Banks’ DEI Efforts Start to Take Off
A year and a half after protests against racial injustice rocked America, banks’ efforts to respond with concrete action are starting to flower with collaborations between numerous lenders launching in recent months.
Economic Experts See Payoff From Equity Investments
With the legislature and local governments beginning to make decisions on how to spend billions of dollars in federal relief funding, two economic experts on Thursday urged policymakers to be mindful of equity as they chart a path forward for recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Design Firms Offer ‘Transformative Experience’ to High Schoolers
Growing up in Waukegan, Illinois, Tayler Morris got an early introduction to the architecture profession through a high school work-study program that laid the groundwork for a future career.
Offensive Deed Language Targeted
A little-known but highly effective legal group is working on drafting model legislation that would help property owners remove discriminatory, restrictive covenants from their deeds.
One Arrest Can Keep You from Buying a Home
Having a run-in with the law is one of the quickest ways to disqualify yourself from homeownership, and other bites of housing news for your holiday weekend.
Zoom Opens Doors for Diversity in Architecture
As architectural firms switched to work-from-home models in early 2020, executives worried about lost opportunities to ramp up racial equity programs in an industry where Black employees comprise just 2 percent of the workforce.
Sole Proprietors, Other Smallest Biz Get Dedicated PPP Window
President Joe Biden is targeting federal pandemic assistance to the nation’s smallest businesses and taking steps to further equity in what is known as the Paycheck Protection Program.
To Move Beyond Box-Checking, Sankofa Black History
By reaching backwards in time, we can create business traditions that reinforce the core business proposition that diversity and inclusion are necessary for any company to thrive long-term.
Baker Must Be Held to Account
A timely and effective rollout of COVID-19 vaccinations is critical to righting Massachusetts’ economy and enabling the state and its businesses to exit this never-ending state of crisis. And somehow, Charlie Baker bungled it.
Firms Make Strong Start on DEI
The local real estate and banking industries are big ships that turn slowly. But when they begin to move, as the many actions featured in this week’s issue of Banker & Tradesman show, the results are impressive.
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