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Forecast: North Carolina economy continues meager recovery through 2012

   September 7, 2011
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Sept. 7, 2011 — The North Carolina economy will register slight increases in output and job growth in 2011 and 2012, UNC Charlotte economist John Connaughton reported today in his quarterly Babson Capital/UNC Charlotte Economic Forecast...

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Graduate Programs and Center for Real Estate move to UNC Charlotte Center City campus

   August 29, 2011
The opening of UNC Charlotte’s Center City campus this fall marks the beginning of a new and lasting presence in Uptown Charlotte for the Belk College's high-profile graduate programs and UNC Charlotte’s Center for Real Estate. Located on the corner of...

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Bank of America Applied Technology Program plans info sessions for prospective students

   August 29, 2011
The Bank of America Applied Technology Program (ATP), an innovative program that gives students the opportunity to work for the bank while pursuing their undergraduate degrees, will hold information sessions in September for students interested in...

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Connaughton to present Economic Forecast Sept. 7

   August 25, 2011
Dr. John Connaughton, the Babson Capital Professor of Financial Economics in the Belk College of Business, will present his quarterly forecast for the North Carolina economy at a luncheon and press conference Wednesday, Sept. 7, beginning at noon at...

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UNC Charlotte Center City open for business

   August 22, 2011
UNC Charlotte's center city campus, the new home for several Belk College graduate programs, officially opens for business with the start of UNC Charlotte’s fall semester, August 22. What's now known as UNC Charlotte Center City is a $50.4 million, 11-...

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Advisory Board member Brian Marley, alumna Janet Stoner named CFOs of the Year

   August 19, 2011
Brian Marley, chief financial officer and executive vice president of Belk Inc., and Janet Stoner, finance director for the Town of Huntersville, were among the recipients of the Charlotte Business Journal's CFO of the Year Award, announced at a luncheon...

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Craig Depken receives Best Paper award from national real estate society

   August 18, 2011
A paper by Dr. Craig Depken, professor of economics, received the "Thinking Outside the Box" best-paper award for innovative thinking at the 2011 annual meeting of the American Real Estate Society (ARES). The paper, "Flips, Flops and Foreclosures:...

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Howard Godfrey nominated for Bank of America Teaching Award

   August 17, 2011
Dr. Howard Godfrey, professor of accounting, has been nominated for the Bank of America Teaching Award, UNC Charlotte's most prestigious recognition of teaching excellence.  "Howard is a very worthy nominee," said Belk College Dean...

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Denis Arnold to serve as program chair for Society of Business Ethics annual meeting

   August 8, 2011
Dr. Denis Arnold, the Surtman Distinguished Scholar in Business Ethics, is serving as program chair for the 31st annual meeting of the Society of Business Ethics, the primary professional organization for academic business-ethics scholars in North...

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Lisa Thomson joins Graduate Programs staff

   August 5, 2011
Lisa Thomson has joined the Belk College of Business as assistant director of graduate student services. She comes to UNC Charlotte with several years of experience in student affairs at Farleigh Dickinson University and University of Virginia. ...

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