Iowa Business Report

Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition Jun. 26, 2025        Cedar Rapids Mayor Tiffany O'Donnell on major economic development projects in her city. 

Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition Jun. 25, 2025       Nicole Crain of the Iowa Association of Business and Industry, one of the plaintiffs suing the State of Iowa in federal court to declare Iowa's new pharmacy benefit manager law unconstitutional. 

Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition Jun. 24, 2025      Mark Mix of the National Right to Work Committee on legislation that could eliminate payment of public funds to federal worker union officials. 

Iowa Business Report Monday Edition Jun. 23, 2025        National financial journalist Jordan Goodman outlines the U.S.-China trade deal tentatively reached earlier this month. 

Iowa Business Report Friday Edition Jun. 20, 2025       Forrest Stowe of SciPlay on the Cedar Falls-based company's growth and new $4 million office and studio there. 

Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition Jun. 19, 2025       Joe Murphy, president of the Iowa Business Council, assessing one of the key accomplishments of the 2025 Iowa legislative session. 

Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition Jun. 18, 2025      Matt Everson, Iowa state director for the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), on how Washington is hampering small business growth in the state. 

Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition Jun. 17, 2025     James Machamer of Walk Your Plans Des Moines, a new business which may change the pre-construction process for specialty-built structures.

Iowa Business Report Monday Edition Jun. 16, 2025    National financial journalist Jordan Goodman on current economic data and what it means for action--or inaction--by the Federal Reserve this week. 

Iowa Business Report Friday Edition Jun. 13, 2025   Tim Chapman of Advancing American Freedom, describing how Congressional Budget Office modeling does not take economic growth into account. 

Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition Jun. 12, 2025   Des Moines-based national radio host Ken Chester on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in business. 

Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition Jun. 11, 2025       Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA02) citing specific items justifying why she supported the reconciliation bill in the U.S. House. 

Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition Jun. 10, 2025       National financial journalist Jordan Goodman on the slumping summer housing market in the U.S. 

Iowa Business Report Monday Edition Jun. 09, 2025       U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) gives his thoughts on the reconciliation bill passed by the House and pending in the Senate. 

Iowa Business Report Friday Edition Jun. 06, 2025         Larry Borglum of Kay Park, manufacturers of outdoor recreation equipment, which converted its Janesville operation to run totally on solar energy. 

Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition Jun. 04, 2025         Iowa Secretary of Agriculture and Land Stewardship Mike Naig on the Trump Administration's agreement with the United Kingdom to avoid tariff escalation. 

Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition Jun. 04, 2025        Doug Fricke of the World Pork Expo, which brings thousands of pork producers to the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines each year. 

Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition Jun. 03, 2025       Jason Isaac of the American Energy Institute on the importance of domestic energy production for a healthy economy. 

Iowa Business Report Monday Edition Jun. 02, 2025      National financial journalist Jordan Goodman on last week's positive inflation data, but with caution on the impact of future tariffs. 

Iowa Business Report Friday Edition May 30, 2025     U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) on her "Made in America Manufacturing Finance Act," to expand the loan limit for SBA manufacturing loans. 

Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition May 29, 2025     National financial journalist Jordan Goodman on how President Trump's executive order will reduce prescription prices for Americans.