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The summer economy of a college town

By Josh Droll
Published June 12, 2025 at 3:21 PM CDT
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In Fayetteville, a city of 100,000 people, how much of a hit does the economy take when over 30,000 students leave? Ozarks at Large’s Josh Droll brings us this report.

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Josh Droll is a student at the University of Arkansas and a contributor to Ozarks at Large.
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