Peter M. Schwarz, professor of economics and senior faculty fellow in the UNC Charlotte Global Institute of Energy and Environmental Systems (GIEES) was awarded the 2006 Contemporary Economics Policy Editor's Choice Award for his paper, "Multipollutant Efficiency Standards for Electricity Production” (Contemporary Economic Policy, July 2005).
Belk College Business Advisory Council members Barbara Desoer and Vicki Wilson-McElreathhave been honoredby the Charlotte Business Journal for their achievements in business.
Desoer, the global technology, service and fulfillment executive for Bank of America,was among the recipients of theannual Women in Business Achievement Award.
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UNC Charlotte’s Belk College of Business will offer a graduate certificate in real estate finance and development beginning in January 2007.
The program is for individuals who have already earned a graduate degree (either master’s or law) who wish to pursue advanced study in real estate finance and real estate development.
Students will take one master’s-level course in financial...
Four graduates of the Belk College and one member of the College's Business Advisory Council were recently recognized by the Charlotte Business Journal in theirannual "40 Under 40" feature. Each year, the Business Journal identifies 40 people under the age of 40 who are "making major strides in their careers and impacting their communities."
The four Belk College alumni are:
The UNC Charlotte SIFE (Students in Free Enterprise) team recently participated in the organization's national competitionin Kansas City, Missouri. The team, who qualified fornationals by winning the regional competition, placed assecond runner-up in theirfirst-round league competition. This wasthe UNC Charlotte team'stop finish in itsthree-year history.
Jobs are expected to grow by 2 percent in North Carolina and the state economy should expand by 2.2 percent in 2006, marking the fifth consecutive year of growth, UNC Charlotte economist John Connaughton reported today in his TIAA-CREF/UNC Charlotte Economic Forecast for North Carolina.
The Belk College of Business Student Managed Investment Fund (SMIF), led by a team of student investors who invest real money in the stock market, saw a 13.6 percent return during the 2005-06 academic year.
The Fund's strategy is to outperform the Standard...
Four professorsfrom the Belk College of Business recently were honored by their faculty colleaguesfor their contributions to their profession and the College, and the College named its outstanding staff member of the year.
The Belk College of Business recently announced the recipients of several awards for faculty research.
The Center for Real Estate at The University of North Carolina at Charlotte has received grants to fund two research projects focusing on issues related to growth in the Charlotte region.
The Crosland Foundation is funding a project entitled “Applying Tax Increment Financing (TIF) in the Charlotte Region,” which the Center for Real Estate will conduct jointly with the UNC ...