NIC Has $146M Impact On Region

What if North Idaho College didn’t exist? A recent economic impact study shows there would be a $164.6 million hole in the region’s economy. Conducted by EMSI (Economic Modeling Specialists, Intl.), the results of the study were presented to trustees Wednesday during their regular monthly meeting. “This is a really important study to undertake because, especially in our current economy, education is perceived as a budget item, a cost item, and not an investment,” said Gabriel Rench, a representative of the Moscow-based EMSI. EMSI analyzed NIC’s investment value to students and taxpayers and also reviewed the college’s effect on the economic growth of Idaho’s five northern regions/ Maureen Dolan , Coeur d’Alene Press. More here.

Question: And you wonder why the election for the Board of Trustees for North Idaho College is important?