<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/about/news/a-state-s-economic-impact-measured-at-2-5-billion-with-16-332-jobs-created-sustained.html" dsn="news"><featured>0</featured><pubDate>05/01/2025</pubDate><title>A-State's Economic Impact Measured at $2.5 Billion, with 16,332 Jobs Created, Sustained</title><description>Recently completed by Parker Strategy Group, the economic impact study is titled “A-State Powers Growth: Transforming the Economy and Inspiring Hearts and Minds.” The analysis concluded Arkansas State University’s economic impact reached $2.5 billion in the fiscal 2022-23 year.</description><author/><image><img src="/images/news/imported/a-state-s-economic-impact-measured-at-2-5-billion-with-16-332-jobs-created-sustained-shareimage.webp" alt="A-State's Economic Impact Measured at $2.5 Billion, with 16,332 Jobs Created, Sustained"/></image><showImage>no</showImage><imageWidth>narrow</imageWidth></item>