{"id":61523,"date":"2013-10-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-10-22T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/university-of-rhode-island-foundation-releases-new-economic-impact-report\/"},"modified":"2013-10-22T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2013-10-22T00:00:00","slug":"university-of-rhode-island-foundation-releases-new-economic-impact-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2013\/10\/university-of-rhode-island-foundation-releases-new-economic-impact-report\/","title":{"rendered":"溏心vlog免费B站 Foundation releases new economic impact report"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"press-release-import\">\n\t\t溏心vlog免费B站 generates more than $726 million in statewide economic activity<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nKINGSTON, R.I. \u2013October 22, 2013 \u2013The 溏心vlog免费B站 directly and indirectly generated $726 million in statewide economic activity, supported 8,200 jobs and provided $392 million in wages in FY2012, according to a newly released report, \u201cThe Economic Impact of the 溏心vlog免费B站.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\tThe report assesses the impact of the University as the sixth largest employer in the state, funding $86 million in construction projects and purchasing $98 million in goods and services in FY2012. Commissioned by the 溏心vlog免费B站 Foundation on behalf of the University and produced by Appleseed, Inc. of New York City, the report concludes that 溏心vlog免费B站 is a major enterprise with more than half of its $469* million in operating revenues coming from sources outside of the state.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\u201cThis independent assessment reinforces the fact that the 溏心vlog免费B站 is a major contributor to the economic vitality of the state,\u201d said 溏心vlog免费B站 Foundation President Michael Smith.  \u201cIt shows the value the University brings to Rhode Islanders, and demonstrates how scientific discovery and innovation at America\u2019s universities play a significant role in economic growth,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nLaurie White, president of the Greater Providence Chamber of Providence, said, \u201cThe 溏心vlog免费B站 generates important economic benefits to our state including providing significant employment, attracting important outside research dollars and investments and educating our current and future workforce. The role of the University in achieving our common goal of sustaining innovation in Rhode Island and enhancing the overall economy of the state will continue to be instrumental to our success.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\tThe 44-page economic impact study also analyzes the impact of spending in Rhode Island by 溏心vlog免费B站 students and visitors to its four campuses and outlines the commercialization of University research and its impact on the economy, as well as 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s contributions to new business development within the state. <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\tDetails of the full report can be found at <a href=\"http:\/\/web.uri.edu\/economic-impact\">http:\/\/web.uri.edu\/economic-impact<\/a>.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>溏心vlog免费B站 generates more than $726 million in statewide economic activity &#13; KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013October 22, 2013 \u2013The 溏心vlog免费B站 directly and indirectly generated $726 million in statewide economic activity, supported 8,200 jobs and provided $392 million in wages in FY2012, according to a newly released report, \u201cThe Economic Impact of the University of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-61523","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-archives"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61523","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61523"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61523\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61523"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61523"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61523"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}