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 Thursday Edition
November 18, 2021
Lisa Shimkat, state director of America's Small Business Development Center-Iowa, about the various resources the agency offers.
Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition
November 17, 2021
Todd Sommerfeld of Kreg Tool talks about their recent relocation after nearly 30 years in Huxley.
Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition
November 16, 2021
Deborah Giarusso of Advance Iowa discusses the most common mistakes business owners make as they work toward succession or sale.
Iowa Business Report Monday Edition
November 15, 2021
Financial journalist Jordan Goodman of moneyanswers.com on the economic underpinnings of this month's election results around the country.
On this edition of the Iowa Business Report:
We continue our series of conversations about innovation in business with Paul Kinghorn of Advance Iowa and business development specialist Wes James.
The …
Iowa Business Report Friday Edition
November 12, 2021
Zach Loy of Turner Construction, discussing the changes computers have made in today's planning and construction work.
Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition
November 11, 2021
Business development specialist Wes James on the difficulty of incorporating innovation within existing businesses.
Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition
November 10, 2021
Paul Kinghorn of Advance Iowa says often the failure to include innovation within an existing business is due to fear.
Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition
November 09, 2021
Former White House aide Ben Williamson is concerned whether the jobs growth reported last Friday can be sustained.
Iowa Business Report Monday Edition
November 08, 2021
Financial journalist Jordan Goodman of moneyanswers.com about last Friday's monthly jobs report.
On this edition of the Iowa Business Report:
Iowa Workforce Development director Beth Townsend discusses proposed changes to help move people from "un-employment" to "re-employment".
The economic outl…
Iowa Business Report Friday Edition
November 05, 2021
Deborah Giarusso of Advance Iowa about the importance of planning for a business succession.
Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition
November 04, 2021
Iowa Workforce Development director Beth Townsend on considering re-employment instead of un-employment.
Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition
November 03, 2021
U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley (R-New Hartford) on the national debt from a historical complex.
Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition
November 02, 2021
Chris Lampe of STAR4D, a unique program based in Cedar Falls with global implications.
Iowa Business Report Monday Edition
November 01, 2021
Financial journalist Jordan Goodman of moneyanswers.com notes increasing debt default by Chinese real estate developers will have an impac…
On this edition of the Iowa Business Report:
MidAmerican Energy is expanding to solar projects to generate electricity; Geoff Greenwood explains why, including demands by business customers.
Social me…
Iowa Business Report Friday Edition
October 29, 2021
Erin McGregor, fourth-generation president of the family-owned McGregor's Furniture & Mattress, about the future of her business in the wake…
Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition
October 28, 2021
Geoff Greenwood of MidAmerican Energy on their increased use of clean energy due to business customer demands.
Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition
October 27, 2021
Tom Carter of the American Conservative Values Exchange Traded Fund, designed to match investors with companies that share their politic…