City Council Members/ city officials would've no doubt laid out the red carpet and I can guarantee the deal would've still been on the table for North Carolina.
Instead as usual some of the "Hokies" (no offense) in the state Capitol screwed it up.
When will Raleigh ever learn?
Just because the city was a success in the Business/ Technology field via Research Triangle Park, doesn't mean they're experts when it comes to Tourism and dealing with big time, Hollywood folk.
Thus perhaps a year from now when Miley Cyrus's fans view her latest movie in theaters, the back drop will be the clay hills of Georgia, versus the beautiful landscape of North Carolina.
As it relates to preventing this type of Economic tragedy from re-occurring in the future, N.C. State Legislators and the Dept. of Commerce needs to STOP hating on Charlotte!
Instead of trying to pit Raleigh against Charlotte vice versa, state officials (including Gov. Perdue) should focus on the strengths of both regions and combine those strengths to benefit the entire state.
Alas, bye-bye Miley
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