PAT RODGERS: LET’S GO BANANAS

So far, 3,812 new jobs were created for Charlotte toward the year-end goal of 4,620, said Charlotte Chamber chair Pat Rodgers (of Rodgers Builders fame) last week at a Chamber luncheon, where she spoke about the current state of Chamber goals for 2011. And, as of Oct. 1, Charlotte has received more than $323M in capital improvement projects toward the year-end goal of $376M. But the biggest piece of hanging fruit? ?This is one word I love to say:Chiquita,? she says, referring to the fruit purveyor's possible relocation to Charlotte from Cincinnati.

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