By Doug Smith, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Feb. 27--CRESCENT EXECUTIVE TO JOIN KEYSTONE AS PARTNER: Jim Thorp and Chase Monroe met Robby Kirby 15 years ago when they all were commercial real-estate brokers at different companies.
Kirby generally represented landlords, and they represented tenants in lease negotiations.
Real-estate brokers, like most competitors, cover their backsides, but Thorp recalls that Kirby always was someone you could trust in any deal.
And after Thorp and Monroe formed K