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Fortune
Ryan Hogg

A German diaspora in North Carolina is booming thanks to a multibillion-dollar investment from Germany

North Carolina, Calabash, Captain Nance's Seafood restaurant. (Credit: Jeffrey Greenberg—Universal Images Group/Getty Images)

Across the Atlantic, residents in a little-known State are toasting Steins in German beer halls, enjoying bratwurst and schnitzel in Bavarian restaurants, and working for giants like Siemens. They have a surprising share of German immigrants to thank.

North Carolina, an east coast state with a relatively attractive six-hour time difference from mainland Western Europe, has long been an attractive destination for businesses from Europe and other regions. But there has been renewed attention from Germany in recent years.

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