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Susan Harden, a 1994 graduate of the M.S. in Economics program in the Belk College of Business, is the recipient of the 2009 Civic Engagement Professional of the Year Award. Harden, coordinator for UNC Charlotte’s Crossroads Charlotte initiative, recently received the award from Campus Compact during a special ceremony held on campus. To read more, […]

The new UNC Charlotte chapter of Net Impact, “a global network of leaders who are changing the world through business,” will hold its first program this Thursday, May 14 at UNC Charlotte Uptown (220 N. Tryon Street, 3rd Floor). Networking will begin at 5:30 PM; the program will begin at 6:00 PM. The program is […]

Belk College Dean Joseph B. Mazzola is profiled in the September 2008 issue of Greater Charlotte Biz magazine. In the article, Dr. Mazzola discusses his vision of building the “21st-century business school” at UNC Charlotte. The article is available online at Greater Charlotte Biz. Reprints will be available upon request in mid-September; contact the Belk […]

Choice Translating, the company owned by Belk College alumni Michelle and Vernon Menard, was prominently featured in The Charlotte Observer on Feb. 2. Reporter Amy Baldwin’sarticle, “Breaking language barriers in business,” discussedChoice Translating’s growth since Michelle started the company as an international business and French major at UNC Charlotte in 1995. Sales were $2 million […]

While Wall Street ended last year in the doldrums, the UNC Charlotte students administering the Student Managed Investment Fund (SMIF) in the Belk College of Business ended 2007 with a return that most investors would envy. As of December 26, 2007 the SMIF had returned 8.725% since August 22, the start date for the current […]

Ten top business and community leaders, including Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx and Charlotte Chamber President Bob Morgan, will participate in an interactive panel discussion Tuesday, Dec. 7 at Discovery Place (301 N. Tryon Street, Charlotte). The program, NHEO Talks: Building a Shared Vision for 2020 was created by the National Hispanic Entrepreneurs’ Organization (NHEO) to […]

Slowdown Continues Through Early 2009, 58,000 Jobs Lost CHARLOTTE – Dec. 9, 2008 – The North Carolina economy is expected to decline by 0.2 percent during 2008, UNC Charlotte economist John Connaughton reported today in his UNC Charlotte Economic Forecast for the fourth quarter of the year. The decline expected for 2008 follows an extended […]

Mark Morze created more than 10,000phony documents before he was caught.Morze, who served as CFO of ZZZZ Best, committed one of the most outrageous frauds of the 1980s. Of $50 million in revenue, 86% ($43 million) was fabricated and none of the auditors, lawyers, bankers, or investors caught it. Morze served more than four years […]

Students taking courses at UNC Charlotte Uptown should be aware that the annual Food Lion 600 Festival will impact motor and pedestrian traffic near the uptown campus May 22 to 24. “Speed Street” will shift this yeartoTryon Street north of Trade, closing Tryon between 3rd and 8th Streets and closing severalcross streets between College and […]

UNC Charlotte economist John Connaughton will be making the rounds in local media to discuss the current turbulence in the U.S. economy. Dr. Connaughton will be featured twice in May on”Charlotte Talks,” a public-interest radio program which airs on WFAE(90.7 FM) at 9:00 AM and 9:00 PMOn Wednesday, May 14, the show will discuss “fact […]