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Kickstarter Is Moving to a Four-Day Workweek

The crowdfunding platform will try out the new schedule next year and is joining an effort to encourage other business owners to follow suit.

Remote work won’t save the heartland

For all the discussion of new work patterns and possible relocations for millions of professional workers, fewer and fewer will be fully footloose in the coming years, as remote work settles into a new level that will be higher than the pre-pandemic norm but lower than now.

Meet the Startup Helping Farmers (and Ranchers) Make Money Off Their Land (But Not in the Way You Think)

Harvest Hosts gives RVers unlimited access to stays at farms and vineyards across the U.S. In exchange, they spend big bucks on tchotchkes and other goods.

CBS Sunday Morning – Down on the farm: A shortage of agricultural labor

If you like to eat, you can thank a farm worker, among the hardest-working, lowest-paid, yet most vital workers in America. Correspondent Luke Burbank talks with Shay Myers, a third-generation Oregon farmer who feels it’s important that agricultural workers get their due.

We’re Not In A Real Estate Bubble….It’s far worse than that – Rent prices have had the largest gain in nearly 15 years

What if the newly-redefined value of shelter is the maximum amount of annual rent that can be extracted per unit of housing?

Eventgroove – Why Direct-Mail Marketing Matters in 2021

It’s the perfect way to cut through the virtual noise to connect with new customers or donors.

Senators Urged To Invest In Variety Of Broadband Technologies

During a hearing titled “Building Resilient Networks,” lawmakers on the Senate Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband were asked to boost the reliability of the nation’s broadband networks by spreading infrastructure funding among a variety of technologies such as fixed wireless and mobile broadband rather than limiting it solely to fiber.

Rural Broadband Research Project to Explore the Connected Farm

The National Science Foundation, US Ignite and other partners announced the launch of a wireless communications testbed in rural central Iowa to explore expanding broadband access to rural America and other innovations.

Will Biden Deliver for Rural America? The Promise of the American Rescue Plan

The federal relief package from the Biden administration is a reminder that rural development and recovery are tied to the priorities outlined at the highest levels of power.

3 Key Components Define Effective State Broadband Programs

3 Key Components Define Effective State Broadband Programs – Dedicated offices, planning and technical assistance, competitive grant programs are essential to expanding high-speed internet access