Now in its sixth year, the "Iowa Business Report” is a weekly half-hour radio program featuring interviews about business, government, the economy, jobs, trade, and investments. Each program also includes a “Business Profile” segment, telling the story of one Iowa-based company and its impact. The "Iowa Business Report" also airs as a weekday two-minute feature. The "Iowa Business Report" is presented with support from the Iowa Business Council (iowabusinesscouncil.org). The program is a copyrighted production of Totally Iowa Media, which is solely responsible for its content.
Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition
June 20, 2023
Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA02) on legislative efforts to override the restrictions on the pork industry put into place via California's Proposition 1…
Iowa Business Report Monday Edition
June 19, 2023
Financial journalist Jordan Goodman, who reacts to last week's move by the Fed to not raise interest rates this time, but to raise rates two more ti…
Iowa Business Report Friday Edition
June 16, 2023
Kim Augspurger, chair of the board of the Iowa Association of Business & Industry, on the mood of Iowa businesses heading into the last half of 2023.
Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition
June 15, 2023
Gov. Kim Reynolds talks about the impact of the Iowa Caucuses on economic development and the state's ability to promote itself to a global audienc…
Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition
June 14, 2023
Mike Ralston, president of the Iowa Association of Business & Industry, which will welcome more than 500 attendees to its annual "Taking Ca…
Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition
June 13, 2023
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird on the state joining a lawsuit against the EPA for granting California a waiver that would lead to banning …
Iowa Business Report Monday Edition
June 12, 2023
Financial journalist Jordan Goodman assesses the chance the Fed will increase interest rates again at its meeting on Wednesday.
Iowa Business Report Friday Edition
June 09, 2023
Steve Storkan, executive director of the Employee Ownership Expansion Network, on the group's goal of increasing employee ownership of existing …
Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition
June 08, 2023
James Klein, president of Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust, which held a groundbreaking for a downtown location expansion this week.
Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition
June 07, 2023
Doug Fricke of the World Pork Expo, which will bring more than 10,000 pork producers and ag professionals to Des Moines over the next three da…
Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition
June 06, 2023
Colin Hurd is CEO of MACH, an Iowa-based company focusing on automation for various industries, including agriculture.
Iowa Business Report Monday Edition
June 05, 2023
Financial journalist Jordan Goodman breaks down the stronger-than-expected monthly jobs report released last Friday.
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Iowa Business Report Friday Edition
June 02, 2023
Miranda Hammes of New Leader Manufacturing in Cedar Rapids talks about development of a strong and growing workforce at the company.
Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition
June 01, 2023
Joel Griffith of the Heritage Foundation expresses concern about the debt ceiling package passed by the U.S. House Wednesday.
Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition
May 31, 2023
Nationally syndicated radio host Christopher Markowski talks about the debt ceiling compromise legislation--and why nothing more should have been …
Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition
May 30, 2023
Nationally syndicated radio host Ken Chester talks about automakers embracing a broader concept of "mobility" as opposed to individual car ownership.
Iowa Business Report Monday Edition
May 29, 2023
Financial journalist Jordan Goodman notes reasons for home prices dropping to decade-low levels this month.