LINCOLN- The University of Nebraska's impact on the state's economy continues to grow, a recent study commissioned by the university shows. Tripp Umbach, a Pittsburgh-based consulting firm that authored the report, said NU is responsible for $6.4 billion in economic activity annually in Nebraska.

That amount has grown roughly $600 million over the last three years, said Paul Umbach, who presented the findings of the study to the NU Board of Regents last week. "That's the spending of the university that stays in Nebraska, the spending by employees and staff, the spending by students, the spending by visitors that come to games and come to events and conferences," Umbach said.

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