Iowa Business Report

Iowa Business Report Friday Edition September 24, 2021 Martha Sullivan of Provenance Hill Consulting about the challenges of determining proper compensation for those involved in a family-owned business.

Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition September 23, 2021     Holly Wade of the National Federation of Independent Businesses on their "small business survival" advocacy campaign.

Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition September 22, 2021    Iowa Soybean Association president Robb Ewoldt identifies challenges for the industry in 2022.

Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition September 21, 2021    Financial journalist Jordan Goodman of moneyanswers.com , who says the recent jump in the producer price index will lead to more shortages.

 The Iowa Association of Business and Industry surveys its members each quarter about anticipated sales, hiring levels, and issues facing business. The results of the survey for the fourth quarter of 2021 is the topic for this conversation between Iowa ABI president Mike Ralston and Jeff Stein of the Iowa Business Report. The conversation took place via ZOOM on September 14, 2021.  

Iowa Business Report Monday Edition September 20, 2021    Congressman Randy Feenstra (R-IA04) on why keeping "stepped up basis" provisions is important to the future of Iowa farming.

On this edition of the Iowa Business Report:   Mike Ralston of the Iowa Association of Business & Industry discusses results from their new quarterly member survey, and why one can be for vaccination but not for government mandates. Hybrid office strategies are being reviewed in the wake of the pandemic. And in this week's "Business Profile", we revisit a conversation with Heath...

Iowa Business Report Friday Edition September 17, 2021    Mike Ralston of the Iowa Association of Business & Industry, which is in favor of vaccinations but not in favor of a government mandate on the topic.

Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition September 16, 2021    U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley (R-New Hartford) explaining why he voted in favor of the $1.5T infrastructure bill in the Senate.

Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition September 15, 2021    Financial journalist Jordan Goodman of moneyanswers.com , who says the presidential business-related vaccine mandate faces widespread opposition.

Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition September 14, 2021   Dr. Jeff Kaplan of Lift Innovate about rethinking the concept of work.

Iowa Business Report Monday Edition September 13, 2021   Austin Mac Nab of VizyPay on why it was important for him to base his national payment processing company in Iowa.

Businesses know they need to use social media...but do they pay enough attention to what platforms their customers are using? Blue Compass is a Central Iowa company helping provide businesses with a clear digital direction. Blue Compass recently surveyed Iowans on their use of social media. Company president and co-founder Drew Harden shared the findings with Jeff Stein of the Iowa Business Report...

Each week, the Iowa Business Report radio program features a Business Profile segment, introducing listeners to an Iowa-based company or business.   In this extended IBR Business Profile, we meet Austin Mac Nab of VizyPay, which focuses on reinventing how small businesses process payments. He spoke with Jeff Stein for Iowa Business Report program number 21-37 via Zoom on September 9, 2021; this po...

Many have reconsidered what "work" means in the wake of the pandemic...but Dr. Jeff Kaplan of Lift Innovate has been talking about the topic for decades. He shared his thoughts with Jeff Stein of the Iowa Business Report via ZOOM on September 2, 2021. More can be found at liftinnovate.com, including links to Kaplan's new radio and television programs. 

On this edition of the Iowa Business Report:   Dr. Jeff Kaplan of Lift Innovate talks about why it is important for us to re-examine the concept of work. Manufacturing 4.0 is the subject of a northeast Iowa conference next month. And in this week's "Business Profile", we Austin Mac Nab of VizyPay, based in the Des Moines metro area. For more, go to totallyiowa.com and click on the &...

Iowa Business Report Friday Edition September 10, 2021   Robert Wersen of Tassel Ridge Winery about distinctive aspects of Iowa's grape-growing and wine industry.

Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition September 09, 2021   Aaron Putze of the Iowa Soybean Association about a unique partnership with state university athletic teams to promote the economic benefits of soybeans.

Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition September 08, 2021  Noah Weinrich of Heritage Action for America, who cautions against being desensitized to the large amounts of money being spent by the federal government.

Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition September 07, 2021 Financial journalist Jordan Goodman of moneyanswers.com on the economic implications of the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan.

Iowa Business Report Monday Edition September 06, 2021  Mark Mix of the National Right to Work Foundation on the danger from Washington to right-to-work laws like those in Iowa.

On this edition of the Iowa Business Report:   Drew Harden of Blue Compass shares information from his company's new report on Social Media Usage in Iowa. The current Mid-America Business Conditions Index was released this past week; Creighton University economist Dr. Ernie Goss provides details. And in this week's "Business Profile", we revisit a conversation with Robert Werse...

Iowa Business Report Friday Edition September 03, 2021 Drew Harden of the Iowa-based company Blue Compass about their new survey of Iowans and their social media usage.  

Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition September 02, 2021 Creighton University economist Dr. Ernie Goss with information about the new Mid-America Business Conditions Index released yesterday.

Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition September 01, 2021 Financial journalist Jordan Goodman of moneyanswers.com discussing new action outlined by the Federal Reserve Board.