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Belk College graduates recognized among Charlotte’s “40 Under 40”
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 […]
SIFE team participates in national competition
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. The team dedicated their presentation and this year’s projects to […]
N.C. economy to grow for fifth consecutive year, UNC Charlotte economist reports
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 forecast, funded by TIAA-CREF and published quarterly by the […]
Belk College’s Student Managed Investment Fund substantially outperforms S&P 500
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 & Poor’s 500 stock index, which the student investors easily accomplished. The […]
Belk College honors outstanding professors, staff
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. Sunil Erevelles, associate professor ofmarketing, received the Gray’s M.B.A. Faculty Teaching Award.Jennifer Troyer, associate professor of economics, received the Outstanding Service Award.Cem […]
Faculty receive Belk College grants, awards for research and development
The Belk College of Business recently announced the recipients of several awards for faculty research. Jennifer Troyer, associate professor of economics, and Lloyd Blenman, professor of finance,have received Childress Klein Research Fellowships for the 2006-07 academic year. The fellowships, which are funded by a gift from Childress Klein Properties, provide faculty with funds to conduct […]
Center for Real Estate to study tax-increment funding, public-private partnerships for schools
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 […]
Business leaders join Belk College advisory council
Charlotte business leaders Dale Boyles, Curt Fochtmann, Michael Smith and Jon Wierda have joined the Business Advisory Council of the Belk College of Business at UNC Charlotte. Boyles is a partner at KPMG, LLC, focusing on industrial and consumer market companies. He has significant experience in the area of assurance and advisory services on multi-disciplinary […]
Kohut named outstanding speaker
Management professor will be honored by CPAs