Telework Tampa Bay
FINAL REPORT
July 2008
How it started…
• In January of 2004, Bay Area Commuter
Services (BACS) and the Tampa Bay Regional
Planning Council partnered to create the
commute option program called Telework
Tampa Bay.
• Funding for the program was provided
through a Congestion Mitigation and Air
Quality (CMAQ) Grant from the Pinellas and
Hillsborough MPOs
Program Goals
• Promote teleworking within Pinellas and
Hillsborough counties
• Educate businesses and their employees on
the benefits of telework
• Recruit local employers for “pilot” program
development
• Assist employers in setting-up and evaluating
their telework programs
Recruitment Efforts…
• Targeting employer/membership lists from various
organizations
• Advertising in local newspapers, journals,
professional organizations’ newsletters
• Attending and making presentations at workshops
and conferences convened by other groups
• Identifying firms with national telework programs
that have a presence in the Tampa Bay region.
• Word of mouth
Services
TTB offers a comprehensive package of technical
assistance services, including:
• One-on-One consultation with Telework Tampa
Bay staff
• Presentations/workshops on teleworking
designed for management
• Design and implementation of telework programs
Cont’d…
• Conducting job assessments
• Development of telework policies, procedures,
and agreements
• Provide sample materials, case studies,
implementation guide
• Training sessions for managers and teleworkers
• Program evaluation, focus groups, case studies
Through our marketing efforts many
leads were developed. Approximately
3,500 companies were provided with
information about Telework Tampa Bay
(TTB) and 110 employers used one or
more of our program services.
From 2004-2007, approximately 60 one-onone meetings were conducted by TTB staff,
which resulted in 25 employers using
program services beyond the informational
phase. Seventeen of these employers
committed to developing a “pilot” program.
TTB Employer Participants
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6th Judicial Circuit*
American Heart Association*
Bay Area Commuter Services*
Bayside Engineering*
CUTR*
Child Abuse Council*
Choice Medical Management*
FDOT, District 7
GMS Group*
Gulliver’s Travel
HealthPlan Services, Inc.*
Help A Child, Inc.
Hillsborough County
MetLife*
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New York Life
OSI Restaurant Partners, Inc.*
Pinellas County*
Sterling Research Group, Inc.*
Tampa Bay Estuary Program*
TBRPC*
Tampa General Hospital*
Tindale-Oliver & Assoc., Inc.*
United States Bankruptcy Court
– Middle District of Florida*
• United States Postal Service,
Tampa
• United State Probation Office,
Tampa District*
* TTB Pilot Programs