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Linda Holyfield, chief executive of P&S Surgical Hospital in Monroe, said her business couldn't operate without the quality of graduates produced at the university.

by University Relations

ULM Adds Value to Students

And the $350 million impact forthe economy doesn't hurt either

by Andrew Hardee in Campus News

University of Louisiana at Monroe President James Cofer, joined by business leaders and members of a university economic impact committee, rolled out the results of a study Tuesday showing the university as a major economic driver in the region. ULM economist and committee member Bob Eisenstadt revealed some of the university's powerful figures, including the $140 million in annual household income that ULM provides each year and the more than 4,500 full-time equivalent jobs, both direct and indirect, supplied by the university.… 1 Comment