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SIU trustees hear $2 billion statewide economic‑impact study and plan legislative outreach
Summary
Trustees reviewed a systemwide economic impact study estimating roughly $2 billion in annual economic activity and nearly 17,000 supported jobs across Illinois, and discussed distributing the results to legislators and the public.
Trustees of the Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees on Friday received a systemwide economic impact study estimating roughly $2,000,000,000 in annual economic activity tied to SIU operations, student spending and visitor impacts across Illinois.
The presentation, led by university researchers and President Dan Mahoney, said the study — compiled from campus submissions and standard economic‑impact models — counts direct spending, indirect supply‑chain effects and induced impacts, and reports nearly 17,000 community jobs…
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