EMU Helps Make Economy Go

President Loren Swarzendruber notes that the university benefits the community
EMU President Loren Swarzendruber notes that the university benefits the community both directly and indirectly. And the broader community benefits “economically, culturally and socially.”
Photo by Michael Reilly

By Dan Wright, Daily News-Record

EMU spends millions of dollars in the Shenandoah Valley, provides hundreds of jobs and helps hundreds of people improve their business skills.

Of its $28 million budget for fiscal 2005-06, EMU pumped $20.6 million into the Shenandoah Valley