Top Story Spotlight UNC Charlotte launches economic center, honors beloved professor and economist Chase Jordan The Charlotte Observer Sep 28, 2026 2 hrs ago 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save UNC Charlotte’s Belk College of Business formally introduced the North Carolina Economic Impact Center on Wednesday while honoring the late professor John Connaughton, the economist who made it possible.kAm%96 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^36=<4@==686]492C=@EE6]65F^a_ae^_h^_b^?@CE9\42C@=:?2\64@?@>:4\7@CF>\;@9?\4@??2F89E@?^Q C6=lQu@==@HQ E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm}@CE9 r2C@=:?2 t4@?@>:4 u@CF>k^2m[ 96=5 2E E96 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^5F3@:D46?E6C]492C=@EE6]65F^Q C6=lQu@==@HQ E2C86ElQ03=2?<QmsF3@:D r6?E6C 2E &}r r92C=@EE6 r6?E6C r:EJk^2m :? k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]492C=@EE6@3D6CG6C]4@>^?6HD^=@42=^<?@H\J@FC\f_c^2CE:4=6b`e`eghda]9E>=Q C6=lQu@==@HQ E2C86ElQ03=2?<QmFAE@H?k^2m[ 762EFC65 ?2E:@?2= 2?5 C68:@?2= @FE=@@<D] pEE6?566D A2:5 EC:3FE6 E@ r@??2F89E@?[ H9@ H2D E96 F?:G6CD:EJ’D =@?86DE\D6CG:?8 724F=EJ >6>36C AC:@C E@ 9:D 562E9 2E E96 286 @7 fg k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]96C:E28642C6D]4@>^@3:EF2C:6D^y@9?\t5H2C5\r@??2F89E@?n@3x5lcggd_affU2>AjFE>0D@FC46l4@AJZFC=U2>AjFE>0>65:F>lC676CC2=U2>AjFE>042>A2:8?l@3:EF2CJ\D92C6U2>AjFE>04@?E6?El4@AJZFC=Q C6=lQu@==@HQ E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm@? yF?6 ac]k^2mk^Am People are also reading… Kannapolis beer and BBQ joint to permanently close. 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