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 Friday Edition
April 30, 2021
Tom Lagomarcino, third-generation co-owner of Lagomarcino's Chocolates, a Quad Cities fixture since 1908, talks about transition to the fourth gener…
Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition
April 29, 2021
Gary Nesteby, facilitator for the "CEO Peer Groups" conducted by Advance Iowa, talks about the program and its benefits.
Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition
April 28, 2021
State Rep. Chad Ingels (R-Randalia) on pending legislation to assist Iowa's small town meat processors.
Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition
April 27, 2021
Business and marketing analyst Craig Huey discusses studies showing Americans are not saving enough for retirement.
Iowa Business Report Monday Edition
April 26, 2021
Drew Klein of Prosperity for America-Iowa talks about right-to-work implications of the proposed infrastructure bill.
On this edition of the Iowa Business Report:
If you weren't satisfied with how your income tax return turned out...maybe you need to consider a different legal form for your business. Cedar Rapids-bas…
Iowa Business Report Friday Edition
April 23, 2021
Scott Andrew, author of "The Rugged Entrepreneur: What Every Disruptive Business Leader Should Know".
Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition
April 22, 2021
Gary Kroeger of Outlier Creative Solutions discusses the importance of presentation skills in a business context.
Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition
April 21, 2021
Attorney Gordon Fischer discusses various business forms and their impact on tax laws.
Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition
April 20, 2021
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) gives her thoughts about the Biden Administration's infrastructure proposal.
Iowa Business Report Monday Edition
April 19, 2021
Financial journalist Jordan Goodman of moneyanswers.com discusses numbers confirming inflation is on the rise.
On this edition of the Iowa Business Report:
We'll hear about the CEO Peer Group program to help business people find "peerspective" on key issues.
A survey shows that e-commerce is fine, but a large m…
Iowa Business Report Friday Edition
April 16, 2021
Megan Wintersteen of Zenreach shares details of a survey indicating shoppers would far prefer to spend money in a brick and mortar store than on li…
Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition
April 15, 2021
U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley discusses the concept of infrastructure.
Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition
April 14, 2021
David Blake of Blue 9 Pet Products of Maquoketa says using the Advance Iowa CEO Peer Group program has been a great benefit to his business.
Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition
April 13, 2021
Iowa Business Council executive director Joe Murphy says increasingly, beyond pay and direct benefits, quality of life factors play a role in a job…
Iowa Business Report Monday Edition
April 12, 2021
Rich Frevert, executive director of the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony Orchestra, discusses how his group has adapted to the adverse economic impact …
On this edition of the Iowa Business Report:
"Pragmatic optimism" best describes the latest Iowa Business Council quarterly member survey.
Services offered to assist in business transition planning are…
Iowa Business Report Friday Edition
April 09, 2021
Kerry Richardson of Miller Products Company of Osceola, which found it could fill customer orders quickly during the pandemic while other parts of …
Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition
April 08, 2021
Phil Kerpen of the public policy entity American Commitment assesses the disparate impact of the economic effects of the pandemic on various state…