About 140,000 students are arriving at more than 30 Western PA colleges and universities and bringing with them an annual economic impact of $700 million, reports the Tribune-Review.
Mary Beth Ackbay hired 20 people in anticipation of the 30 percent increase in sales she expects as students stop by Romeo's Pizzeria & Mediterranean Kitchen when they return to Indiana University of Pennsylvania this weekend. The influx of more than 14,000 people causes quite a change, she said.
"It will be breathing life back into the community," she said. "There will be a substantial increase, not just in business but in activity in the town."
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