Search results
Oct 24, 2022 · This loss really sunk in when The Fittses would pass Littleton High School, where Ed had played football for the Blue Jays. “It pulled at the heartstrings, and we said, ‘We can’t allow this to just fall apart,'” Deb Fitts told Business North Carolina. A mural painted on the side of a building on Main Street in Littleton.
Jan 1, 2022 · Fitts’ love for Littleton sparks revitalization. By Colin Campbell. 01/01/2022. Retired packaging executive Ed Fitts and his wife, Deb, lead a renaissance of a Halifax County hamlet. As Ed Fitts stands in the grass behind the old Littleton High School, he can still point out where the goalposts stood when he was a high school student playing ...
Mar 27, 2024 · The first Fitts Charitable Foundation project opening for business was Daphne’s Coffee Shop in December 2020. The site is named after Ed’s mother. Other projects followed. Affordable housing is another aspect the Fitts Foundation will soon bring to Littleton with the 142-unit Odell-Littleton Road Village.
Sep 6, 2021 · Ed Fitts grew up in Littleton, NC, then made a fortune making fast-food packaging. ... the Blue Jay Bistro, opened Aug. 25 and in its first nights reached full, COVID-limited capacity of 100 ...
Dec 8, 2021 · Ed Fitts was born and raised in Littleton, North Carolina, but in 1957, he left the town for N.C. State and went on to make a fortune selling packaging to fast food companies. Now, Fitts has returned to the tiny town that has dwindled to less than 600 residents. He is investing with high speed internet, a school, a coffee shop and more to try ...
Nov 20, 2020 · Deb and Ed Fitts established The Ed Fitts Charitable Foundation in 2004, and one of its primary goals has become the rejuvenation of Fitts’ native Littleton. The Foundation is responsible for several community projects now underway, including major developments on the Lakeland Campus by partnering with the Lakeland Cultural Arts Center to create a regional draw for the arts.
People also ask
Who is Ed Fitts?
How much is Ed Fitts investing in Littleton?
How did Ed Fitts help Littleton?
Is Ed Fitts' involvement in Littleton a blessing?
Why did Ed Fitts buy Littleton High School?
What are the next Fitts projects?
Nov 10, 2023 · After the restaurant where Fleming was working closed in March 2020, she decided it was time for a change. A job listing in Littleton intrigued her, and soon she found herself at the Fitts' house, discussing her culinary journey and ambitions. "Ed's energy and vision for what he wanted to do here were so specific," Fleming said.
