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One year ago, the UNC Charlotte Childress Klein Center for Real Estate celebrated the naming of the center and a $2.5 million gift by real estate firm Childress Klein. Today, the center reached another milestone. Over the past 12 months, almost 100 companies and individuals from the Charlotte business community have raised a total of […]

By Shabari Basu, MBA ’13 (Originally published in the Charlotte Business Journal) It has been a very interesting journey for me as a leader in the renewable energy industry. I love what I do for many reasons. First, I’m working in an exciting industry that is growing and developing. The growing support and acceptance of […]

Today, business school graduates are increasingly using their degrees to make a difference not only in the corporate world, but also across society. The important contributions of UNC Charlotte Belk College of Business alumnus Robert A. Niblock, chairman, president and CEO of Lowe’s Companies, Inc., and 29 other change makers are recognized as part of […]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Sept. 7, 2016 – Is the economic forecast partly sunny or partly cloudy? Both, says UNC Charlotte economist. On the bright side, North Carolina’s unemployment rate is now lower than the U.S. rate and the economy continues to grow. However, the economic expansion is slowing down, UNC Charlotte economist John Connaughton reported […]

In 2014, Tyler Crone spent nine months in Bagram, Afghanistan, overseeing computer hardware networks and software systems handling highly sensitive data during Operation Enduring Freedom. This fall, he will report to the Center City Campus of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte to begin his graduate education, thanks to university financial support earmarked for […]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Aug. 4, 2016 – UNC Charlotte and the Belk College of Business will pioneer the first Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA) program in the Carolinas. Led by Professor and Addison H. and Gertrude C. Reese Endowed Chair Franz Kellermanns, the DBA program is a professional doctoral degree taught in an executive format. […]

For the first time in the history of the Childress Klein Center for Real Estate (CKCRE), graduate students have the opportunity to gain valuable experience by investing in public and private equity real estate securities. Students in the M.S. in Real Estate (MSRE) program work together to identify and analyze investment opportunities before pitching their […]

A June 2016 article by US News and World Report reveals, “The CEOs who run the top 100 companies in the nation, according to the 2016 Fortune 500 list, attended a variety of colleges” to build a strong academic foundation. Notably, UNC Charlotte is one of only eight U.S. schools to have multiple alumni serving […]

By Joanna Gammon, ’05 (Originally published in the Charlotte Business Journal) Last week, I was in good company as a panelist of the first #NextGenCLT event. The topic was community engagement, near and dear to my heart. Serving on boards and being involved in the community can help build a resume and network, make you […]

The Childress Klein Center for Real Estate (CKCRE) received more than $4,000 toward an endowed scholarship from real estate industry partner, CoreNet Global Carolinas. At its annual fundraiser, CoreNet Global Carolinas – a professional association dedicated to the advancement of the corporate real estate industry – raised $4,320 for the CoreNet Carolinas Scholarship benefiting students […]