'''<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span>Below are facts about Boise State University’s Economic Impact</span></span></span>'''
*<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a949ca89-7fff-3708-277b-a5c4f6e3c999"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(29, 33, 38); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Employment: BSU employs more than 3,000 Idaho residents directly and another 2,000 indirectly. Wages and salary, in total, are $113M </span></span></span>*<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(29, 33, 38); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Spending: students spend $195M annually on living expenses in Idaho</span></span></span>*<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a949ca89-7fff-3708-277b-a5c4f6e3c999"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(29, 33, 38); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Out-of-state students spend another $17M annually </span></span></span>*<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(29, 33, 38); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">BSU purchasing, construction, and employee spending is ~$325M annually </span></span></span>*<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(29, 33, 38); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Service: 2,000 students across 30 departments contribute ~52,000 hours to 80 community organizations through the service-learning program </span></span></span>*<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(29, 33, 38); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Alumni: 70% of Boise State alumni remain in Idaho, working and paying taxes</span></span></span>*<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a949ca89-7fff-3708-277b-a5c4f6e3c999"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(29, 33, 38); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Idaho residents with at least a bachelor's degree earn double the wages of those without one. Alumni have an unemployment rate that is about 1/3 of that of the workforce with only a high school diploma Alumni have an estimated $903M economic impact on the state annually </span></span></span>*<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(29, 33, 38); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Funding: BSU Boise State receives 22% of its revenue from state appropriations, and attracts an additional $250M of revenue from private sources </span></span></span>*<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(29, 33, 38); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Apparel: apparel generates ~$11M in sales for retailers </span></span></span>*<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(29, 33, 38); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Research: BSU Boise State attracts more than $37M in research awards, 80% of which are from federal sources</span></span></span>
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