Iowa Business Report

Iowa Business Report Friday Edition Feb. 28, 2025       Iowa Secretary of Agriculture and Land Stewardship Mike Naig on the EPA waiving rules to allow E15 fuel sales this summer. 

Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition Feb. 27, 2025          Rep. Zach Nunn (R-IA03) on legislation he introduced last month to ban members of Congress from owning stocks, to avoid insider trading.  

Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition Feb. 26, 2025     Financial journalist Jordan Goodman on the status of federal budget/reconciliation negotiations. 

Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition Feb. 25, 2025        Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA02) on how she would like to see the current federal budget conflict be resolved. 

Iowa Business Report Monday Edition Feb. 24, 2025        Financial journalist Jordan Goodman on record-setting stock numbers despite higher inflation. 

Iowa Business Report Friday Edition Feb. 21, 2025       Sarah Hermanson of One Above HR on helping companies with their human relations needs.

Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition Feb. 20, 2025      IBR Daily Thursday with Adam Gregg of the Iowa Bankers Association with tips to help Iowans avoid being the victim of financial fraud.

Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition Feb. 19, 2025     Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-IA04) on prospects for a new five-year farm bill, now that Republicans have majorities in both houses of Congress.  

Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition Feb. 18, 2025    Greg Greco of Greco & Associates Financial Services in Waterloo says a personal approach is what sets his business apart from others. 

Iowa Business Report Monday Edition Feb. 17, 2025    Financial journalist Jordan Goodman says proposals to cap credit card interest rates at 10 percent will actually lead to less credit being extended to consumers. 

Iowa Business Report Friday Edition Feb. 14, 2025   Josh Scheinblum of Five Seasons Media on lessons any business owner can take from the marketing approaches used in Super Bowl television ads.

Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition Feb. 13, 2025   Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird, one of 18 state attorneys general to raise concerns about possible discriminatory hiring practices at Costco stores.

Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition Feb. 12, 2025   U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Red Oak) on concerns raised about the Trump Administration's nominee to be Secretary of Labor, with hearings to be held today.

Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition Feb. 11, 2025    Mark Mix of the National Right to Work Committee says a bill proposed by a Missouri U.S. Senator could chip away at state right-to-work laws. 

Iowa Business Report Monday Edition Feb. 10, 2025       Financial journalist Jordan Goodman reviews last Friday's monthly federal jobs report, which he says shows the economy is strong. 

Iowa Business Report Friday Edition Feb. 07, 2025   Derek Stepanek, fourth-generation owner of Northtowne Cycling + Fitness in Cedar Rapids, on the surge in popularity of e-bikes.     

Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition Feb. 06, 2025        State Auditor Rob Sand on his proposal that the Iowa Legislature make his office's PIE (Public Innovations and Efficiencies) program mandatory for those who hold his office in the future.

Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition Feb. 05, 2025       Cedar Rapids Mayor Tiffany O'Donnell on opposition to the granting of a casino license for a facility based in downtown Cedar Rapids. 

Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition Feb. 04, 2025        Financial journalist Jordan Goodman on the Trump Administration's plans for a Federal Bitcoin Reserve to back the U.S. dollar. 

Iowa Business Report Monday Edition Feb. 03, 2025       Will Hild of Consumers' Union on 19 state attorneys general (including Iowa's AG) challenging Costco's DEI practices as being illegal, potentially setting the company up for financial liability.