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Ed Fritsch, head of one of the Southeast's largest office landlords, recently finished reading a book with his son – a cherished bedtime ritual.

EpiCentre problems don't slow developer

When Afshin Ghazi moved to Charlotte in 1994, fresh out of college and full of big ideas, a prominent developer asked what he was doing here, he recalls.
- Ghazi's vision landed on Charlotte
He says big banks can survive

Ed Crutchfield, one of Charlotte's former top bankers, expects “scary gyrations” for the city's two big banks but believes they have strong businesses that will carry them through the nation's nasty financial crisis.

Fried chicken keeps these friends afloat

Fast food usually is the last industry to take a hit in a downturn, says a Bojangles' co-owner.

Has an uncertain economy dulled Charlotteans' cravings for sweet tea, fried chicken and biscuits? It sure doesn't seem like it, say friends Asheesh Pathak and Karen Sullivan, owners of a new Bojangles' franchise near uptown.

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Listening to the land

Crescent Resources' Camp Lake James seeks to blend development with environmental stewardship in a pristine N.C. mountain setting.

He's high on reading, receiving news alerts