If Indiana’s remote workers were classified as a job industry of their own, it would be the largest industry in the state’s history.

Lack of digital access is a huge economic disadvantage, in many ways laid bare during the pandemic, when almost everything had to be remote -- education, health access and job access, to name a few.

Senate Bill 361 would have required the Indiana Destination Development Corporation to award grants to workers who relocate to Indiana but work for an out-of-state company.

Some economists are predicting an increase in work done remotely, even after the COVID-19 pandemic ends. They say the world of work will need to adjust to make those positions successful.