"If you make it through it, it builds character," said the owner of Zachary's Jewelers, which relocated and reopened just a week after the blaze. "You're stronger and better to go through it."
This isn't to say either the fire or the recession have been a picnic to weather, but he's confident his store will survive and the economy will gradually improve.
"I'm just cautiously optimistic for 2010," he...
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