The University of Â鶹´«Ã½ at MānoaÂ鶹´«Ã½ Athletics Department is a significant part of Â鶹´«Ã½’s economy according to a report produced by the . In fiscal year 2013–14, the UH Athletics Department generated $66 million in Â鶹´«Ã½ spending on labor, goods and services.
The $66 million in spending in turn generated $128 million in Â鶹´«Ã½ business sales and $36.9 million in income for Â鶹´«Ã½ workers. In addition, the $66 million of spending added $7 million to the state’s tax collections and created more than 860 jobs in Â鶹´«Ã½.
The report was commissioned by the UH Mānoa Athletics Department and prepared by Shidler College of Business Administration graduate students Botir Okhunjanov and Conrad Mostiller, under the direct supervision of Professor of Business Economics Jack Suyderhoud.
In fiscal year 2013–2014, the UH Mānoa Athletics Department’s revenues from tickets and merchandise sales were more than $16 million, which makes the department among the top 215 largest companies in the state of Â鶹´«Ã½ by sales revenues. If the UH Mānoa Athletics Department was measured by its total budget, it would be the 155th largest enterprise in the state.
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