TABLE OF CONTENTS
Acknowledgements. ............................................................................................................................................................................... i UW-Superior Impact at a Glance..............................................................................................................................................................3 Introduction. ..............................................................................................................................................................................................4 Local Economy...............................................................................................................................................................................................5 The Economic Value of a UW-Superior Education to Students and Wisconsin.................................................................................8 Building Relationships Between UW-Superior and the Superior/Douglas County Business Communities................................12 Short-Term Economic Impact of UW-Superior Athletics Program on Local Economy...................................................................14 Economic Impact of Community Engaged Learning by UW-Superior Students and Community Engagement Through Service and Scholarship by UW-Superior Faculty and Staff...............................................................................................15 Conclusion and Recommendations......................................................................................................................................................16 The University of Wisconsin-Superior, as part of UW System, plays a positive and multiplicative role in the Northwestern Wisconsin economy. UW-Superior and its employees, students, and out-of-town visitors continuously spend money on various local goods and services. These expenditures create job, income, output, and tax revenues in the local area of Superior/Douglas County. However, some of these local jobs, income and output would be lost if UW-Superior did not exist. According to UW-Superior student and employee survey findings, 65 percent of students and 49 percent of employees would not stay and spend in the local area if they did not attend or were not employed by UW-Superior. This study estimates the economic impact of jobs, income, output and tax revenue that would be lost in the absence of UW-Superior. The study does not estimate the income, output, and jobs created by individuals who would remain in the area even if UW-Superior did not exist. The study uses data of 2017-2018 and defines Superior/Douglas County as the local area.
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