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
Apr. 17, 2025
Waterloo Mayor Quentin Hart, commenting on the positive aspects of International Paper's plan to construct a $260 million facility in his nor…
Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition
Apr. 16, 2025
Nicole Crain, president of the Iowa Association of Business & Industry, on the positive outlook expressed by ABI members in the group's new q…
Iowa Business Report Friday Edition
Apr. 18, 2025
Sarah Curry, research director for the Iowans for Tax Relief Foundation, on the "ITR Report Card" released this week, showing each school dist…
Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition
Apr. 15, 2025
Phil Kerpen of American Commitment on the impact on taxpayers if the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 is not renewed by the end of this year.
Iowa Business Report Monday Edition
Apr. 14, 2025
Financial journalist Jordan Goodman on the impact of tariffs on the economy and markets.
Iowa Business Report Friday Edition
Apr. 11, 2025
Sen. Charles Grassley (R-New Hartford) on legislation he introduced concerning Congressional approval of tariffs imposed against other countries.
Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition
Apr. 09, 2025
Kelsey O'Connor of the Iowa Association of Business & Industry about the opening of this year's "Coolest Thing Made in Iowa" contest, sponsored …
Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition
Apr. 10, 2025
Joe Murphy of the Iowa Business Council, sharing data from the group's new quarterly member survey showing continued optimism among Iowa business…
Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition
Apr. 08, 2025
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Red Oak) on the implementation of new reciprocal tariffs by the Trump Administration.
Iowa Business Report Monday Edition
Apr. 07, 2025
Creighton University economist Dr. Ernie Goss on survey results showing an uptick in Midwestern manufacturing.
Iowa Business Report Friday Edition
Apr. 04, 2025
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins on how trade/tariffs will impact Iowa's ag industry.
Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition
Apr. 03, 2025
Financial journalist Dennis Kneale, with examples of how success in business results from patience.
Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition
Apr. 02, 2025
Dr. Jonathan Newman of the Mises Institute on concerns raised by economists about stagflation in the U.S. this year.
Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition
Apr. 01, 2025
Iowa Business Council president Joe Murphy on why Iowa scores so well in the "governance" category of the latest Iowa Competitive Dashboard data…
Iowa Business Report Monday Edition
Mar. 31, 2025
Financial journalist Jordan Goodman on the impact of tariffs to this point in the Trump 2.0 Administration.
Iowa Business Report Friday Edition
Mar. 28, 2025
National financial analyst and author Mark Quann on using debt to generate wealth.