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Schwarz receives Editor's Choice award

   July 21, 2006
Peter M. Schwarz, professor of economics and senior faculty fellow in the UNC Charlotte Global Institute of Energy and Environmental Systems (GIEES) was awarded the 2006 Contemporary Economics Policy Editor's Choice Award for his paper, "Multipollutant...

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Advisory Council members honored by Charlotte Business Journal

   July 20, 2006
Belk College Business Advisory Council members Barbara Desoer and Vicki Wilson-McElreathhave been honoredby the Charlotte Business Journal for their achievements in business. Desoer, the global technology, service and fulfillment executive for Bank of...

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Belk College to offer graduate certificate in real estate

   July 5, 2006
UNC Charlotte’s Belk College of Business will offer a graduate certificate in real estate finance and development beginning in January 2007. The program is for individuals who have already earned a graduate degree (either master’s or law) who wish to...

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Belk College graduates recognized among Charlotte's "40 Under 40"

   June 19, 2006
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...

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SIFE team participates in national competition

   June 12, 2006
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...

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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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