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UNC Charlotte economist John Connaughton will present his quarterly economic forecast for North Carolina to regional business leaders and the media December 11 at the Capital Grille Exchange Room (201 N. Tryon Street). The forecast, funded by TIAA-CREF, provides a review of North Carolina’s recent economic performance and an estimation of the state’s future growth. […]

Three graduates of the Belk College of Business have been selected as finalists for the Charlotte Business Journal’s CFO of the Year program. David Hauser, M.B.A. ’78, was nominated in the Public Company category. Hauser recently retired as CFO of Duke Energy Corp. and has joined FairPoint Communications as CEO. Anne Bradley ’95 and David […]

The Bizjournals chain of newspapers has named Charlotte the #2 city for small-business vitality among the nation’s 100 largest metropolitan areas. Bizjournals used a six-part formula to analyze the nation’s 100 largest metropolitan areas, searching for the places that are most conducive to the creation and development of small businesses. According to Bizjournals, “The Charlotte […]

A group of UNC Charlotte M.B.A. students played an important role in helping PBS television personality Charlie Rose prepare for a prestigious hosting assignment. The seven students – Natalia Baum, Louise Fuller, Richard Ng, Paula Paul, Jacob Peacock, Ramesh Srinivasan and Christine Sweet, under the direction of Belk College executive-in-residence Carroll Gray – interviewed some […]

The Belk College of Business and the UNC Charlotte Office of Alumni Affairs are collaborating to present two “Super Saturday” career development events this fall. The first, “Marketing Yourself,” will take place Saturday, Sept. 12 at the Harris Alumni Center. The second, “Super Charge Your Job Search and Networking Skills,” will take place Oct. 3 […]

Ninth Annual Five Ventures® Business Plan Competition Begins Charlotte Research Institute Issues the Call for Entries The Charlotte Research Institute at UNC Charlotte has launched its 2010 Five Ventures® Business Plan Competition with a call for business plan entries. Local entrepreneurs throughout the Southeast region can now submit executive summaries in order to compete for […]

Belk College Associate Dean Alan Shao announced today that Cindy Fox hasbeen namedAssistant Director of International Business Programs. Foxearned an M.B.A. from UNC Charlotte and was a lecturer in the Belk College’s Department ofMarketingfor 14 years. During this time, she taught International Marketing and other courses,led summer student tripsto Paris,served asadvisor to the Niner Chapter […]

The North Carolina economy is expected to end 2010 with a modest expansion, UNC Charlotte economist John Connaughton reported today in his quarterly Babson Capital/UNC Charlotte Economic Forecast for the state. Following a decline of 2.9 percent during 2009, Connaughton expects the state to grow by 1.4 percent more than the 2009 level. The North […]

UNC System President Erskine Bowles joined UNC Charlotte Board of Trustees Chair Ruth Shaw and Chancellor Philip L. Dubois at today’s groundbreaking ceremonyfor the University’s new 12-story Center City Building at the corner of Ninth and Brevard Streets. The $50.4 million building is the only University of North Carolina classroom building conceived and designed specifically […]

Susan Harden, a 1994 graduate of the M.S. in Economics program in the Belk College of Business, is the recipient of the 2009 Civic Engagement Professional of the Year Award. Harden, coordinator for UNC Charlotte’s Crossroads Charlotte initiative, recently received the award from Campus Compact during a special ceremony held on campus. To read more, […]