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Ninth Annual Five Ventures® Business Plan Competition Begins Charlotte Research Institute Issues the Call for Entries The Charlotte Research Institute at UNC Charlotte has launched its 2010 Five Ventures® Business Plan Competition with a call for business plan entries. Local entrepreneurs throughout the Southeast region can now submit executive summaries in order to compete for […]

David Hauser, M.B.A. ’77, has been named chairman and CEO of Charlotte-based FairPoint Communications, the nation’s eighth-largest telephone company. Hauser, who will begin his new role July 1, previously had been chief financial officer at Duke Energy Corp. At FairPoint, he replaces a fellow Belk College alumnus, Gene Johnson ’73, who is retiring. Both Hauser […]

Carol Swartz, clinical professor of economics in the Belk College of Business, is helping readers of the Charlotte Observer maneuver through the current economic uncertainty as an advisor to the paper’s column and blog, “The Squeeze.” Moderated by Observer reporter Peter St. Onge, “The Squeeze” analyzes economic data and trends and shares stories of people […]

North Carolina’s economic expansion expected to continue through 2007

The UNC Charlotte M.B.A. program is collaborating with Vertical S.A., a Chilean education and leadership-development company, to offer a spring break tour of Chile for M.B.A. students in 2007. The study tour will take place March 2 – 11, 2007 and will include stops in Santiago and San Pedro. In addition to participating in leadership […]

Beth Monaghan, a 1987 graduate of the Belk College, was featured in the Charlotte Business Journal’s “Big Ideas” column on May 30. The column highlights successful entrepreneurs. Beth is founder and CEO of Monaghan Group, a Charlotte-based accounting and consulting firm. The profile is available online at bizjournals. Registration may be required. Beth recently established […]

Dr. Tony Plath, associate professor of finance in the Belk College of Business and one of the banking industry’s top experts, is featured in the current issue of the UNC Charlotte magazine. Dr. Plath has been a member of the UNC Charlotte faculty since 1987. His comprehensive knowledge and candid commentary on the banking industry […]

Dubois gives thumbs up; trustees have final say

North Carolina’s economy appears to be rebounding from the recession, UNC Charlotte economist John Connaughton reported today in his quarterly forecast for the state. Connaughton, a professor of economics in the Belk College of Business and director of the UNC Charlotte Economic Forecast, predicts that North Carolina’s real GSP will increase in 2010 by 2.2 […]

The Charlotte Regional Partnership will honor UNC Charlotte and California financier David Murdock with its 2009 “Jerry” Awards at a luncheon May 28. The awards recognize contributions to the Charlotte region by individuals and organizations from the private and public sectors. UNC Charlotte will be honored for its work in the public sector. The university […]