09-18-2015, 04:04 AM
http://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/news...ontroversy
...a 2012 UH study that found the $59 million spent annually by the observatories created $92 million in economic activity, $28 million in local income, and 806 local jobs.
"The absence of the TMT would likely mean $20 million per year less in local spending, $10 million per year less in local incomes, and the absence of 275 jobs that would otherwise be there"
"The other part of the story is the reputational impact on the state"
...a 2012 UH study that found the $59 million spent annually by the observatories created $92 million in economic activity, $28 million in local income, and 806 local jobs.
"The absence of the TMT would likely mean $20 million per year less in local spending, $10 million per year less in local incomes, and the absence of 275 jobs that would otherwise be there"
"The other part of the story is the reputational impact on the state"