Nov

22

Outsourcing… to Missouri

November 22, 2005 | 4 Comments

Wired News profiles a company that is providing IT outsourcing services not in India but in rural America. Seems like a good deal all around. Companies in metro areas save a little money, and folks in rural areas have the opportunity to find good jobs in their own communities. In January, Rural Sourcing is opening a facility in Port Rock, off I-29 in far northwestern Missouri near Tarko.

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  1. Derek on November 22, 2005 11:04 am

    I was raised in Great Bend, Kanas (small town of 15,000 in west central Kansas). I can relate to that.

    I commend that idea. An excellent one at that. Companies can save money while providing needed jobs to rural residents (cost of living in many rural areas less than that of urban).

    It’s a win-win situation :)

  2. chris on November 22, 2005 11:52 am

    port rock? tarko? that’s a joke, right?

  3. Diana on November 23, 2005 2:27 pm

    I think it’s supposed to be Rock Port.

  4. Jim S on November 23, 2005 10:32 pm

    Actually, the cost of living for people in Silicon Valley is so high and rents for businesses as well as the Valley’s economy recovers that they could save big bucks even by relocating to midwestern cities like KC.

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