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Gig Workers Deserve HSAs
Approximately 59 million Americans currently participate in the gig economy. For most, this is a part-time way to make money, but 17 million people derive all their income from contracted opportunities. Gig workers are found in various industries,...
How Remote And Hybrid Work Is Impacting Corporate Sustainability
In order for a company to stay on track with their sustainability efforts, they'll have to consider how and where they work. According to a new survey from technology insights company Barco ClickShare, 95% of IT decision makers acknowledged that hybrid and...
$10,000 Grant Supports New Mentoring Matches In Rural Communities
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Plains has been awarded a $10,000 grant from United Way West Central Manitoba. Executive Director, Dawn Froese, says the funding will support new mentoring relationships in rural schools around Portage la Prairie. “It's the...
How STEM Racing Prepares Students For Engineering Careers
2024 was a big year for the project, as it celebrated 25 years while also rebranding from F1 in Schools to STEM Racing, supported by Formula 1 and at the same time reaching 29,000 schools across 64 countries, while continuing to count on the support of all 10 teams on...
Women Running High-Growth Startups In Record Numbers Globally
Ariana Martín is determined to help cities harness their own wind energy through Roseo Eólica Urbana, a startup she co-founded in northern Spain. Komali Dadlani is working on turning smartphones into science instruments to help teachers and students reach their...
Center For Black Entrepreneurship Charts Path For HBCUs
Founded in 2021 with $10 million in support from Bank of America, the Black Economic Alliance, Morehouse College, and Spelman College brought the CBE to Atlanta to create entrepreneurial success for Atlanta University Center (AUC) students and Black business owners...
Remote Work Battle Fuels Talent Crisis At Offices
The aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally altered the modern workplace, with recent Pew Research Center findings revealing widespread employee resistance to returning to traditional office settings. This shift marks a significant transformation in...
Missouri Tackles Gig Economy Benefits To Speed Up Payments
In a world where streets are filled with Uber drivers and DoorDash workers drop off dinner with a few taps of the phone, there’s a new challenge for government agencies: how to verify incomes for this emerging kind of worker to determine benefit eligibility. With the...
