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N.C. economy to grow for fifth consecutive year, UNC Charlotte economist reports

   June 6, 2006
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...

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Belk College's Student Managed Investment Fund substantially outperforms S&P 500

   May 16, 2006
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...

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Belk College honors outstanding professors, staff

   May 2, 2006
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...

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Faculty receive Belk College grants, awards for research and development

   May 2, 2006
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...

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Center for Real Estate to study tax-increment funding, public-private partnerships for schools

   April 17, 2006
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...

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Business leaders join Belk College advisory council

   April 7, 2006
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...

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UNC Charlotte SIFE team wins regional competition

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   April 6, 2006
The UNC Charlotte SIFE (Students in Free Enterprise) team won the organization'sregional league competitionon April 3. This is thethirdconsecutive championship year for the UNC Charlotte chapter, which was formed three years ago. The UNC...

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Kohut named outstanding speaker

Management professor will be honored by CPAs
   April 5, 2006
Gary Kohut, professor of management in the Belk College of Business, has been named a recipient of the "Outstanding Chapter Speaker Award" by the North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants (NCACPA). He will be recognized by the...

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Economics Dept. hosts guest speaker April 7

James Kahn will discuss environmental economics
   April 5, 2006
James R. Kahn, director of the environmental studies program and the John F. Hendon professor of economics at Washington and Lee University, will present an Economics Department seminar on Friday, April 7, from 3:00 to 4:30 PM in Room 009 of the...

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Belk College to dedicate trading room

Interactive classroom features state-of-the-art technology
   March 24, 2006
UNC Charlotte’s Belk College of Business will dedicate a new, interactive trading room at a reception on Tuesday, March 28. The trading room will be used by business and finance students, including participants in the Student Managed Investment Fund (...

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