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.
On this edition of the Iowa Business Report:
Beth Townsend, director of Iowa Workforce Development, talks about their series of roundtable discussions, the state of Iowa's workforce, and services the…
Iowa Business Report Friday Edition
October 01, 2021
Phil Kerpen of American Commitment on the "Double Death Tax" proposal which could negatively impact midwest family farm operations.
Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition
September 30, 2021
Doug Webb of Droppett, a proposed way to make bottle and can redemption more efficient for consumers and businesses that currently receive rede…
Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition
September 29, 2021
Speaker of the Iowa House of Representatives Pat Grassley (R-New Hartford) on the state's budget surplus announced earlier this week.
Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition
September 28, 2021
Financial journalist Jordan Goodman of moneyanswers.com about the default last week of China's largest real estate developer and the impact of t…
Iowa Business Report Monday Edition
September 27, 2021
Austin Mac Nab of VizyPay of Waukee, a payment processing firm that founded the "Look Local First" effort to support small business across the co…
On this edition of the Iowa Business Report:
Holly Wade of the National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB) Research Center discusses their "small business survival" effort in the wake of pro…
Iowa Business Report Friday Edition
September 24, 2021
Martha Sullivan of Provenance Hill Consulting about the challenges of determining proper compensation for those involved in a family-owned busines…
Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition
September 23, 2021
Holly Wade of the National Federation of Independent Businesses on their "small business survival" advocacy campaign.
Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition
September 22, 2021
Iowa Soybean Association president Robb Ewoldt identifies challenges for the industry in 2022.
Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition
September 21, 2021
Financial journalist Jordan Goodman of moneyanswers.com, who says the recent jump in the producer price index will lead to more shortages.
The Iowa Association of Business and Industry surveys its members each quarter about anticipated sales, hiring levels, and issues facing business. The results of the survey for the fourth quarter of…
Iowa Business Report Monday Edition
September 20, 2021
Congressman Randy Feenstra (R-IA04) on why keeping "stepped up basis" provisions is important to the future of Iowa farming.
On this edition of the Iowa Business Report:
Mike Ralston of the Iowa Association of Business & Industry discusses results from their new quarterly member survey, and why one can be for vaccination b…
Iowa Business Report Friday Edition
September 17, 2021
Mike Ralston of the Iowa Association of Business & Industry, which is in favor of vaccinations but not in favor of a government mandate on the …
Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition
September 16, 2021
U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley (R-New Hartford) explaining why he voted in favor of the $1.5T infrastructure bill in the Senate.
Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition
September 15, 2021
Financial journalist Jordan Goodman of moneyanswers.com, who says the presidential business-related vaccine mandate faces widespread opposit…
Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition
September 14, 2021
Dr. Jeff Kaplan of Lift Innovate about rethinking the concept of work.
Iowa Business Report Monday Edition
September 13, 2021
Austin Mac Nab of VizyPay on why it was important for him to base his national payment processing company in Iowa.
Businesses know they need to use social media...but do they pay enough attention to what platforms their customers are using? Blue Compass is a Central Iowa company helping provide businesses with a …