Connecting entrepreneurs in the Americas to networks in the U.S.
Find out more about the YLAI program to help young leaders in the Western Hemisphere build brighter futures for themselves and their communities.
Helping girls grow up to be engineers [video]
GoldieBlox — toys that combine construction projects and stories of a girl engineer named Goldie — foster spatial skills, and perhaps future engineers.
Clean water, better lives
When you think about how to build a better world, think about providing clean water to about 663 million people worldwide who don’t have it.
Japanese toilet maker taps U.S. engineers’ skills
A decision to manufacture its toilets in the U.S. and a reputation for being environmentally friendly are key to Japanese company TOTO's success.
Once an outsider to wine culture, she’s now a famous vintner
Ntsiki Biyela didn't plan to become South Africa's first black female winemaker. She had never even tried wine. Now she's one of her country's best.
Help rural women, help feed the world
Greater prosperity and more food can come from simple things. Better seeds, a little credit and a road to market will empower rural women.
What is the Dow Jones average?
Why does anyone care about the Dow Jones breaking through the 20,000 mark? Find out about the origins of the index and how it shows the economy's strength.
Entrepreneurs see future in flying cars
Have you ever dreamed of soaring above traffic congestion in a flying car? Inventors might make that dream a reality — and sooner than you think.
For refugees in Germany, McDonald’s restaurants are a job and a...
McDonald's Germany, which has hired 900-plus refugees from Syria and other countries, teaches workers about their jobs and about German culture.