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		<title>Appalachian’s WNC Economic Index resumes with look at March data</title>
		<link>http://www.news.appstate.edu/2012/05/10/wnc-economic-index/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 17:57:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOONE—After a year-long hiatus, the Western North Carolina Economic Index and Report has resumed with a current review of the regional economy.
For nearly 10 years, the WNC Index had provided a consistent and timely account of regional economic conditions and trends. Last year, however, the project was suspended due to reductions in state appropriations to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Students Attend IIABA Legislative Conference</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 16:13:30 +0000</pubDate>
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BOONE—Risk management and insurance majors from Appalachian State University recently attended the Independent Insurance Agents &#38; Brokers of America (IIABA) Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C.
Appalachian State University risk and insurance majors and professors recently meet with U.S. Sen. Richard Burr in his Washington, D.C., office. The students and faculty were attending the annual legislative conference [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Insurance trends and automobile safety discussed at Automobile Insurance Symposium</title>
		<link>http://www.news.appstate.edu/2012/04/16/insurance-trends-and-automobile-safety-discussed-at-automobile-insurance-symposium/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 20:45:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOONE—Automobile insurance is the largest property and casualty line of business based on premiums written and represents a critical component of an insurance company’s overall profitability, according to Dr. David Marlett. Marlett is chairman of the Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance in Appalachian State University’s Walker College of Business. 
Faculty and staff from Appalachian [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Renovations to begin for Transportation Insight Center for Entrepreneurship</title>
		<link>http://www.news.appstate.edu/2012/03/27/transportation-insight-center/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 12:28:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOONE – Officials from Appalachian State University and Transportation Insight “broke ground” Friday on space inside Raley Hall that will become the new home for the Walker College of Business’s Transportation Insight Center for Entrepreneurship and take it to the next level. 

From left, Walker College of Business Dean Randy Edwards, center director Heather Dixon-Fowler, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First Citizens Bancshares CEO speaks March 28 at Appalachian</title>
		<link>http://www.news.appstate.edu/2012/03/19/first-citizens-bancshares-ceo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 19:48:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOONE–Frank B. Holding Jr., chairman and chief executive officer of First Citizens Bancshares Inc. and its First Citizens Bank subsidiary, will be the speaker at this year’s spring Harlan E. Boyles Distinguished CEO Lecture at Appalachian State University.
The event, sponsored by the Walker College of Business, is on Wednesday, March 28, at 2 p.m. in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Walker College of Business team wins N.C. CFA Society Research Challenge</title>
		<link>http://www.news.appstate.edu/2012/03/02/n-c-cfa-society-research-challenge/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2012 19:16:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOONE—A team of undergraduates from Appalachian State University’s Walker College of Business has won the N.C. Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Society Research Challenge.

Undergraduates from the Walker College of Business at Appalachian State University won the N.C. Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Society Research Challenge held earlier this month in Greensboro. The students, Daniel Favitta, left, Ethan [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Students help southeast African village pursue sustainable economic initiative</title>
		<link>http://www.news.appstate.edu/2012/01/27/sustainable-economic-initiative/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:22:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOONE—What can you learn from a journey to Malawi?
Eleven students from Appalachian State University recently traveled to Malawi to learn first-hand about managing Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and the obstacles to Malawi’s economic development. The trip was part of a course offered by the Walker College of Business.
The trip in early January was the college’s first [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Entrepreneur John H. Sykes talks business with students at Appalachian</title>
		<link>http://www.news.appstate.edu/2011/11/16/entrepreneur-john-h-sykes-talks-business-with-students-at-appalachian/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:55:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[John H. Sykes, founder and chairman emeritus of Sykes Enterprises, spoke about leadership and entrepreneurship to Master of Business Administration students from Appalachian State University’s Walker College of Business in early November. Sykes also was the guest speaker at the Harlan E. Boyles Distinguished CEO Lecture Series, sponsored by the Walker College of Business.  The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gift from Reznick Group supports faculty research</title>
		<link>http://www.news.appstate.edu/2011/11/11/gift-from-reznick-group-supports-faculty-research/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:30:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOONE—A $50,000 gift from Reznick Group in Charlotte will support research activities of faculty in the Department of Accounting at Appalachian State University.
The gift, to be paid in five annual installments, will support faculty research by providing funds to purchase materials that support their work, give them the flexibility to focus on research during summer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>John Sykes speaks at the Nov. 8 Boyles Distinguished CEO Lecture at Appalachian</title>
		<link>http://www.news.appstate.edu/2011/11/02/john-sykes-speaks-at-the-nov-8-boyles-distinguished-ceo-lecture-at-appalachian/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 12:59:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOONE–John H. Sykes, founder and chairman emeritus of Sykes Enterprises Inc., will be the speaker at the Harlan E. Boyles Distinguished CEO Lecture Nov. 8 at Appalachian State University.
The lecture series is named for the late Harlan E. Boyles, who served for 24 years as N.C. state treasurer. The lecture and reception are open to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>$1 million gift to help spur next generation of North Carolina entrepreneurs</title>
		<link>http://www.news.appstate.edu/2011/10/22/1-million-gift-to-help-spur-next-generation-of-north-carolina-entrepreneurs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Oct 2011 19:05:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOONE— Appalachian State University has announced the naming of the new Transportation Insight Center for Entrepreneurship in its Walker College of Business. The center will expand resources and tools, so that emerging entrepreneurs can develop the skills they need to start their own businesses and drive the economy.
Top state leaders, including N.C. Gov. Bev Perdue, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Appalachian named among best business schools</title>
		<link>http://www.news.appstate.edu/2011/10/13/the-princeton-review-among-best-business-schools/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 18:56:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOONE – Appalachian State University’s Walker College of Business has been included in The Princeton Review’s “The Best 294 Business Schools: 2012 Edition” for its Master of Business Administration degree.
For its publication, the magazine collected the opinions of more than 19,000 students at the best AACSB-accredited MBA programs in the world and gathered statistical information [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Anderson receives Award for Academic Freedom and Faculty Governance</title>
		<link>http://www.news.appstate.edu/2011/08/30/dr-stella-anderson/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 20:50:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOONE—Dr. Stella Anderson has received the Award for Academic Freedom and Faculty Governance for 2011 from Appalachian State University’s chapter of the Association of University Professors (AAUP). The award recognizes outstanding service that enriches the university community by supporting and working on behalf of academic freedom and/or faculty governance.
Anderson is a professor in the Walker [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BB&amp;T grant creates leadership center at Appalachian State University</title>
		<link>http://www.news.appstate.edu/2011/08/30/bbt-grant/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 19:44:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOONE — BB&#38;T has made a $1 million pledge to Appalachian State University’s Walker College of Business to establish the BB&#38;T Student Leadership Center. The grant is payable over a five-year period.
The center will be modeled after the Leadership Development Program created by BB&#38;T in the mid-1960s to train its future bank executives and senior [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Business faculty at Appalachian honored for excellence in teaching, research and service</title>
		<link>http://www.news.appstate.edu/2011/07/20/business-faculty-at-appalachian-honored-for-excellence-in-teaching-research-and-service-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 19:52:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOONE—Four Appalachian State University faculty members in the Walker College of Business have received the college’s 2011 Award for Excellence.
Dr. Scott Hunsinger received the award for teaching. Dr. Mike McKee was honored for his research contributions. The award for excellence in service was presented to Dr. Stella Anderson.  Kevin Eller was honored as the outstanding [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brackney receives NCACPA Outstanding Educator Award</title>
		<link>http://www.news.appstate.edu/2011/07/11/ken-brackney/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 17:44:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOONE—If he could do it all again, Ken Brackney wouldn’t change a thing as it relates to his chosen profession. Perhaps that’s one of the reasons he received this year’s N.C. Association of Certified Public Accountants Outstanding Educator Award.
The award recognizes Brackney’s contributions to the field of accounting education and the NC Association of CPAs, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Appalachian alumni awards presented June 11</title>
		<link>http://www.news.appstate.edu/2011/06/13/alumni-awards-june-11/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 12:33:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOONE – Appalachian State University and its Alumni Association honored three individuals at the annual Alumni Awards Gala held June 11 on campus at the George M. Holmes Convocation Center. 

Doug Johnson of Lenoir, left, Martha Guy of Newland and Brad Sparks of El Segundo, Calif., have been honored by Appalachian State University and its [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Business professor’s research shows value of networking</title>
		<link>http://www.news.appstate.edu/2011/05/20/research-value-of-networking/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 12:58:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOONE—Who’s in your network? Not the online networks like Facebook or LinkedIn but the network of people you turn to for career advice and support?
People who are part of this particular kind of network, a developmental network, whether it’s family, friends, coworkers or mentors, can play a vital role in a person’s career success. Knowing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SBTDC in Hickory adds business counselor Bryon Hicks Jr.</title>
		<link>http://www.news.appstate.edu/2011/05/18/sbtdc-in-hickory/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 14:17:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HICKORY – R. Byron Hicks Jr. has joined the N.C. Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC) as a business counselor at Appalachian State University.  Hicks has a B.S. in business administration/finance from Elon University and experience as a commercial lender with two premier regional banks.
Additionally, Hicks has served as part of the executive team [...]]]></description>
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		<title>World economic crises spur student interest in business and economics history</title>
		<link>http://www.news.appstate.edu/2011/05/05/world-economic-crises/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 19:46:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOONE—Jari Eloranta lives in one of the most interesting times for someone who is a business and economics historian. Eloranta, who is an associate professor in Appalachian State University’s Department of History, just turns to the daily papers or national newscasts for current topics to discuss in class.
“With the recent financial crises, we have become [...]]]></description>
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