All businesses play a role in eradicating racism. The peculiarity of the industry or business model may offer a more meaningful approach, but all can […]
How Greater Evolved
Earlier this year, we surveyed our audience and invited readers to share their ideas on how to make Des Moines Greater in the next 35 years. The response was overwhelming. We shared more than 75 ideas in an anniversary publication celebrating Business Record’s 35 years, and are now continuing that effort and canvassing the community for diverse ideas and solutions to the challenges facing our community. This website contains those ideas – some concrete and tangible; others big and in need of digesting. We hope this collection of ideas inspires you to make Des Moines Greater.
You can read more ideas here or submit your own idea here.
As a young gay boy growing up on a farm in northwest Iowa, I looked up to television’s Mr. Rogers. He played a significant role […]
The present crisis surrounding race isn’t new in this country, nor Iowa. Growing up as a biracial child in Iowa wasn’t always easy. My adoptive […]
Take inventory. You want to create more equitable opportunities but you don’t have a vision for how to do it. That’s because your employee teams […]
To answer this question, we should start by defining “racism.” The definition I use when consulting with our clients is the following: Racism is the […]
Businesses, and more so small businesses, traditionally would be shy to support or endorse certain political views, religion or anything else that could spark debate. […]