Surprise! Optimism in Charlotte
As part of The Takeaway’s ShovelWatch project, Correspondent Andrea Bernstein is in banking capitol, Charlotte, North Carolina. Despite Wachovia’s announcement that is was laying off over 500 employees in Charlotte, she found the locals there surprisingly upbeat about the economy.
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