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What is your community doing to support teleworking?

March 25th, 2011

While taking a break over lunch today, I caught a story on MPRNews titled, “Telecommuting levels the field for some rural Minnesotans.” It caught my attention because that’s what I’m doing this afternoon. I’m using a wireless, broadband connection in a café as I get some work done while I’m away from the office. It’s rare that I don’t spend at least two days a week working distantly. The article reminded me of a project I’ve read about in Fergus Falls, MN. In an effort to increase the number of people teleworking in their community they have:

talked to experts in the field to learn more about what the community could do to support the growth of teleworking.
erected a billboard designed to attract both teleworkers and businesses who use teleworkers.
hosted a workshop attended by 80 people who are interested in learning more about the concept.

As the MPRNews article highlights, communities must have a strong broadband connection in order for teleworking to be an option. That’s a given. What Fergus Falls appears to be doing takes the effort one step further. It makes me wonder, what is your community doing to support teleworking?

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December 11th, 2009

This is the 3^rd in a series of posts offering my thoughts about an article Gwendolyn Bounds wrote for the Wall Street Journal titled "Green Acres is the Place to be." Buy Speman Without Prescription, Her article highlights a small but hopefully growing trend of young people moving to rural places. When I started writing, I only intended one article. But the story continues to garnish my attention. Speman to buy, (You can read previous post here and here.)

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I also think there's an opportunity for small, buy Speman online with no prescription, Order Speman no prescription, rural towns to position themselves as places where Gen Y wants to move. Previously, order Speman online overnight delivery no prescription, Speman buy, I've written about that subject in a series of posts tagged "attracting college educated." Regardless of whether they live in town or outside, however, buy cheap Speman no rx, Next day Speman, I think there are things that rural communities can do to prepare for and maximize the movement of younger people to Rural America. And I'd like to share my thoughts on that subject below.

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Following the theme of understanding the characteristics of Gen Y, I'd recommend rural communities consider the following activities:

1) Help create economic opportunities. Yesterday, I highlighted that individuals moving to rural places were seeking a variety of opportunities, Buy Speman Without Prescription. The subject is mute if economic opportunities for the rural transplants don't exist, over the counter Speman. Speman overseas, To some people that means rural communities need to recruit businesses for new job growth. And that's good strategy for some communities, Speman san diego. Speman in canada, But I've long been a fan of entrepreneurship training programs, like economic gardening, Speman pills. Buy Speman Without Prescription, Developing and marketing a good entrepreneurship program could be a boon for attracting Gen Y. Buy Speman without a prescription, After all, Gen Y is known to be very entrepreneurial, where can i order Speman without prescription. Buy Speman online without a prescription, (Read more about Gen Y's entrepreneurial tendencies here and here.)

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February 13th, 2009

The stimulus package currently in Congress focuses on job creation and infrastructure development. While the urban infrastructure Buy Cystone Without Prescription, most discussed revolves around roads, schools, and mass transit, the rural infrastructure appears focused on broadband internet.

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I'm not the only one who considers stores like this a vital element of a rural community's infrastructure. The Center for Rural Affairs also categories grocery stores and public libraries as infrastructure, Cystone prescriptions. Cystone tablets, I'd probably place "third places" in the infrastructure category as well.

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