Nov 27, 2019
On this episode, our host Marta Nielson interviews Jerry Taylor, the Commissioner of Garfield County. They discuss how the Rural Online Initiative's Master Remote Work Professional certificate course fits within the county's economic development strategy. Jerry also shares how his own daughter has found remote work...
Nov 25, 2019
Our host Marta Nielson interviews Kelly Stowell, the economic development director in Kane County. He shares how his community is embracing remote work as an economic development strategy by attracting the "creative class" and encouraging people from Kanab and nearby communities to engage in remote work by getting...
Nov 14, 2019
On September 3, 2019 our executive producer Paul Hill was asked to moderate a panel discussion at the Utah Rural Summit in Cedar City. The panel was titled, “Remote Work and the Future of Jobs in Rural Utah.” The panelists he interviewed were:
- David Lisonbee, Senior Director at Nice, Inc. who lives in Hurricane,...
Nov 12, 2019
ROI Program Director Dr. Paul Hill interviews Dr. Roberto Gallardo, Assistant Director of the Purdue Center for Regional Development and a Purdue Extension Community & Regional Economics Specialist. They discussed digital parity and the role remote work plays in the prosperity of rural communities.