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Thursday, June 12, 2003
Boeing joins Kitsap telecommuting study
The Boeing Co. has agreed to participate in a study that is looking into creating specialized sites on the Kitsap Peninsula from which employees could telecommute to their jobs on the opposite side of Puget Sound.
The company will contribute executive time and information about its work force to the study, which is being funded with $25,000 from the Kitsap Public Utility District. Officials in Kitsap County and its municipalities hope to take advantage of an existing fiber-optic network -- many times faster than using cable modems or DSL lines -- to create remote, "telework centers" for use by employees of Boeing and others.
"It's an appealing concept that we're eager to participate in," Boeing spokesman Dean Tougas said. At this point, however, the company is merely investigating the idea.
Boeing has about 500 employees on the Kitsap Peninsula and other areas west of Puget Sound, Tougas said. Not all of them would have the types of jobs that would allow them to use a telework center, but a significant number might, he said. Benefits would include convenience for workers and lower real estate costs.
"You don't need to maintain that real estate, and you can get a lot better productivity out of your workers if you can have them working near or at home," said Poulsbo City Councilman Ed Stern, who also cited the potential benefits of such facilities to the region's transportation problems.
Technology consultant Mike Bookey and Paul Sommers, senior research fellow at the Evans School of Public Affairs at the University of Washington, are leading the study.
P-I reporter Todd Bishop can be reached at 206-448-8221 or toddbishop@seattlepi.com
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