Rural Revitalization Through Telework

Award Information

Agency: Department of Agriculture	Branch: N/A	Award ID: 37732	Program Year/Program: 1998 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number: 37732	Solicitation Year: N/A	Solicitation Topic Code: N/A	Solicitation Number: N/A

Small Business Information: Midwest Microsystems
208 East 6th Street Ainsworth, NE 69210
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Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No

Phase 2: Fiscal Year: 1998

Title: Rural Revitalization Through Telework

Agency: USDA

Contract: N/A

Award Amount: $225,000.00

Abstract:
Rural communities are threatened by declining economic performance, loss of population, andlack of opportunity. Telecommunications offers promise for rural revitalization by capitalizingon the wage disparity between urban and rural economies. The proposed research will examineefforts to date in Nebraska to enhance rural communities through telecommunications, and assessthe feasibility of taking the next step -- delivering jobs to rural citizens via telecommunications,or telework, as a profit making enterprise. This research will devise a practical and profitablemodel for implementing rural job creation through telecommunications.

Principal Investigator:
Dr. joseph w. frees
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Small Business Information at Submission:

Midwest Microsystems
208 East 6th Street Ainsworth, NE 69210

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DUNS: N/A

Number of Employees: N/A

Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No