18 OregonStater.org KARL MAASDAM, ’93 BEAVER BRAGS MILLION is OSU Athletics’ annual economic impact across the state in jobs created, visitor spending, ticket sales and more. 13 OSU students since 2007 have been named semifinalists for the Golden Spikes Award, honoring the nation’s top amateur baseball players. Shortstop Aiva Arquette made this year’s list. FIFTY consecutive seasons is how long OSU gymnastics has qualified for postseason competition. THE 1ST conference championship in the program’s history is what women’s rowing brought home this May in a decisive victory at the West Coast Conference Rowing Championship. $325.4 OSU’S IMPACT FELT ACROSS THE STATE THE UNIVERSITY INJECTS $3.5 BILLION INTO THE OREGON ECONOMY ANNUALLY, BUT FEDERAL FUNDING CUTS BRING NEW UNCERTAINTY. By Misty Edgecomb Oregon State University’s annual contribution to the state economy exceeds $3.5 billion and supports more than 22,000 jobs, according to an economic impact report released by the university in June. That equates to $13.18 in value returned to Oregon’s residents for every $1 invested by the state. These benefits are felt across the region, with $2.7 billion landing in the seven counties surrounding OSU’s main campus in Corvallis, $477 million in the Portland metro area and $120.9 million in Central Oregon, home to the OSU-Cascades campus in Bend. “We deliver tangible and purpose- driven impact to communities rural and urban. From the coast to the high desert, across Oregon’s forests, farms and fields, OSU is an engine for economic prosperity,” said President Jayathi Murthy, who shared the report’s findings at the Portland Metro Chamber’s annual meeting in June. Oregon State research is a significant part of that impact, providing $797.5 million in value (salaries, taxes and more) as well as 3,300 jobs.
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