Belk College of Business

Charlotte’s rapid growth has created persistent, strong demand for housing. While supply has started to catch up with demand, and income growth has helped, affordable housing has hovered out of reach for many in the region, according to the State of Housing in Charlotte 2025 report. “Rapid growth inevitably leads to persistent and strong demand […]

North Carolina’s economy is projected to see sustained growth through the rest of 2025 and into 2026, but businesses should prepare for uncertainties from federal policy decisions and the state’s recovery from Hurricane Helene. This outlook comes from the latest North Carolina Economic Forecast published by the UNC Charlotte Belk College of Business. North Carolina’s […]

Chris Gonyar and Natasha Randle are among the 36 UNC System employees selected for the sixth cohort of the Executive Leadership Institute, a 10-month program to build the next generation of leadership within the UNC System. “We have so much talent among our faculty and staff,” said UNC System President Peter Hans. “It makes sense […]

North Carolina’s economy is projected to see continued growth in 2025, with a 2.7% increase in real — inflation adjusted — Gross Domestic Product, for the fifth full year of growth since COVID-19. The biggest increases in new jobs are anticipated in information, educational and health services, and construction. Despite expectations of continued economic growth […]

By Bryson Foster ’23 For Army ROTC Cadet Betty Nguy, a passion for the military was ignited with a desire to provide for her family. Nguy, whose parents immigrated to the United States from South Vietnam, moved their family to Charlotte from Portland, Oregon, when she was very young. “I grew up in a low-income […]

World-renowned business researcher Franz W. Kellermanns is the 2025 recipient of the First Citizens Bank Scholars Medal, presented at the UNC Charlotte Leaders in Research celebration on Thursday, March 27. First awarded in 1988, the medal recognizes outstanding scholarship, creativity and research among the University’s senior full-time faculty members. Kellermanns, the Addison H. and Gertrude […]

UNC Charlotte officials recently opened the CO-LAB at UNC Charlotte Center City alongside entrepreneurs, innovators, corporate leaders and community members. “CO-LAB is more than just a space — it’s a catalyst,” said Charlotte Chancellor Sharon L. Gaber. “It’s where entrepreneurs and innovators can access the expertise of UNC Charlotte and work together to tackle real-world […]

In a period of heightened uncertainty, UNC Charlotte financial economist John Connaughton puts the chance of a return of inflation in 2025 at 60-40 and the prospect of a recession at 30-70. “For 2025, there are some big questions,” Connaughton said. “What will be the effect of the new administration? Will there be a recession […]

Franz W. Kellermanns, a faculty member in the Belk College of Business, again ranked first in the nation and fourth worldwide for family business research in an annual assessment by Texas State University. UNC Charlotte earned the No. 2 spot nationally and was ninth among universities worldwide. Texas State University released the Family Business Research Productivity […]

The number of people who moved to the Charlotte metro from 2022 to 2023 could create a new city about the size of Huntersville or Kannapolis, with 49,000+ newcomers moving here. The longer view from 2014 to 2023 shows that 471,750+ people have located to the Charlotte area. The rapid growth — coupled with a […]