By Sam Boykin, staff writer
Published: August 16,2011
It was a bit like “Animal House,” except everyone worked on Capitol Hill and toga parties were no longer in fashion. Charlotte native Walter Price and five of his buddies, all recent Davidson College graduates, were renting a big house in Alexandria, Va., just outside Washington, D.C., during the heady 1990s, when the economy was [...]
By Sam Boykin, staff writer
Published: May 31,2011
Ramon Constante had worked as a technology manager at Wachovia in Charlotte for nine years when he was laid off in November 2008. With a wife and daughter to support, he searched frantically for a new job. But thanks to the Great Recession, banks and technology companies were shedding middle-management types like Constante by the [...]
By Tara Ramsey, staff writer
Published: May 27,2011
For those who haven’t noticed, there are a few extra NASCAR fans in town this week. With Charlotte Motor Speedway hosting the All-Star Race last weekend and the Coca-Cola 600 set for Sunday, hotels are packed, roads are jammed and checkered flags are waving throughout the region. It’s a sign that racing is still a [...]
By Scott Baughman
Published: May 17,2011
Age: 62 Lives in: Mooresville Family: wife, Carol; children, Lauren, 25, Taylor, 22 Education: attended Eastern Michigan University but didn’t graduate Bill Sundberg has changed jobs a lot. One might say that’s a sign of the times, but for this Charlotte sign manufacturer the career shifts came earlier in his life. Sundberg, who attended college [...]
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