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Byline: Tommy Tomlinson
Apr. 1--This is a business town. Lots of y'all have business savvy. So tell me if you like the way this business operates. It has grown to the point that it needs a level of top officers and another group of middle managers to handle the rank-and-file employees. Its territory is so large that it split its sales staff into zones. It dominates sales of its product in its chosen region, so much so that if outside salespeople want a piece of a zone, they have to pay a commission first.
This could be the business plan of Duke Energy or Wachovia. It's actually the business plan of a Charlotte gang called the Hidden Valley…