August 15th, 2023 by WCBC Radio

Between 2019 and 2021, the number of people primarily working from home tripled from roughly 9 million to  27.6 million people, according to the 2021 American Community Survey by the US Census Bureau.  Maryland ranked third at 24% of employees working from their homes.  For Allegany County to attract teleworkers, certain areas need to be addressed. At the recent State of the County event, Dave Caporale of the Allegany County Commissioners said it is critical that connectivity be addressed in the region…

Over $900,000 was recently made available through the American Rescue Plan Act to expand broadband infrastructure throughout the county to underserved areas.