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Roles of the Urban University: Purchaser

Portland State University is a major purchaser of goods and services. In 2007-2008 the University spent $148 million in Oregon alone. This money flows through the state and regional economy, multiplying its impact, thereby causing additional rounds of spending.

Today’s U.S. college students are the most active purchasers of all time. In 2007 they spent $263 billion, a $62 billion increase since 2002; their spending on discretionary purchases alone in 2008 amounted to $63