Gretchen Tegeler | President, Taxpayers Association of Central Iowa The Idea: Metro governments should direct a minimal portion of the potential proceeds from local option sales tax to […]

Greg Edwards | President & CEO, Catch Des Moines The Idea: Create a Tourism Master Plan involving stakeholders throughout the community that will serve as a […]

Adam Plagge | Economic Developer, Johnston The Idea: While the Des Moines metro has some strong neighborhoods with thematic architecture (Beaverdale, Sherman Hill), a central amenity (Drake) […]

Steven E. Zumbach | Shareholder, Belin McCormick PC The Idea: Establish a regional education and technology transfer organization to connect and strengthen the bond between education […]

Eric Burmeister | Executive Director, Polk County Housing Trust Fund    The Idea: More affordable housing will help write the story of a metro in 2050 that is […]