Iowa Business Report

Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition January 19, 2022     Grover Norquist of Americans for Tax Reform talks about the impact of inflation on the national economy.

Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition January 18, 2022    Max Westlake of Morning Bell Coffee Company in Ames, a unique business in an era of "chain" coffee shops.

Iowa Business Report Monday Edition January 17, 2022    Financial journalist Jordan Goodman of moneyanswers.com on the new, higher inflation rates reported by the government in the last week.

On this edition of the Iowa Business Report:   The final part of our quartet of conversations about innovation in business with Paul Kinghorn of Advance Iowa. Iowa Speaker of the House Pat Grassley talks about the role state government should play in enhancing business opportunities in Iowa. Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate has information on the new IBAT-Iowa Businesses Against Trafficking progr...

Iowa Business Report Friday Edition January 14, 2022   Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate on the new "Iowa Business Against Trafficking" effort announced this week.

Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition January 13, 2022  Paul Kinghorn of Advance Iowa on the goals of various businesses in transition.

Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition January 12, 2022 Financial journalist Jordan Goodman of moneyanswers.com on fears the U.S. economy could again shut down due to COVID-19 issues. 

Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition January 11, 2022        Mike Ralston of the Iowa Association of Business & Industry on the proper role of state government and business.

Iowa Business Report Monday Edition January 10, 2022       Speaker of the Iowa House Pat Grassley (R-New Hartford) on his top priority as the 2022 legislative session begins--tax reform.

On this edition of the Iowa Business Report:   The Iowa Business Council has developed a list of legislative priorities as the Iowa General Assembly gavels back into session Monday. IBC Executive Director Joe Murphy shares details. Rep. Jon Jacobsen (R-Treynor) discusses a House study bill limiting the information businesses can demand from employees regarding health/vaccination status. And in thi...

Iowa Business Report Friday Edition January 07, 2022      Rep. Jon Jacobsen (R-Treynor) talks about proposed legislation limiting what Iowa businesses can know about the health and vaccination status of employees.

Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition January 06, 2022     Dr. Lou Honary of Environmental Lubricants Manufacturing in Grundy Center predicts a major increase in demand for his company's product in 2022.

Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition January 05, 2022     Joe Murphy of the Iowa Business Council talks about one of the top items on their legislative action agenda this year.

Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition January 04, 2022    Financial journalist Jordan Goodman of moneyanswers.com on the prospect of higher inflation continuing in 2022.

Iowa Business Report Monday Edition January 03, 2022        Aaron Putze of the Iowa Soybean Association talks about a farmer roundtable event to be held in Iowa Falls on Wednesday, Jan. 05, 2022.

On this edition of the Iowa Business Report:   Two Eastern Iowa groups partnered again this year on a joint list of legislative priorities; Doug Neumann of the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance talks about his group's work with the Iowa City Area Business Partnership. California's "bacon ban" law takes effect, but the fight against it continues. And in this week's &quot...

Iowa Business Report Friday Edition December 31, 2021        Doug Neumann of the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance on items that he hopes will be acted upon when the Iowa legislative session begins on Jan. 10, 2022.

Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition December 30, 2021       Financial analyst Liz Peek says the political effect of the large amount of federal spending this year may not be as positive as some had thought.  

Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition December 29, 2021         Attorney and news analyst Dr. Wendy Patrick on the liability a business may have when employees are at work when a natural disaster strikes.

Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition December 28, 2021        Joe Murphy, executive director of the Iowa Business Council, about the process by which the group comes up with its annual legislative priorities list.

Iowa Business Report Monday Edition December 27, 2021      Financial journalist Jordan Goodman of moneyanswers.com about the holiday shopping season totals...and resultant consumer debt.

On this edition of the Iowa Business Report:   Enhancing American technological innovation through free market policies is the goal of the American Edge Project; we talk with CEO Doug Kelly. Inflation has hit the "12 Days of Christmas" shopping list. And in this week's "Business Profile", the first of a two-part conversation with Dr. Lou Honory of Environmental Lubricants...

Iowa Business Report Friday Edition December 24, 2021       Deborah Giarusso of Advance Iowa on the importance of good planning for efficient and effective business succession.

Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition December 23, 2021      Doug Neumann of the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance on the need to partner with similar regional groups to help advance legislative priorities.

Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition December 22, 2021     Business development specialist Wes James on battling the "status quo" inertia that interferes with business innovation.