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Workrise Raises $300M in Series E Funding Workrise, an Austin, Texas-based workforce management platform for the skilled trades, raised $300m in Series E funding. The round was led by Baillie Gifford, with participation from new investor Franklin Templeton and existing investors Founders Fund, Bedrock Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Moore Strategic Ventures, 137 Ventures, and Brookfield Growth Partners. The company intends to use the funds to continue to expand into new markets served by its p...

Lower-paying labor awaits oil and gas crews in the green energy transition By Josh Saul on 3/4/2021 Lower wages in renewables will impact both household budgets, and tax revenue streams on local and state levels. (Bloomberg) --Alfred Burt grew up following his father across the oil patches of Texas. He carried on the family tradition, working on rigs for 26 years until the pandemic crashed oil prices in April and he lost a drilling job with Apache Corp. that paid...

Mar 1, 2021 Alfred Burt grew up following his father across the oil patches of Texas. He carried on the family tradition, working on rigs for 26 years until the pandemic crashed oil prices in April and he lost a drilling job with Apache Corp. that paid $1,600 a day. He wasn’t sure what was next for him when he got a message from a recruiter with Workrise, a staffing company. The scout wanted to know if the 46-year-old would consider a job in wind. Burt told him, “No problem, I’d ...

Big growth, new name: As it expands reach, Austins RigUp rebrands as Workrise Lori Hawkins, Austin American-Statesman © RigUp Xuan Yong, left, and Mike Witte are co-founders of Austin-based RigUp. [Courtesy of RIGUP] RigUp, one of Austins most heavily-funded tech companies, has changed its name as it broadens its focus beyond the oil and gas industry. The company, now called Workrise, has expanded its reach in the past two years to include wind, solar, construction, and def...

Share this article AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --  RigUp, the leading workforce management solution for the skilled trades, today unveils a new name — Workrise — and corporate identity as part of the companys rebranding efforts. Workrise reflects the companys evolution and growth both geographically and across industries, and more closely aligns with its core mission: to empower the people who get hard work done. Workrise is the leading workforce management solution for the ...

Im not interested. About 12 million people are eligible for a vaccine now, under the state’s current guidelines. The state has received nearly 5 million doses and administered about 45% of them as of today. Each person requires two doses. There are close to 30 million adults in the state, and some experts have estimated at least 70% of the population needs to be immunized for widespread protection.   The vaccine advisory committee doesn’t make the call about who goes next but members are ...