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Recovery underway but job growth will be slow, Connaughton reports

Recovery Underway but Job Growth will be Slow, Connaughton Reports Job Growth Began in January after Two Years of Decline CHARLOTTE – March 16, 2010 — The North Carolina economy is forecast to increase by 3.5 percent in 2010, UNC...

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Center for Real Estate board chair earns key promotion at Bank of America

Ron Curtis, the chair of the advisory boardfor the Center for Real Estate at UNC Charlotte, has been promoted to president of commercial real estate banking at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Mr. Curtis most recently served as the commercial real estate...

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Gene Johnson '73 honored as outstanding alumnus by Beta Alpha Psi

Gene Johnson '73, chairman and CEO of FairPoint Communications and a member of the Belk College's Business Advisory Council, recently wasinducted as an honorary member of the Eta Alpha Chapter of Beta Alpha Psi and was recognized as an "Outstanding...

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Belk College faculty recognized at university convocation

Several Belk College faculty members were recognized for career milestones at today's University Convocation at UNC Charlotte. Dr. Cem Saydam, operations management, was recognized for 25 years of service. Dr. Kelly Zellars, management, was promoted...

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Management student Darius Law named A-10 Student-Athlete of the Year

Darius Law, a junior management major in the Belk College of Business, has beennamed the Atlantic 10 Conference's Indoor Men's Student-Athlete of the Year.Darius has won the award three times, as he was named to the same honor last season for the indoor...

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Fulbright Fellow selects Belk College for graduate study

A student in the Belk College’s Master of Science in Economics program is one of the first Foreign Fulbright Fellows to enroll at UNC Charlotte. Dirk Feldrappe from Obertrebra, Germany chose UNC Charlotte because “the Belk College of...

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Students selected to attend risk management conference

Two students in the Belk College's undergraduate program in Risk Management and Insurance have been selected to attend an industry conference through a prestigious scholarship program. Senior Ryan Smithandjunior LoganStoutwill attend the Risk and...

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Shao named dean at College of Charleston

(Press release courtesy of College of Charleston) Alan T. Shao has been named the new dean of the School of Business and Economics at the College of Charleston. Shao comes to the College after serving as the Associate Dean for Global and Professional...

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Belk College PhD students' papers presented at international conference

Muhammad Zaffar and Haya Ajjan, both students in the Ph.D. in IT program in the Belk College of Business,had co-authoredpapers presented at the International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), held in Paris last December. CIS is the premier,...

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Belk College senior selected as commencement speaker

Wei Tsay, an International Business major with a minor in Economics, from Lexington, NC, was selected to speak at UNC Charlotte's recent Commencement ceremony. He is pictured here with Chancellor Phil Dubois. While a student in the Belk College of...

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