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January 2006

Helping North Carolina Grow Its Economy
UNC Center for Competitive Economies facilitates an historic multi-county economic development project.

Books by UNC Kenan-Flagler Faculty Develop Leaders Around the Globe
Faculty shape and inform students’ minds around the world when they write textbooks.

Alumni Profile: The President of LiveTV Experiences “Lift-off” with Satellite TV
Glenn Latta (MBA ’82) is the new president of the Orlando, Fla.-based high-tech company LiveTV, a wholly-owned subsidiary of JetBlue Airways Corp.

Innovative Courses: Business Communication
Rapid advances in technology are changing the face of business communication – and the way it is taught.

Tsunami Recovery: Making a Difference One Year Later
The business school's Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise has partnered with the Kenan Institute Asia to offer a program that will help generate long-term recovery in Thailand.

MBAs to Compete in Venture Capital Investment Competition
UNC Kenan-Flagler’s Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at the Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise has announced the regional hosts and invitees for the 2006 Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC®).

A Casino Night for Habitat
The Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise and the MBA Student Association Social Committee raised $10,000 for the Kenan-Flagler Habitat for Humanity project.

MBA Food Fight
A team of UNC Kenan-Flagler MBAs raised over $9,000 and collected over 200 pounds of food for the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina this fall.