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Feb. 27 economics seminar postponed

The Economics seminar scheduled for Friday, Feb. 27, has been cancelled due to inclement weather in the speaker's home city. Additional information will be available on the Belk College website when the seminar is rescheduled.

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Recovery underway but job growth will be slow, Connaughton reports

Recovery underway but job growth will be slow, Connaughton reports

Recovery Underway but Job Growth will be Slow, Connaughton Reports

Job Growth Began in January after Two Years of Decline


CHARLOTTE – March 16, 2010 — The North Carolina economy is forecast to increase by 3.5 percent in 2010, UNC Charlotte economist John Connaughton reported today in his quarterly forecast for the state....

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Dean Mazzola appointed to University of Liege advisory commitee

Dean Mazzola appointed to University of Liege advisory commitee


Belk College Dean Joseph Mazzola has been appointed to the International Scientific Committee of the HEC Management School at the University of Liège, Belgium (HEC-ULg).

The International Scientific Committee evaluates and sets the strategic direction for the research conducted by HEC-ULg faculty. Committee members include top academics and business...

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SIFE receives Charlotte Saves partnership award

Student organization lauded for outreach programs

The UNC Charlotte chapter of Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) recently receivedan award from Charlotte Saves, a not-for-profit organization that promotes financial security and wealth-building in Charlotte.

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Belk College alumna, supporters recognized by Charlotte Business Journal

The Charlotte Business Journal will honor three women with Belk College connectionsthrough their annual Women in Business recognition program.

Congratulations to Madie Burch, Paragon Commercial Bank, Class of1997; Janet Malzone, Grant Thornton, a member of the Accounting Advisory Board; and Cindy Wolfe, president of Charlotte Real Estate Women (CREW), the professional...

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Jeff Kane joins Belk College as Executive-in-Residence

Jeff Kane joins Belk College as Executive-in-Residence

Jeffrey S. Kane, a UNC Charlotte trustee who retired last year as the officer in charge of the Charlotte branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, has joined the Belk College of Business as Executive-in-Residence.

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Center for Real Estate board chair earns key promotion at Bank of America

Ron Curtis, the chair of the advisory boardfor the Center for Real Estate at UNC Charlotte, has been promoted to president of commercial real estate banking at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

Mr. Curtis most recently served as the commercial real estate executive for the east division. In his new position, he will be responsible for a national team serving the real estate development...

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It's a "Seven-Peat": UNC Charlotte SIFE team wins regional competition, again

The UNC Charlotte Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) team won the SIFE USA regional league competition on March 29.

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Charlotte Business Journal recognizes Belk College alumni and staff among "40 Under 40"

Charlotte Business Journal recognizes Belk College alumni and staff among "40 Under 40"

The Charlotte Business Journal recently honored two Belk College graduates and the college's development director in their annual "40 Under 40" feature:


Beth Fischer – director of development, Belk College of Business
• Jessica Brown '03 – vice president, brokerage, CB Richard Ellis
• Jessica Dill '00, MAcc ‘01 – advisory services manager, Grant...

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Tammy Beck wins best paper award

Tammy Beck, who joins the Belk College this fall as an assistant professorof management, received theAcademy of Management Journal'sBest Paper Award for 2007.

Her coauthored article, “Radical Change Accidentally: The Emergence and Amplification of Small Change,”was deemedbest amongwork published in Volume 50 (year 2007) ofthe journal.

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