LaGrange, Georgia's "field of dreams": economic development and telecommunications in a rural area

Article Abstract:

Economic developers in LaGrange, GA, are relying on modern telecommunications to attract back-office companies to the city. The city initiated a program in the 1980s to diversify from its textile industry manufacturing base, but has continued to experience negative net employment. Back-office companies are those that do not deal directly with customers but support front-line staff. Their operations may be located far from front-line functions with the use of modern telecommunications technology. The annual total revenue for such operations is estimated at over $40 billion and is growing at 13%. It is this market that LaGrange's economic developers are trying to tap.

Telecommunications systems, Georgia, Economists

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Using on-line technology for community information exchange: city of Nanaimo's experience

Article Abstract:

Nanaimo in British Columbia has become a community that firmly believes in the merits of online information services. Its residents benefit from the many community groups that operate electronic bulletin boards and the wide accessibility of the Internet through popular programs such as Netscape and Mosaic. This enthusiasm towards technology can be readily translated into economic development opportunities through effective information dissemination and exchange.

Usage, Internet

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Economic development in the new information economy

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The success of firms which are able to access and use information to obtain a strategic advantage over their competitors proves that information is becoming crucial in the modern business environment. Telecommunications and computer technology are the enabling technologies for the growing role of information in business. Thus, economic developers should promote information access and usage among businesses and industries.

Information technology

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