With lawmakers deciding how much state funding to appropriate Iowa’s public universities next year, the Iowa Board of Regents has published a new economic impact report showing its universities added a combined $18 billion to Iowa’s economy in the 2023-24 budget year.
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A fantastic baseball career set to continue for Clarinda's Jordan Butt Shenandoah's Dumler excited to end 4-sport career playing her favorite, softball Great senior groups exit, lot of area basketball talent back next year Scamman named Shenandoah Girls Basketball Team MVP, Cullin, Estes earn varsity awards World Happiness Report highlights social media's negative impact, ranks Finland as happiest Clarinda boys basketball celebrates big, successful senior class Leaning on friendship, toughness, Kylie Valdez leads at Essex Top five individual finishes for Bird, Meier, O'Hara, Roop, Sells at Indoor Championships Shenandoah Wrestling celebrates a senior class that changed the program 1.2 million-square-foot John Deere warehouse in Indiana will employ hundreds of construction workers All-state honors for Shenandoah's Scamman, All-Region for Scamman, Wagoner Clarinda's Kline, Shenandoah's Sells named second team all-Hawkeye 10 Iowa State basketball guard Mason Williams talks redshirt, recovery Graves named Clarinda Boys Wrestling MVP Bans on sugary foods in SNAP programs in Iowa challenged by recipients
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Iowa Hawkeyes fans dress in black and yellow for the Oct. 9, 2021, game against the Penn State Nittany Lions at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City. A new economic impact reports shows Iowa’s three public universities added $18 billion to Iowa’s economy in 2023-24, a total that includes visitor spending.
Savannah Blake, Cedar Rapids Gazette
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Construction on the new University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics North Liberty facility is pictured July 19, 2022. A new economic impact study shows Iowa’s three public universities added a combined $18 billion to Iowa’s economy in the 2023-24 budget year. The total includes payroll, construction spending, health care operations, and student and visitor spending.
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Graduates move their tassels to signify their graduation during the Dec. 14, 2024, University of Iowa College of Education commencement ceremony at Hancher Auditorium in Iowa City. A new economic impact report looks at the return-on-investment that the state — and students — see in the public support of the state’s three universities.
Nick Rohlman, Cedar Rapids Gazette
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