Posted by Tom Harnish on 25th August 2008
Denver Metro Residents Prepare for DNC Chaos
Associated Content, CO - Aug 25, 2008
Many of the people I spoke to are still planning to go to work downtown, but some are opting for telecommuting where possible if things get too rough. …
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SMART train: Answers to promise and criticism
Marin Independent-Journal, CA - Aug 25, 2008
… office staff, restaurant workers and building trades employees who live in Sonoma County and form the backbone of Marin’s economy can’t telecommute. …
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Westcon and Aruba offer remote worker solution
eChannelLine, Canada - Aug 25, 2008
Some businesses are turning to telecommuting and remote worker options to keep employees, but they need the appropriate technologies to make it happen in …
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LETTERS: NCT, Aug. 25, 2008
North County Times, CA - Aug 25, 2008
Aside from social and span of control aspects, most work can be done collaboratively from home with telecommuting. I ran a Los Angeles TV station entirely …
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Makeup maker targets wholesale accounts for growth
The Central New York Business Journal, NY - Aug 25, 2008
Houghton formed the company in 2004 after being told she would no longer be able to telecommute to her job as a direct marketing representative at National …
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Save the Planet, Rely More on Broadband
PC World - Aug 25, 2008
If just one-quarter of 1 percent of the workforce were to telecommute one or two days per week, the presence of volatile organic compounds could be reduced …
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Business Wire (press release), CA - Aug 25, 2008
… through its award winning SCOPIA Conferencing Platform, the company provides an effective telecommuting option to businesses and employees. …
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Best practices for securing telecommuters’ PCs
NetworkWorld.com, MA - Aug 25, 2008
Is the exorbitant price of gasoline leading to an increase in telecommuting at your company? It seems to be a phenomenon happening all across the country as …
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Driving less didn’t kill us
Pocono Record, PA - Aug 25, 2008
We can and will adopt other ways to fuel our cars and other ways to do what needs to be done, everything from using public transportation to telecommuting. …
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Worker gas subsidies a hard sell
Sun-Sentinel.com, FL - Aug 25, 2008
… 17 percent report company-implemented ridesharing or vanpooling, and 11 percent note that their employers provide telecommuting. 1. …
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Why your business needs a server
BusinessDay, Nigeria - Aug 24, 2008
Servers enable authorised out-of-office workers to have remote access to your network, enabling data sharing among those who travel, telecommute or work in …
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Weigh benefits carefully in today’s job market
Christian Science Monitor, MA - Aug 24, 2008
… some employers offer more tailored options, such as tuition reimbursement, parking and employee discounts, flextime, and telecommuting. …
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Chicago Comedy Examiner
Examiner.com - Aug 24, 2008
It’s like sketch comedy telecommuting! Send us your funny three-to-five minute movies, and you could get the chance to have it premiere in front of our …
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I’m going up the city, baby, don’t you wanna go
Seattle Times, United States - Aug 24, 2008
Telecommuting will increase. Lang’s term is “micro-walkability. He sees “islands of urbanity — and sociability — in seas of suburbia.” In fact, Lang says, …
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Posted by Tom Harnish on 28th July 2008
Short week not advisable for government
Stamford Advocate, CT - 8 hours ago
Telecommuting, popular in private-sector work, is another avenue to explore. Changes must only be implemented, however, if they taxpayers don’t suffer …
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Few state employees working from home
Stamford Advocate, CT - 8 hours ago
But even though the General Assembly passed a law in 1996 to begin telecommuting policies for state workers, Connecticut is falling short. …
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Killing the commute
MLive.com, MI - 8 hours ago
Indeed, the number of companies interested in working with the Clean Air Campaign to implement telework programs has risen from 30 to 130 — more than 400 …
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Innovative management for success and survival
Tehran Times, Iran - 14 hours ago
Downsizing, restructuring, empowering, telecommuting, employee leasing, teaming, decentralizing, outsourcing and business process reengineering are all …
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The case for rational exuberance
Washington Times, DC - 15 hours ago
Telecommuting and shorter work weeks are also evolving trends. Recently, some local municipal governments have started giving employees the option of …
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States & Localities: Here’s to $4 Gas
CQPolitics.com, DC - 15 hours ago
A number of other states and localities are emphasizing telecommuting and flextime to reduce congestion and cut fuel consumption. Finally, many states are …
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Why so few telecommuters?
Dallas Morning News, TX - 23 hours ago
Although the spike in gas prices might be driving the increase, advocates for telecommuting say it’s a matter of time before the trend catches fire. …
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Public transport can’t save planet
The Australian, Australia - Jul 27, 2008
Telecommuting saves journeys to work while salesmen’s visits are abbreviated because of websites with details of every companies’ wares. …
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Moms aren’t the only ones looking for balance
Belleville News Democrat, USA - Jul 27, 2008
They are role models who create workplaces where flexible work schedules and telecommuting becomes doable. They are entrepreneurs who start Daddy blogs and …
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Local bank provides gas cash for employees
Boston Herald, United States - Jul 26, 2008
Other fuel-saving approaches being put to work by employers include telecommuting options, compressed work weeks and flexible working hours, Williams said. …
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No stuffy cubicles. No long nights. No weekends.
Charlotte Observer, NC - Jul 26, 2008
And nobody telecommuting, sort of counter intuitive for a technology firm in the era of virtual offices. And if a client is a cash-starved entrepreneurial …
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Teleworkers Say It’s A Gas-Gas-Gas Saver
Washington Post, United States - Jul 26, 2008
At least one day a week, she goes to a telework center in Waldorf, cutting her 43-mile commute to 11 miles. “It keeps me closer to home; I like that,” said …
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Rate This Article
Financial Express, India - Jul 26, 2008
Like flexi-working, telecommuting, extended child care holidays, project management roles. “We have enmeshed all of them for our women employees,” said Arun …
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Calgary dials up support for telework revolution
Calgary Herald, Canada - Jul 26, 2008
Calgary has an application for funding before Transport Canada to embark on an ambitious project that would promote the telework concept throughout the city …
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LETTERS
Newsday, NY - Jul 26, 2008
… vanpooling, telecommuting and compressed work schedules to ultimately reduce the number of single-occupancy vehicles arriving to the worksite. …
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Summit fair accepting produce for food bank
Akron Beacon Journal, OH - Jul 25, 2008
In the process, he addresses social trends such as telecommuting or men’s increased interest in home decor and looks at how those trends translate into home …
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TMC University Division to Offer Microsoft Officer Communications …
Trading Markets (press release), CA - Jul 25, 2008
… project management, intellectual property in telecommunications, information technology, conferencing, teletraining, telecommuting, groupware, networks, … PINK:TMKT
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Bruce wants in on high-speed Internet funding
Owen Sound Sun Times, Canada - Jul 25, 2008
Being a technology person I think it’s great to do telecommuting and remote education. It’s an economic development boost for sure,” Barrie said.
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Work doesn’t need to be a contact sport
SmartBrief, DC - Jul 25, 2008
But there are steps you can take to make telecommuting work. Measure performance instead of face time, make use of a remote worker center to provide the …
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WorkWise: Tips for getting back on your feet
Kankakee Daily Journal, IL - Jul 25, 2008
“While we’re looking specifically for legitimate work-at-home job leads for the Rat Race Rebellion Telework Bulletin,” she says, “we do, of course, …
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A shocking development
Jerusalem Post, Israel - Jul 25, 2008
Consumers around the world are so overwhelmed by the skyrocketing prices they are looking for ways to save on fuel costs, from telecommuting to replacing …
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Tech.view Home warriors
Economist, UK - Jul 25, 2008
By telecommuting, he reckons he’s saved the planet some 2.5 tonnes of carbon dioxide for each of the past 25 years. He’s not alone. …
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Keep home office energy costs in check
Biloxi Sun Herald, USA - Jul 24, 2008
A: Whether your run a business of your own from home or just spend a lot of time there telecommuting to your job, a fact of life is that you’re going to be …
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Restaurant lunch finding strong competition
Australian Food, Australia - Jul 24, 2008
“Certainly the economy, growing unemployment, slow-down in number of women entering the workforce, more telecommuting options, and the erosion of disposable …
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“Amazon Tax Battle Rages in The Capital”
New York Sun, United States - Jul 24, 2008
Since Connecticut will also tax the income he earns in Connecticut, the telecommuter is subject to double taxation, a deterrent to telework and, therefore, …
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Making telework work
Business Gazette, MD - Jul 24, 2008
Telecommuting has grown to the point that most advocates now refer to the practice as telework, to focus more on the overall workforce benefits than just …
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Reimbursements, ride sharing grow in popularity
Business Gazette, MD - Jul 24, 2008
by Kevin James Shay | Staff Writer Some employers who can’t embrace telework are finding other ways to help their workers deal with soaring gas costs. …
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Companies Offer Gas-Saving Benefits To Their
CBS 42, TX - Jul 24, 2008
Also topping the list were organized carpools, subsidized public transportation and telecommuting. At health-care provider Humana, which employs 18000 …
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New Laws Effective This Month
Centre View, VA - Jul 24, 2008
Telework: The measure created a state office to encourage telework. This is a family and business friendly measure that will lessen traffic and reduce air …
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At Home With … Shelley Fralic
Vancouver Sun, Canada - Jul 24, 2008
In fact, the first few months of telecommuting were a disaster. I couldn’t get my head around not having a routine dictated by traffic patterns, …
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Transport woes
Howrah News Service, India - Jul 24, 2008
IBM has taken the lead among technology majors to allow some sections of their employees the facility of telecommuting. Particularly in cities like …
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To Expand Your Business, Go Home
HispanicBusiness.com, CA - Jul 24, 2008
Jack Nilles, who first popularized the idea of telecommuting in the 1970s, says Stoakes’ estimate of cost savings and productivity are in line with research …
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How To Reclaim Your Free Time
Huffington Post, NY - Jul 24, 2008
Consider trying to cut commuting time by telecommuting one or two days a week. If you enjoy the social aspects of the workplace, consider carpooling with a …
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Telecommuting: the way of the future
Oakville Today, Canada - Jul 24, 2008
Telecommuting - It should be a very credible answer to many of today’s woes. If it weren’t for so many outdated attitudes in management circles, …
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Posted by Tom Harnish on 21st July 2008
Better understanding our obsession with oil
Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL - Jul 21, 2008
Many of us are exploring fundamental shifts in our lives: carpooling, telecommuting, even moving closer to our work. With oil so firmly in the driver’s seat …
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Attorney General adjusting to 4-day week
Deseret News, UT - Jul 21, 2008
While other state agencies may be closed, some attorneys representing them may continue with a five-day workweek by telecommuting, although Shurtleff noted …
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Say ‘So Long’ To The Five-Day Working Week
Worcester Business Journal, MA - 20 hours ago
The story featured an even more striking quote from the CEO of a Chicago outplacement firm who argued that telecommuting, four-day weeks and other changes …
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Our View: Telecommute could save money
Norwich Bulletin, CT - Jul 21, 2008
They’re implementing a telecommuting program for staff members on a trial basis, hoping the result will encourage the state and Democrats to follow suit. …
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Reordering priorities
Waterbury Republican American, CT - Jul 21, 2008
… and fast-growing interest in telecommuting, Web shopping and other ways to reduce driving, is a major highway interchange really a wise investment? …
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UC Gaining Traction in Asia
SDA Asia Magazine, Singapore - Jul 21, 2008
81% of respondents in the study agreed or strongly agreed that telecommuting improves productivity, compared to only 61% in 2005. The increase in positive …SIN:U18 - EPA:MLACO
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Where telework isn’t working
Federal Times - Jul 20, 2008
“Telework is not the panacea everybody wants it to be,” said one senior manager at the Housing and Urban Development Department’s Chicago office. …
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Where telework isn’t working
Federal Times - Jul 20, 2008
“Telework is not the panacea everybody wants it to be,” said one senior manager at the Housing and Urban Development Department’s Chicago office. …
Weighing in with other ways to cut driving costs
San Diego Union Tribune, United States - Jul 20, 2008
Kate Lister, a financial self-help author in Carlsbad whose next book is about telecommuting, noted that about 90000 San Diego residents telecommute, …
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I am back - part-way
Sound Politics, WA - Jul 20, 2008
But the healing is getting most of my energy. I don’t have the energy to work more than a couple hours a day - even telecommuting. Broken pelvis update.
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Everyone works from home at software firm
Computerworld New Zealand, New Zealand - Jul 20, 2008
Through research, planning and some trial-and-error, the company addressed many of the cultural challenges associated with telecommuting and managing …
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Creating hope in the face of the horrific
Plattsburgh Press Republican, NY - Jul 20, 2008
Lori continued to telecommute for IDX, a health-care computer-software company. When second daughter, Reagan was born in 2001, Lori decided to become a …
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Destination Rangeley
SunJournal.com (subscription), ME - Jul 20, 2008
Seasonal visitors telecommute on the library’s patio, a popular Wi-Fi spot. The IGA hires workers from Bulgaria to handle the crowd of extra customers. …
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Question and answer with Frank Irizarry
MiamiHerald.com, FL - Jul 20, 2008
By that, I mean as telecommuting becomes the norm, our residents will be able to live, work and fully enjoy our community. The Miami Herald is pleased to …
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GOP Idea Hits Nerve
Hartford Courant, United States - Jul 20, 2008
Yet when House Republican leader Lawrence Cafero suggested a pilot program that would allow some of the GOP’s 44 taxpayer-funded staffers to telecommute one …
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New offices take a cue from kids’ preschools
Salt Lake Tribune, United States - Jul 19, 2008
And nobody telecommuting, sort of counterintuitive for a technology firm in the era of virtual offices. And if a client is a cash-starved entrepreneurial …
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MT Governor seeking travel reductions
KPAX-TV, MT - Jul 19, 2008
“In many cases, we can accomplish these meetings by telecommuting.” The executive order is part of the Governors initiative to reduce energy consumption 20% …
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Balancing work and life
MetroWest Daily News, MA - Jul 19, 2008
… need more flexibility, see if it is possible to negotiate a compressed workweek, a part-time position, or job-sharing or telecommuting opportunities. …
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Save on Gas
Today’s TMJ4, WI - Jul 19, 2008
Also topping the list: Organized carpools, subsidized public transportation, and telecommuting. Health care provider Humana employs 18000 people nationwide. …
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Companies, employees finding ways to save
Meriden Record-Journal, CT - Jul 19, 2008
“A few are doing stipends and we’re hearing a lot on telecommuting. You’re going to see that pick up.” Gioia said the challenges for companies today, …
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Carpools and bicycles: The new way to travel
Burlington Times News, NC - Jul 19, 2008
Last month, The Associated Press reported that Replacements Ltd. recently gave workers the option of working four, 10-hour days or telecommuting from home …
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Four-day workweek a good first step
DeSoto Times Today, MS - Jul 19, 2008
We think cities and industries should also rethink the ideas of flextime and telecommuting. If an employee can get the job done sitting at a desk at home, …
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OAKLAND: NEW UC OFFICIAL CONFIRMED
CBS 5, CA - Jul 19, 2008
… wishes to maintain an existing family home in the Los Angeles area, his appointment allows for up to one day per week of telecommuting. …
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Broadband still lacking in Oregon
Gresham Outlook, OR - Jul 19, 2008
Growing numbers of commuters are jumping off Interstate 5 to telecommute efficiently from their homes, keeping our communities greener by reducing traffic …
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Companies find benefits in benefits
Marketplace, CA - Jul 19, 2008
There are some organizations that have started to implement telecommuting, or flexible schedule options such as four-day work weeks, for example, …
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Jerry Brown’s War on California Suburbs
Wall Street Journal - Jul 18, 2008
Mr. Brown would be better off embracing telecommuting and other ideas to cut suburban commutes that accommodate the majority’s dreams and preferences. …
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Clean Air Action calls for public’s aid
Peoria Journal Star, IL - Jul 18, 2008
Telecommute, if possible. • Choose a low-emission vehicle and cleaner fuels. Avoid excessive idling and jack-rabbit starts. Refuel in the evening or at …
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Delegation fighting offshore drilling
Connecticut Post, CT - Jul 18, 2008
Shays has also introduced a bill, HR 6495, that would provide tax incentives for commuters to carpool, ride public transit, bicycle or telecommute.
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Ethics Commission to send financial-disclosure letters
San Diego Union Tribune, United States - Jul 18, 2008
… Business Objectives, Booz Allen Hamilton, Cognos, Monster Government Solutions, Plexus Scientific, Raytheon Corp., Saba, Telework Consortium, …
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Lawyers, Pros Say Flex Schedule’s Time Has Come
Law.com (subscription), CA - Jul 18, 2008
She expects law firms, eventually, will follow the lead of the technology industry and provide alternative work schedules — including more telecommuting …
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