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Hedge fund manager becomes Family Dollar Stores’ largest shareholder

By Mecklenburg Times staff reports
Published: June 10,2011

A hedge fund manager has increased his stake in Family Dollar Stores, making him the largest shareholder in the company. According to a regulatory filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, William Ackman, chief executive of New York hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management, has bought a total of approximately 10.9 million shares of the Matthews-based company’s stock, [...]


Levine Foundation pledges $2M to help build Discovery Place Kids-Rockingham

By Mecklenburg Times staff reports
Published: May 11,2011

Charlotte-based Leon Levine Foundation says it will give $2 million to help build a Discovery Place Kids in Rockingham if a campaign can raise $9.6 million by Dec. 31. Leon Levine, founder of the Levine Foundation and chairman emeritus of Family Dollar Stores, was raised in Rockingham. The foundation was created in 1980. The Rockingham location will be the second [...]