• Telecommuting News Summary 063008
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Oregon leaders try to change a system that puts infrastructure second
The Oregonian – OregonLive.com, OR - Jun 30, 2008 … of investments interact with one another: For example, do investments in fiber-optic lines increase telecommuting and reduce the demand on highways? … |
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State workers: Thank God It’s Thursday
Stateline.org, DC - Jun 30, 2008 “While I know that the nature of the job and the needs of certain customers prevent telecommuting and flex schedules from a viable option for every position … |
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GovernmentExecutive.com
GovExec.com, DC - Jun 30, 2008 DISA has roughly 2200 employees telecommuting out of a workforce that is just under 5000. The savings from working at home three days a week rather than … |
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SmartCommute@rtp presents Kick Gas Awards to RTP employees for …
Carolina Newswire (press release), NC - Jun 30, 2008 As a gold level event sponsor, IBM actively promotes commute alternatives through such means as carpooling, vanpooling, telecommuting, biking, and providing … |
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Dear 44: Drilling only benefits Big Oil
Politico, DC - Jun 30, 2008 Additional tax incentives for transit riding and telecommuting would also quickly save more oil. With only 2 percent of the world’s oil reserves, … |
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Sipera Debuts New IPCS Security Appliances
Trading Markets (press release), CA - Jun 30, 2008 And, for enterprises adopting Avaya teleworker and mobile solutions, enhanced IPCS functionality allows them to simply and securely deploy mobile workspaces … |
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Here’s My Plan
Yahoo! News - Jun 29, 2008 The Iraq war, not the absence of a “world-class telecommuting infrastructure,” drove the working-class vote into the Democrats’ eager embrace. … |
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Green Commute Challenge Begins July 1
Kansas City infoZine, MO - Jun 29, 2008 … such as carpooling, biking, riding the bus, walking and telecommuting – and to find other ways to reduce miles driven, such as staying in for lunch. … |
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Get set for life in the twilight zone
Brisbane Times, Australia - Jun 29, 2008 Working from home – telecommuting – was easier due to the spread of high-speed internet access, said Jonathan Spira, the chief analyst at Basex, … |
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Blizzard Introduces One-Time Password Devices For WoW
Slashdot - Jun 29, 2008 My mother has been a telecommuter for almost a decade and has been using something like this for VPN connections for years. by Colin Smith (2679) by rewben … |
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30 Days of Prizes Contest!
PR Urgent - Jun 29, 2008 CWAHM.com is designed to help moms (and dads) find and request information regarding work at home (telecommuting) jobs, home businesses, … |
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Army base tracks its carbon ‘bootprint’
Los Angeles Times, CA - Jun 29, 2008 Army officials also are considering ways to encourage less driving, such as carpooling and telecommuting for some workers, Davis said. … |
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Tips for being green on the job
The Daily Advertiser, LA - Jun 29, 2008 Ask for telecommuting options on days when workers don’t have to be in the office. Ask for meetings that involve travel to be teleconferenced when possible. … |
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Tracking disc-risk realities
Los Angeles Times, CA - Jun 29, 2008 … requested all-recycled paper plates on your concerts rider and decided to telecommute to your appearance on “Conan” to avoid emissions-heavy plane rides … |
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Road-funding solution may fall to next governor
Richmond Times Dispatch, VA - Jun 28, 2008 One bill offers tax credits to employers who let employees work flex-time schedules; the other provides income-tax credits to businesses for telecommuting … |
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Firms use perks to attract and retain staff EXTRA
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader, PA - Jun 28, 2008 It’s also in the process of developing a telecommuting program that should be in place by the end of the year. Technological advances make it possible for … |
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Pajama Life
New York Times, United States - Jun 28, 2008 By NICOLE BELSON GOLUBOFF As gas prices increase, so will telecommuting and America’s ability to make the most of its benefits. … |
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COLUMBIA RIVER CROSSING
The Oregonian – OregonLive.com, OR - Jun 28, 2008 The system makes it more appealing to take transit, carpool, vanpool, telecommute or travel off-peak. It also helps traffic run more smoothly for those who … |
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Where do you work: Couch or cubicle?
Charlotte Observer, NC - Jun 28, 2008 But as telecommuting today is on the rise, experts and some people who do it say there are potential pitfalls to consider and that it’s not for everybody. … |
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Workplaces employ gas-saving ways
Charlottesville Daily Progress, VA - Jun 28, 2008 As David Foreman, public relations coordinator for the Medical Center, said, “You can’t really telecommute as a nurse.” Likewise, 900 facilities management … |
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Companies ease workers’ gas costs
Sun-Sentinel.com, FL - Jun 28, 2008 Others are rewarding workers with gas cards or allowing telecommuting or more flexible work schedules to trim gas expenses. Many area employers depend on … |
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Commuting from bedroom to home office
Charlotte Observer, NC - Jun 28, 2008 Supporters of work-at-home policies say having employees telecommute can be an extra insurance policy in the wake of natural disasters, which can shut down … |
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Filling up America’s energy tank
Tulsa Today, OK - Jun 28, 2008 Telecommuting doesn’t work when it’s time to feed the livestock. Many of my constituents must drive a pick-up truck out of necessity – you can’t haul hay in …  KDQ:095910 |
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ROUNDUP: How to get rich
Inquirer.net, Philippines - Jun 28, 2008 Getting smaller cars, commuting and telecommuting is now a matter of time and not of choice. This is going to cause economic planners much grief. … |
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Profile: Lon Anderson
Washington Business Journal, DC - Jun 28, 2008 But there’s another important part — to get the federal government to provide more flexibility with scheduling and telecommuting. … |
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Union seeks to work at home
TMCnet - Jun 28, 2008 According to Telecommute Connecticut, a program that encourages telecommuting in the private sector, commuters who drive to work five days a week or 60 … |
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Potential employees can be caught on Web
Toronto Star, Canada - Jun 28, 2008 If there’s an official policy that supports telecommuting and alternative work hours, do workers take advantage of it? What do you enjoy most about working … |
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Hickenlooper’s got a cool idea
Denver Post, CO - Jun 27, 2008 … such as cars that get radically more miles to the gallon, alternative modes of freight movement, increased telecommuting and videoconferencing, … |
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US> workers ready for telecommuting
ITvoir, India - Jun 27, 2008 7% of such workers already telecommute in jobs related to consulting.now, this is good or bad for the companies, difficult to realise. … |
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Flexible Work Arrangement : How Effective?
ITvoir, India - Jun 27, 2008 Flexplace or better known as Telecommuting which allows an employee to work from virtual office. The employee should have an access to the computer and … |
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