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N.C. Forecast: Economy at Critical Point Belk College Economist John Connaughton says economic growth should continue through 2022. CHARLOTTE, N.C. – May 26, 2021 – North Carolina’s economy continues to rebound, but recent data show it may be some time before the economy is back to where it was prior to last year’s COVID-19 shutdowns, […]

UNC Charlotte Awards Prestigious Levine Scholarships to 20 Young Leaders 12th Class to join the competitive scholarship program in fall 2021 CHARLOTTE, N.C. – May 11, 2021 – UNC Charlotte’s Levine Scholars Program has selected 20 young leaders from across the United States who will be members of the 12th class of the prestigious and […]

$2.5 Million Gift from Alumnus will Establish UNC Charlotte’s Niblock Scholars Program The donation from Robert Niblock ’84, former CEO of Lowe’s, will provide four years of scholarship support to Niblock Scholars in the Belk College of Business CHARLOTTE, N.C. – May 5, 2021 — A $2.5 million gift from Robert A. Niblock ’84 will […]

TEN X TEN Landscape Architecture and Urbanism Selected to Create Conceptual Design for the UNC Charlotte Remembrance Memorial Hypersonic Collaborative and Susan Hatchell Landscape Architecture to work with TEN X TEN on the commemorative space at Belk Plaza CHARLOTTE, N.C. – April 30, 2021 — A “constellation garden” that follows the orientation of the stars […]

Lowe’s $1.5 Million Gift Will Advance AI and Machine Learning at UNC Charlotte’s College of Computing and Informatics Donation will establish Lowe’s Endowed Chair in Computer Science and fund innovative research within North Carolina’s largest computing college CHARLOTTE, N.C. – April 6, 2021 – Today, Lowe’s and UNC Charlotte announced that Lowe’s has donated $1.5 […]

Harris Teeter Supports UNC Charlotte’s Jamil Niner Student Pantry with $100,000 Gift CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Jan. 19, 2021 – Building on a commitment to fight hunger and raise awareness for food insecurity throughout the communities it serves, Harris Teeter has partnered with UNC Charlotte to support the Jamil Niner Student Pantry with a $100,000 gift. […]

UNC Charlotte’s Energy Production and Infrastructure Center is One of 10 Selected Nationwide for U.S. Department of Energy Award $3.6 million grant will support effort to lower solar electricity costs, increase the competitiveness of American solar manufacturing and improve grid reliability CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Jan. 14, 2021 – UNC Charlotte’s Energy Production and Infrastructure Center […]

New UNC Charlotte Academic Programs Respond to Job Market and Region’s Needs Interdisciplinary Programs in Data Science and Digital Studies First in State CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Jan. 13, 2021 – UNC Charlotte is responding to the greater Charlotte region’s employment needs with three new degree programs and five new graduate certificate programs that are relevant […]

North Carolina’s Economic Forecast: Steady Growth for 2021 Belk College Economist John Connaughton says 2021 represents the first year of an economic comeback. CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Dec. 10, 2020 – North Carolina’s economy – which experienced its biggest decline since the Great Depression – will bounce back in 2021, according to John Connaughton, director of […]

N.C. Forecast: COVID-19 is No Longer Driving the Economy Belk College Economist John Connaughton sees the state’s economy bouncing back as vaccines become more readily available. CHARLOTTE, N.C. – March 5, 2021 – After a year of uncertainty due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, North Carolina’s economy will continue to rebound in 2021, according to […]