Iowa Business Report

Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition December 20, 2023 Rep. Zach Nunn (R-IA03) on a bill he proposed that just passed the U.S. House, which would help small businesses in this country and limit influence from foreign governments posing as U.S. business owners.

Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition December 19, 2023      Kevin McGregor of CAMP365, which is making its new line of products designed for electric vehicles at a plant in Albia, Iowa.

Iowa Business Report Monday Edition December 18, 2023     Financial journalist Jordan Goodman analyzes action taken by the Federal Reserve at its meeting last week.

Iowa Business Report Friday Edition December 15, 2023       Luke Hoffman of the Iowa Bicycle Coalition, sponsors of "Support Your Local Bike Shop Week," which is wrapping up today.

Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition December 14, 2023        U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) on the U.S. government giving money to aid small businesses in Ukraine while small businesses in this country need help.

Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition December 13, 2023        Todd Hutcheson of Advance Iowa on national exposure being given to Iowa-based work within the Foundry 4.0 project.

Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition December 12, 2023        U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) on the need to pass a five-year farm bill early in 2024, in part to combat fraud.

Iowa Business Report Monday Edition December 11, 2023       Financial journalist Jordan Goodman on the lack of public desire to purchase electric vehicles, despite government mandates and incentives.

Iowa Business Report Friday Edition December 08, 2023      Iowa Secretary of Agriculture & Land Stewardship Mike Naig on the department's new "Choose Iowa" initiative to promote home-grown products; grants are available to help businesses, but the deadline is December 15.

Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition December 07, 2023      Phil Kerpen of American Commitment says government regulation of the internet in the U.S. is unnecessary.

Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition December 06, 2023      Creighton University economist Dr. Ernie Goss says a manufacturing slump is adversely affecting the overall economy in Iowa and the Midwest. 

Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition December 05, 2023     Financial journalist Jordan Goodman breaks down recent market and inflation data that suggests the Federal Reserve will not raise interest rates at next week's meeting. 

Iowa Business Report Monday Edition December 04, 2023     Stacy Mullinex of the Iowa Center for Employee Ownership (IA-CEO) on employee cooperative business ownership, the topic of a free webinar to be held on December 14. 

Iowa Business Report Friday Edition December 01, 2023       Deann Cook of the Iowa Women's Foundation, sponsors of a day-long Iowa Solutions Summit on child care to be held next Wednesday in the Des Moines metro area.

Child care continues to be a key issue in developing a broader Iowa workforce. The Iowa Women's Foundation is sponsoring the 2023 Iowa Solutions Summit on child care on December 6, 2023 in the Des Moines metro area. Deann Cook, president and CEO of the Iowa Women's Foundation, talked with Jeff Stein of the Iowa Business Report about the conference via ZOOM on November 14, 2023.    Presen...

Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition November 30, 2023     Stacy Mullinex, program manager with the Iowa Center for Employee Ownership (IA-CEO), on the benefits of a business transitioning to employee ownership.

Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition November 29, 2023       Todd Hutcheson, executive in residence with Advance Leadership Roundtables, talks about the benefits of facilitated peer group collaboration.

Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition November 28, 2023       U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley (R-New Hartford) on the one-year extension of the current farm bill, and prospects for passage of a new five-year farm bill in 2024. 

Iowa Business Report Monday Edition November 27, 2023       Financial journalist Jordan Goodman on Congress averting a partial government shutdown but leaving much work left to be done.

Iowa Business Report Friday Edition November 24, 2023      Elissa Sanchi of wirecutter.com on the categories of goods that will yield bargains for shoppers this holiday season.

Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition November 23, 2023      Elissa Sanchi of wirecutter.com on the expansion of "Black Friday" sales beyond the normal post-Thanksgiving time period.