What MU Offers Boone County

This piece originally appeared in print as part of “After the Fire”

From a report submitted by MU to the Columbia Chamber  of Commerce:

• An estimated $8.77 million in Columbia sales tax revenue generated by MU, MU Health Care, and UM System employees.
• $19,515,277 in uncompensated health care from MU Health Care to Columbia residents.
• 22 percent of Columbia’s voting population, encompassing UM System employees and retirees.
• The MU Police Department, which has a university-funded budget of $3.45 million.