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Empowering Communities: Telework for Economic Growth

Explore the impact of telework beyond traditional office settings. Learn about the benefits for employees and employers, broadband utilization, and workforce development. Discover insights from research data in three states. Join the Fergus Falls Telework Initiative for a comprehensive handbook. Get ready for the upcoming Telework Conference in April. Dive into new possibilities for economic prosperity!

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Empowering Communities: Telework for Economic Growth

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  1. Telework: Work done from a location other than the office. • Our primary effort focuses on employee/employer relationship vs. independent contractor or self-employed . • Great application for broadband and economic/workforce development.

  2. Thinking of new ways • to grow the local • economy… Data from Strategic Networks Group; their research in THREE STATES reveal that more than 1 in 5 jobs is attributed directly to broadband and the use of e-solutions.

  3. Healthcare Telecommuting Positions

  4. in N.D. could support beet-to-ethanol plants, expert says

  5. Fergus Falls Telework Initiative Handbook • Possible through Blandin Grant • Currently in production, 40 pages & counting! Final booklet & online product due in March • Provides blueprint for other towns • Mid April, Telework Conference will be held in Fergus Falls.

  6. QUESTIONS & DISCUSSION Can/Should “telework” be a statewide economic development strategy? If so, how would that look? THANK YOU!

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