Report: USF economic impact nears $10B

A new study by the University of South Florida and labor market analytics firm Lightcast found that the university's economic impact on the state economy is now nearly $10 billion each year.
A new study by the University of South Florida and labor market analytics firm Lightcast found that the university's economic impact on the state economy is now nearly $10 billion each year.
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The University of South Florida’s economic impact on the state economy is now nearly $10 billion each year, a new report shows. Roughly $7 billion of that figure represents a direct economic impact in the Tampa Bay region, the report says.

 

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