Talk about glass half-full: “Also, I believe long term the number of jobs here will actually increase,” Joines said, basing his projection on how BB&T has doubled the number of workers in its former hometown of Wilson to more than 2,000 since moving to Winston-Salem in 1995. From W-S Journal.
I wouldn't buy that. And if you've driven past the BB&T call center in Wilson you just sort of shake your head.
They're supposed to be building a new office building in Wilson to replace their old former headquarters there. Don't know if that will be put on hold or not.