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The North Carolina economy continues to grow, but there are several areas to watch in 2016, UNC Charlotte economist John Connaughton reported today in the Babson Capital Management/UNC Charlotte Economic Forecast. “The N.C. economy is growing slightly more than expected and continues the trend of growth in N.C. Gross State Product for the past four […]

The Counselors of Real Estate Carolinas chapter recognized UNC Charlotte graduate student Benjamin Cuevas with a “Creative Thinker” scholarship on Feb. 24. Cuevas, who is in the Master of Science in Real Estate program at UNC Charlotte, received a $1,000 scholarship, awarded annually to a university student for creativity in commercial real estate. Cuevas is […]

Belk College graduate student Teresa Hocutt was met with applause on January 12 as she accepted a $4,000 Wells Fargo-CREW scholarship from the Charlotte chapter of Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW). “It’s such an honor to be supported by a successful group of women and to be able to gain mentorship and advice from women […]

Jacob Skrutowski, a junior in marketing, and Jeremy Ernst, a junior in computer science, were watching a movie and scrolling through their social media accounts when Skrutowski found a Facebook post for a national marketing competition by Unilever. Every year, Unilever offers a contest called UniGame, in which students can share their marketing ideas to […]

UNC Charlotte’s MBA has once again been recognized as a top program in the country. CEO Magazine has ranked the Belk College of Business’ MBA in its “Tier 1” for North American universities in the newly released 2016 CEO Magazine Global MBA Rankings. CEO Magazine examines the nuts and bolts of an MBA: the learning […]

Turn on a TV and be bombarded by ads for new medications. Yet, new research indicates that the firms that aggressively market these drugs are less likely to produce truly pioneering ones. In studies published by UNC Charlotte faculty members Denis Arnold and Jennifer Troyer, research shows the more pharmaceutical firms spend on marketing drugs, […]

At the Charlotte Region Commercial Board of REALTORS® (CRCBR) annual meeting on Dec. 15, Dean Steven Ott was among those recognized for contributions to the organization and Charlotte region. Ott received the Cornerstone Award, recognizing a non-member individual, institution or firm that has significantly improved the economy of the Charlotte region and its image and, […]

The North Carolina economy will continue modest growth in 2016, UNC Charlotte economist John Connaughton reported today in the Babson Capital Management/UNC Charlotte Economic Forecast. “Signs are pointing to a stable new year for the N.C. economy. In 2016, the North Carolina economy is expected to increase by an inflation-adjusted rate of 2.5 percent over […]

At the UNC Charlotte Beta Alpha Psi fall banquet on Dec. 1, members of the honor organization, business professionals and faculty members honored Lowe’s executive Robert Hull and Accounting Professor Suzanne Sevin. Hull, Lowe’s chief financial officer since 2003, was recognized as the Distinguished Alumni of the Year by the chapter. He joined Lowe’s in […]

UNC Charlotte’s Master of Science in Mathematical Finance program ranked No. 20 in the 2016 Master of Financial Engineering Program Rankings. This is the third national ranking for the Mathematical Finance program, which is an improvement from last year’s ranking at No. 25. The rankings are calculated based on a series of factors, including average […]