Among the many lasting effects of COVID-19 — one that has received little attention — is its potential to disrupt economic development. The pandemic introduced the world to remote work almost overnight. When those workers proved they could be productive, they triggered a secondary trend: realization by city and state governments that those remote workers represent an entirely new paradigm for economic development.

MakeMyMove CEO Bill Oesterle writes about the economic opportunities created by Covid-19 and the remote work culture. As geographically free agents, remote workers are attractive recruits for small communities seeking to increase their tax base and talent pool.

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COVID-19 offers remote workers and small communities big economic opportunities