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Entrepreneurial thinking and innovation will be critical strategic advantages to the American economy as the global economy increases competitive issues across industries. More and more companies and organizations are looking to hire students with this thought process.

Steve DeLoach, a professor and chair of the Department of Economics, spoke with News 14 Carolina on March 6 about the prospect of the U.S. government nationalizing some of the country's largest financial institutions.

What’s the best way to teach a student not majoring in human resources all they need to know on the subject? Mary Gowan, dean of the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business, tackles that question in “Human Resource Management: Managing Employees for Competitive Advantage,” a new textbook co-authored with a colleague from Rutgers University.

Five top executives will participate in a roundtable discussion focused on the Piedmont Triad economy at ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ on March 4. The event is the latest in a series of regional roundtables sponsored by Business North Carolina, the state’s award-winning business magazine.

A recent New York Times story on the economy cites undergraduate research conducted by an ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ student while she studied at the university earlier this decade.

Student Entrepreneurial Enterprise Development (SEED), one of ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ's newest student organizations, held an inaugural interest meeting Feb. 24 with more than 70 students attending to share their interests in developing creativity, innovation and entrepreneurial skills. SEED is open to ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ students from all areas of study.