Iowa Business Report

Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition Oct. 21, 2025          Bill Menner of the Iowa Rural Development Council on the awarding of ten SPARK Leadership Grants, in partnership with Alliant Energy, last week. 

Iowa Business Report Monday Edition Oct. 20, 2025         National financial journalist Jordan Goodman on the status of the federal government shutdown, and how that may impact action taken by the Federal Reserve at its meeting next week. 

Iowa Business Report Friday Edition Oct. 17, 2025        State Auditor Rob Sand expresses concern about the fiscal solvency of the state of Iowa, and the impact of that on programs. 

Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition Oct. 16, 2025       Mark Mix of the National Right to Work Committee on proposed legislation in Congress that would expand union control. 

Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition Oct. 15, 2025      Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-IA04) on federal funding to help support rural hospitals and health care issues. 

Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition Oct. 14, 2025     Nicole Crain of the Iowa Association of Business and Industry on the broad scope of jobs available in the manufacturing sector. 

Iowa Business Report Monday Edition Oct. 13, 2025          National financial journalist Jordan Goodman discusses why one computer company is investing in a competitor. 

Iowa Business Report Friday Edition Oct. 10, 2025         Joe Murphy of the Iowa Business Council with data from the group's new quarterly economic outlook survey. 

Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition Oct. 08, 2025       U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley (R-New Hartford) on direct impacts to Iowans resulting from the federal government shutdown. 

Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition Oct. 09, 2025        National financial journalist Jordan Goodman on why the electric vehicle industry is preparing for a drop in sales. 

Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition Oct. 07, 2025         Boris Shekhter of Helix Electric, a contractor hiring 400 skilled professionals for a data center building project near Cedar Rapids. 

Iowa Business Report Monday Edition Oct. 06, 2025        National financial journalist Jordan Goodman assesses the impact of the federal government shutdown on the U.S. economy. 

Iowa Business Report Friday Edition Oct. 03, 2025       Joe Murphy of the Iowa Business Council on steps taken by Iowa businesses to protect them from outside forces adversely impacting business. 

Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition Oct. 02, 2025      Heather Hoskins of Ajinomoto Health and Nutrition in Eddyville, the nation's only producer of MSG. 

Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition Sep. 30, 2025      U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) on bipartisan legislation that could lead to lower fertilizer costs for Iowa farmers. 

Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition Oct. 01, 2025       Nicole Crain of the Iowa Association of Business & Industry on the impact of manufacturing in the state; October is national Manufacturing Month.

Iowa Business Report Monday Edition Sep. 29, 2025     National financial journalist Jordan Goodman on the impact of tariffs, particularly on small business. 

Iowa Business Report Friday Edition Sep. 26, 2025      Iowa Secretary of Agriculture and Land Stewardship Mike Naig on the impact of an Iowa trade delegation trip to India this month. 

Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition Sep. 25, 2025     Nicole Crain of the Iowa Association of Business and Industry with results from the group's new quarterly business outlook survey. 

Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition Sep. 24, 2025     John Izer of Ribeye Shack, a food truck traveling across Iowa serving at various fairs and events. 

Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition Sep. 23, 2025      Rep. Zach Nunn (R-IA03) on legislation he introduced to help provide public/private workforce connections for young people.