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Of
over $1 billion in total resources available to CU in FY 1999–2000, 16.7 percent
came from state appropriations.
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CU
students spent almost $400 million in Colorado in FY 1999–2000, not including tuition and fees.
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The
state treasury recaptures at least 57 cents in tax revenues for every
general-fund dollar it allocates to CU.
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Over
20,000 people are employed by CU, making it the third largest employer
in Colorado.
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Every
job within the university generates 1.8 additional jobs in the state;
therefore, total employment generated by CU is estimated at 38,000
jobs statewide.
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Several
major federal scientific installations have located in Colorado because
of CU, including the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Six of these federal facilities account for over 3,700 employees,
and support about 8,400 total jobs.
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CU-Health
Sciences Center and University of Colorado Hospital construction projects
from 1998 to 2003 will generate about $1.2 billion in gross state
product.
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Colorado
ranks sixth in overall venture capital investment with millions of
these investment dollars coming to companies with licensed technology
from CU.
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Nineteen graduates or associates of the University of Colorado are listed among Colorado's top 62 business leaders, according to the Denver Business Journal's "Who's Who Among Leaders of Business."
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