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Cameron school expands global business initiative
The Cameron School of Business at UNCW recently received a $168,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Education to fund their new Global Business Initiative, a program in the Swain Center for Business and Economic Services. In addition to funding UNCW business student internships abroad, the funds will support a limited number of free advisory services for southeast North Carolina businesses interested in expanding their global reach.
Link:
http://www.wilmingtonbiz.com/industry_news_details.php?id=788
Source: Greater Wilmington Business Journal
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2009 UNC Wilmington Economic Outlook Conference Oct. 6 to Focus on Regional Economic Recovery
The University of North Carolina Wilmington will host the sixth annual Economic Outlook Conference, presented by the Cameron School of Business, from 7:30 to 11:15 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009, in the Burney Center on the UNCW campus. With the move to a new venue, the conference will now offer a seating arrangement of round tables, and attendees may purchase individual registrations or tables of eight.
Link:
http://appserv02.uncw.edu/news/artview.aspx?id=2690
Source: UNCW
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UNC Wilmington Business Faculty: Local Economy Will Grow Faster than State and Nation in 2010
The local economy of Brunswick, New Hanover and Pender counties is forecast to expand 4 percent during 2010, more than that forecast for the state of North Carolina (1.5 percent) and the nation (2.1 percent). This forecast, developed by University of North Carolina Wilmington business faculty William W. "Woody" Hall Jr. and Ravija Badarinathi shows especially strong growth during the first half of 2010, followed by more modest growth over the second half. The national, state and local economies are all forecast to exit the recession by late 2009.
Link:
http://appserv02.uncw.edu/news/artview.aspx?id=2706
Source: UNCW
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Swains give UNCW business school $1 million gift
The UNCW Cameron School of Business recently received its largest gift, said Larry Clark, dean of the business school. Local real estate developer and entrepreneur H. David Swain and his wife Diane gave $1 million to the university to support economic research and business development services at the business school.
Link:
http://www.wilmingtonbiz.com/industry_news_details.php?id=743
Source: Greater Wilmington Business Journal
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