“Shaq attack” on the gig economy: Steady raises $9 million

The startup caters to American workers who are looking for gig-work, whether because they can’t find full-time work, or because their full-time work pay isn’t enough.

OPIC backs Tugende with $5 million for lease-to-own motorcycle finance

Ugandan startup Tugende launched in 2013 to help motorcycle taxi, or “boda,” drivers finance the purchase of a motorcycle

Guild raises $40 million to expand wage-worker education

Denver-based Guild Education has raised its Series C round less than a year after closing its $21 million Series B funding

Early movers are getting a jump on opportunity zones – and the future of community investing

A tweak to the tax code has set off a race between rival approaches to investing in some of America’s poorest urban and rural neighborhoods.

Cell-Ed raises $1.5 million to upskill underserved U.S. workers

The Palo Alto-based company is trying to help American workers acquire new skills and stay ahead the changing jobs landscape

The augmented American worker

Between an aging population, low-rate of workforce participation and high rate of employment, employers in the U.S. are starting to hit a hiring wall

America 2030: Inclusive, sustainable global growth is the Deal of the Century (so don’t blow it, Mr. President)

China has a plan for 2025. Rather than derail our rival, the U.S. needs a plan of its own.