Article: Harvard Touts Its $2 Billion Impact on Boston-Area Economy.

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Sep. 27 -- In a plea for greater understanding, addressed to a city that has long eyed it competitively, Harvard University issued a report this week describing its nearly $2 billion-a-year economic impact on the Boston area.

The report -- which outlines Harvard's economic footprints in terms of payroll, spending, research, and "human capital" -- is Harvard's latest contribution to the sometimes-strained dialogue between the nation's richest university and its neighboring communities.

And it marks a new effort, on the university's part, to improve community relations, said Paul Grogan, the university's vice ...

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