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 Due to the practice of social distancing and COVID-19, many workplaces wanting to keep their employees as safe as possible have moved to a remote working environment. Social distancing is a way to help minimize the spread of an illness like the Coronavirus. This includes a six-foot distance between you and another person and avoiding large crowds. This practice is the reason we have seen major sporting events, cruises, concerts, etc. canceled. While this practice has proven effective, it can cause a lot of hardships such as adjusting to a work-from-home environment. Working remotely can bring challenges that you may have never faced. Navigating new technology and establishing a working schedule can seem like daunting tasks. The good news is,

 Economic development is not something you hear about every day. It may take you back to high school where you try to remember exactly what you learned in that economics course you had to take. While economics and economic growth are a major part of economic development, it is not the full story. Economic growth looks almost solely at numbers. It takes straightforward data, like gross domestic product (GDP), to assess its success. These numbers are taken into consideration and evaluated when discussing economic development, but development takes it a step farther. Economic development (n.) a dedicated effort to create/retain jobs, grow the tax base and increase the standard of living for a community or region. Economic development covers a

 Written and created by Mackenzie Cottles, Marketing Intern for SEDA Helen Keller is known throughout history as a woman who defied many odds and became wildly successful, even though she was both deaf and blind. Anne Sullivan, Helen’s teacher, dedicated herself to finding a way for Helen to communicate the thoughts that ran rapidly through mind.At a water pump with water flowing over Helen’s hand, Ms. Sullivan repeatedly tapped out an alphabet code for the word “water” in Helen’s other hand. Once the communication barrier broke in Helen’s mind, she was eager to learn as many words as she could. This led to her learning how to read braille and eventually how to speak some as well. Helen and Anne

Remote Shoals Enter some description here…https://remoteshoa… FLORENCE, Ala. – June 3, 2019 – Starting in June 2019, remote workers in the tech industry may be eligible to receive up to $10,000 to live in—and work from—The Shoals, an area that includes Colbert and Lauderdale counties in Northwest Alabama. The Remote Worker Incentive Program, or Remote Shoals, spearheaded by a partnership between the Shoals Chamber of Commerce and the Shoals Economic Development Authority (SEDA), aims to bring up to ten remote tech workers to The Shoals, which comprises the cities of Florence, Muscle Shoals, Tuscumbia, and Sheffield, Ala. “The program’s goal is to encourage professionals to relocate and work remotely from the Shoals and take advantage of our low cost of