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N.C. Economy Continues Slow Recovery through 2011, Connaughton Reports Job Growth will be the Major Challenge for State and U.S. After recording only a slight expansion in 2010, the North Carolina economy is expected to grow by nearly 3 percent in 2011, UNC Charlotte economist John Connaughton reported March 15 in his quarterly Babson Capital/UNC […]

Cory Tilton, a senior in the Risk Management & Insurance program in the Belk College of Busines and a centerfielder for the Charlotte 49ers, was recently featured in an article on the NCAA’s website, www.ncaa.com. The article focused on a student project Cory is undertaking, to develop the first business continuity plan for UNC Charlotte’s […]

A team of UNC Charlotte students will represent North Carolina in a national investment research challenge in April. M.B.A. students Russell Heydorn, Rakesh Patel, Kevin Ruster and Adam Schorr and M.S. in Economics student Kevin Crimmins qualified by having the top report and oral presentation in the state investment challenge, held Feb. 26. Eleven-university sponsored […]

Thomas Sittema, CEO of CNL Financial Group, has joined the advisory board of the Center for Real Estate at UNC Charlotte. Mr. Sittema, who was named to his current position in January, joined CNL Financial Group in 2009 from Bank of America Merrill Lynch, where he was managing director of real estate, gaming and lodging […]

Dr. Steven Rogelberg, professor of organizational science and management, has been elected Science and Research Officer and a member of the executive board for the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP). This position is the highest science officer in the SIOP, a 6,000-member international professional organization focused on the well-being and performance of people […]

The Center for Real Estate at UNC Charlotte has been ranked among the 20 most active research institutions in real estate during the past decade, according to a recently-published article. The authors of “World Ranking of Real Estate Research: Recent Changes in School Competitiveness and Research Institutions,” published in theJournal of Real Estate Finance and […]

Derrick Smith, a 2000 graduate of the Belk College, received the Outstanding Young Alumnus award from the UNC Charlotte Alumni Association at their recent annual award ceremony. He is a graduate student in real estate at NYU who previously served as a vice president at Natixis Capital Markets in New York. In 2008, he earned […]

Dr. Richard Buttimer has been appointed as Associate Dean for Faculty and Research in the Belk College. He will oversee faculty matters including hiring, reappointment, promotion and tenure, and faculty development. Dr. Buttimer will also oversee the activities of and work closely with department chairs. Dr. Buttimer joined the Belk College faculty in 2002. Prior […]

UNC Charlotte Provost Joan Lorden announced today that Steven Ott, the John Crosland Sr. Distinguished Professor of Real Estate and Development, has been appointed dean of the Belk College of Business, effective immediately. “Steve has demonstrated his leadership abilities and skills in relationship-building as director of the Center for Real Estate and a dedicated senior […]

(Story courtesy of the Smeal College of Business at Penn State University) With mortgage loan defaults on the rise yet again, two mortgage researchers are proposing a new type of mortgage contract that automatically resets the balance and the monthly payment based on the mortgaged home’s market value. Richard Buttimer,professor of finance and interim associate […]