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Type: Economic Opportunity Stories

Iowa business owner Lana Pol Profile

Iowa Business Owner Sounds the Alarm on Expiring Tax Cuts

This president of a warehouse and trucking company warns if Congress lets tax cuts…

Destyni Dindy Profile

Small-Dollar Loans Empowered This Fitness Trainer to Help Transform Her Life and Her Community’s Health

Uplifted by small loans and a big vision, one personal trainer turned adversity into…

Trucker Jeanette Lonergan Profile

Biden Labor Rule Could Upend This Female Trucker’s Livelihood – Along With Hundreds of Thousands of Others’

A former freight broker and current Department of Defense driver warns the Biden administration’s…

Trucker Sheryl Myers Profile

Department of Defense Truck Driver Says Laws Undermining Independent Contractors Also Undermine National Security

A former freight broker and current Department of Defense driver warns the Biden administration’s…

Trucker Angela Masterson Profile

Female Trucker Warns Biden Labor Rule Could End Her Business and Upend America’s Security

A female trucker who drives across the country with her husband shares how new…

Freelance writer Cynthia Clampitt speaking at a historical seminar Profile

Cynthia’s Story | This Food Historian Documented The Midwest’s Agricultural Legacy Thanks To Freelance Work

For Cynthia Clampitt, freelance work has enabled her not only to become her mother’s…

Chasing Work | Dawn Roy Profile

Dawn’s Story | Teacher Frustrated by Barriers Raised by Unreasonable State Regulations

Dawn Roy is a teacher, but she’s had to jump numerous hurdles because of…

Chasing Work | Kristin Genis-Lund Profile

Kristin’s Story | Classical Soprano Refuses to Allow AB5 to Silence Her Voice

Classical soprano Kristin Genis-Lund says mid-tier opera companies are in jeopardy with AB5.

Parents helping their children with homework at home Commentary

Survey: Majority Of Moms And Dads Prefer Flexible Work

Many moms and dads discovered the joys of spending more time with their children,…

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