ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The UW-Superior Economic Impact Study Research Team would like to thank UW-Superior Chancellor Renée Wachter for commissioning this study. We thank Chancellor Wachter for promoting this study along with its many surveys, and helping to select survey prize winners. This study would not have been possible without the vast amount of data provided by numerous individuals and various offices of UW-Superior. We gratefully thank Jeff Kahler, Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance; Robert Waksdahl, Controller; Emily Neumann and Emily Rose with Institutional Research and Sponsored Programs; Nick Bursik, Director of Athletics; Jenice Meyer with the Center for Community Engaged Learning; and Jeanne Thompson, Vice Chancellor of University Advancement. We would also like to thank Miranda Sve, Human Resources Office; Laura Gregory, Business Office; Heather Thompson, Amy Kanuit, and Catrina Robbins, University Advancement Office; Donna Dahlvang, Financial Aid Office; Jeremy Nere, Office of Admissions; Ethan Russom, Yellowjacket Union; Steve Kirk, Wessman Arena; Kathryn Guimond, Center for Continuing Education; Monte Stewart, Veteran and Nontraditional Student Center; Brett Jones, Music Department; Brent Notbohm, Communicating Arts; Nick Danz, Dean of Academic Affairs; Steve Rosenberg, Mathematics and Computer Science Department; Matt TenEyck, Lake Superior Research Institute; Laura Jacobs, Jim Dan Hill Library; Cassandra Roemhildt, Transportation and Logistics Research Center; Jeffery Spangenberg, Emma Hengemuhle, and Steve Marshall for providing us important data necessary to conduct this study. We very much appreciated the service provided by Jay Conley and Robert Iverson of Technology Services in effectively obtaining and installing the IMPLAN software. Our sincere thanks to Taylor Pedersen of the Superior-Douglas County Area Chamber of Commerce and Kelly Peterson from
Superior Rotary Club 40 for promoting the business survey, and personnel of several local businesses who spent their valuable time completing the business survey. We thank UW-Superior students and employees, UW-Superior Foundation and Alumni Board members, and visiting athletics teams who graciously completed our surveys and helped in make this study feasible. We would like to thank Small Business Development Center Director Andrew Donahue for being a liaison between various administrative offices of UW-Superior, local community, and the research team. Lastly, we are grateful to Robert Beam for being our superb mentor and constant source of knowledge and support. Economic Impact Study: UW-Superior and the Local Economy, 2008, prepared by Beam and his A-team of student researchers has been the ideal reference for the 2019 research team of UW-Superior Economic Impact Study. Faculty investigators, Mahjabeen, Mahmud, and Pratoomchat accept full responsibility for any errors and omissions this report may contain.
Rubana Mahjabeen, Principal Faculty Investigator Sakib Mahmud, Faculty Investigator Praopan Pratoomchat, Faculty Investigator Student Researchers: Hung Nguyen Nikolas Kosman Angelica Remache Michael Huttner Matias Lopez Opeyemi Omiwale
University of Wisconsin-Superior August, 2019
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