Beekeeper, which helps companies engage with their ‘deskless’ frontline workforce, raises $50M • TechCrunch

Beekeeper, a platform for businesses to engage with frontline workers, has raised $50 million in a Series C round of funding. Founded out of Switzerland in 2011, Beekeeper targets the estimated 80% of the global “deskless” workforce who don’t work from a fixed office-based location, spanning hospitality, retail, manufacturing, logistics, healthcare, among other industries. Beekeeper’s…

Buildings, From Sick to Slick

In the 1970s, building-related diseases, where the symptoms of the illness are identified and attributed directly to airborne building contaminants, were in the news. Called the sick (or tight) building syndrome, the symptoms were headache, dizziness, nausea, eye, nose or throat irritation, dry cough, dry or itching skin, difficulty in concentration, fatigue, sensitivity to odors,…