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Connaughton: N.C. economy shows strong growth in 2006; expansion expected through 2007

UNC Charlotte economist presents state economic forecast

The North Carolina economy is expected to grow by 3.5 percent during 2006, UNC Charlotte economist John Connaughton reported today in his TIAA-CREF/UNC Charlotte Economic Forecast for North Carolina. The growth forecast for 2006 is slightly lower than the growth rate of 4.1 percent experienced during 2005 but considerably higher than the 1.5 percent rate projected in Connaughton’s September...

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Belk College announces faculty research awards

The Belk College of Business has awarded the following faculty research grants:

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Belk College junior awarded prestigious international scholarship

Belk College junior awarded prestigious international scholarship

Belk College junior Lilia Shaforostov, along with three other UNC Charlotte undergraduate students, has received a prestigious Benjamin Gilman International Scholarship to study abroad during the 2010-11 academic year.

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Belk College faculty recognized at university convocation

Several Belk College faculty members were recognized for career milestones at today's University Convocation at UNC Charlotte.

  • Dr. Cem Saydam, operations management, was recognized for 25 years of service.
  • Dr. Kelly Zellars, management, was promoted to full professor.
  • Dr. Faith Neale, finance, was awarded tenure and promoted to associate professor....

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Center for Real Estate on target to reach $4 million goal

The Center for Real Estate at UNC Charlotte is moving closer to reaching its $4 million fundraising campaign goal.

Campaign co-chairs Fred Klein, senior managing partner at Childress Klein Properties, and Todd Mansfield, chairman and CEO of Crosland LLC, recently announced $325,000 in new commitments.

The law firms of K...

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Former Federal Reserve Executive keynote speaker at Belk College ethics conference

Former Federal Reserve Executive keynote speaker at Belk College ethics conference

Many of the poor business decisions that led to the nation’s current economic crisis were not necessarily due to a complete lapse in business ethics, but human nature, a former Federal Reserve Bank executive said Tuesday at a conference at UNC Charlotte.

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UNC Charlotte students compete in national investment challenge

Ateam of UNC Charlotte students recentlyrepresented North Carolina in a national investment research challenge in New York City.

Lee Bowles, Jarrod Green, Brian Schiffer, Suken Shah and Bruce Silberman qualified by having the top report and oral presentation in a state challenge in February, where they competed against teams from UNC Chapel Hill and Duke, Wake Forest and...

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Belk College alumni, advisors recognized at Best Places to Work luncheon

Five companies led by alumni and advisors of the Belk College were recognized by the Charlotte Business Journal as the "Best Places to Work" for 2008.

They include:

Ameritrust - President and CEO John Owens is a Belk College alumnus.

Greer...

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Zhou earns best-paper honor at Harvard conference

Zhou earns best-paper honor at Harvard conference

Kevin Zhou, the Reese Distinguished Scholar in International Business in the Department of Marketing of the Belk College of Business, and his co-author, Laura Poppo (University of Kansas), recently returned from a conference at Harvard University where they received theManagement and Organization Review (MOR) China Goes Global Best Paper award for 2008. More than 100 faculty from 28 countries...

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Belk College faculty raise funds for cancer research

Belk College professors Richard Buttimer (Finance), Craig Depken (Economics) and Doug Pugh (Management) participated in Charlotte's "24 Hours of Booty" fundraiser July 25-26.

24 Hours of Booty is a 24-hour road cycling charity event that raises funds for the Lance Armstrong Foundation.The event originated in 2002 and adopted the...

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