Iowa Business Report

Iowa Business Report Friday Edition
Dec. 27, 2024       

Nicole Crain, president of the Iowa Association of Business and Industry, with data from the group's new quarterly member survey for the first p…

Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition
Dec. 26, 2024       

Outgoing Iowa Association of Business and Industry president Mike Ralston on the outlook for Iowa business.

Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition
Dec. 25, 2024       

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture and Land Stewardship Mike Naig on the need for passing a new five-year federal farm bill early in the new Congr…

Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition
Dec. 24, 2024       

Dustin Carlson of the 831(b) Institute on the use of micro-captives to protect small businesses. 

Iowa Business Report Monday Edition
Dec. 23, 2024       

Financial journalist Jordan Goodman on the growing trade tension between China and the U.S.

Iowa Business Report Friday Edition
Dec. 20, 2024      

Andrew Zellmer of Peoples Company, who says proper farm land management requires a broad knowledge, aided by today's technology.

Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition
Dec. 19, 2024      

Craig Shirley of Citizens for the Republic, which opposes federal payments to energy outlets that are not viable on their own. 

Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition
Dec. 18, 2024      

Kurt Couchman of Americans for Prosperity on the flawed federal budgeting process. 

Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition
Dec. 17, 2024     

Emily Schmitt of Sukup Manufacturing on expanding child care options in Iowa. 

Iowa Business Report Monday Edition
Dec. 16, 2024    

Financial journalist Jordan Goodman on inflation going up...but interest rates perhaps going down. 

Iowa Business Report Friday Edition
Dec. 13, 2024    

Ben Murrey of Common Sense Institute Iowa on the economic benefits tied to Iowa being a low crime state.

Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition
Dec. 12, 2024          

Nate Whited of the family-owned Brick Kitchen Store in Independence on the strength of small town businesses in Iowa.

Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition
Dec. 11, 2024        

Paul Steidler of the Lexington Institute on carbon capture pipelines failing to be a positive economic driver for a region.

Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition
Dec. 10, 2024         

Financial journalist Jordan Goodman assessing the merits of the new federal "Department of Government Efficiency," or DOGE. 

Iowa Business Report Monday Edition
Dec. 09, 2024         

State Auditor Rob Sand on his department's "PIE" initiative to help prevent wasteful spending of tax dollars.

Iowa Business Report Friday Edition
Dec. 06, 2024        

Stephani Manning of Innovative Captive Strategies, whose employees are marking the company's 25th anniversary in a unique way.