Iowa Business Report

Iowa Business Report Friday Edition Jan. 31, 2025       Iowa Secretary of Agriculture and Land Stewardship Mike Naig on the impact on Iowa of possible trade tariffs being imposed by the Trump Administration later this week.

Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition Jan. 30, 2025       Gov. Kim Reynolds (R-IA) on prospects for property tax reform and relief in the current session of the Iowa General Assembly.

Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition Jan. 29, 2025        U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley (R-New Hartford) on the possibility of the President imposing tariffs later this week on China, Canada, and Mexico. 

Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition Jan. 28, 2025       Shelby Doyle of the National School Choice Awareness Foundation on changes in Iowa law that created economic opportunities for private and other school options.

Iowa Business Report Monday Edition Jan. 27, 2025      Financial journalist Jordan Goodman on the economic impact of the President's declaration of a national energy emergency last week. 

Iowa Business Report Friday Edition Jan. 24, 2025     Erin Murphy, Des Moines bureau chief for The Gazette, on the prospects for Iowa lawmakers to again take on the economic issue of property tax reform this legislative session. 

Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition Jan. 23, 2025     Spencer Parkinson of Decision Innovation Solutions with results of his firm's study on the economic impact of a new casino in Cedar Rapids. 

Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition Jan. 22, 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 Jan. 21, 2025     Ben Murrey of Common Sense Institute Iowa on how our state rates in the new national Free Enterprise Report on economic competitiveness between states. 

Iowa Business Report Monday Edition Jan. 20, 2025     Financial journalist Jordan Goodman on the economic impact of the recent California wildfires.

Iowa Business Report Friday Edition Jan. 17, 2025    Wellman pig farmer Matt Gent, president of the Iowa Pork Producers Association, about developing new products for consumers. 

Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition Jan. 16, 2025          Rep. Zach Nunn (R-IA03) on legislation he introduced this week to ban members of Congress from owning stocks, to avoid insider trading. 

Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition Jan. 15, 2025       Ilya Shapiro of the Manhattan Institute breaks down the legal issues behind the Supreme Court's review of a law that would ban the TikTok app in the U.S., a method many businesses use to reach potential customers.

Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition Jan. 14, 2025         Jason Isaac of the American Energy Institute, who says the Trump Administration energy policy will be far different than that of the Biden Administration. 

Iowa Business Report Monday Edition Jan. 13, 2025         Financial journalist Jordan Goodman shares details from last Friday's better-than-expected monthly federal jobs report. 

On this week's edition of the Iowa Business Report: The first session of the 91st Iowa General Assembly convenes on Monday. Iowa Speaker of the House Pat Grassley (R-New Hartford) says property tax reform will be high on the agenda, which could satisfy desires of both voters and business groups. Too much governmental spending can give an inaccurate impression of GDP strength. And in our Busin...

Iowa Business Report Friday Edition Jan. 10, 2025         Nicole Crain of the Iowa Association of Business and Industry on items the Iowa legislature should consider this session from a business perspective. 

Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition Jan. 09, 2025         Morgan Bonwell of Right Relations, explaining why she expanded her company beyond political consulting work. 

Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition Jan. 08, 2025         Joe Murphy of the Iowa Business Council sharing details from the group's new quarterly business survey released Tuesday, showing great optimism for the first half of 2025. 

Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition Jan. 07, 2025        Financial journalist Jordan Goodman on the dangers of increased federal spending as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).

Iowa Business Report Monday Edition Jan. 06, 2025        Iowa Speaker of the House Pat Grassley (R-New Hartford) on the impact of a lower state income tax on Iowa's economic development overall. 

Iowa Business Report Friday Edition Jan. 03, 2025        Joe Murphy of the Iowa Business Council identifies the process the group undergoes to help determine legislative priorities.