Iowa Business Report

Iowa Business Report Monday Edition May 10, 2021   Business consultant Heather Zumarraga reviews the disappointing jobs report released last Friday.

On this edition of the Iowa Business Report: Jennie Msall of the ICA Group on business transition strategies, including worker coops and webinars with Advance Iowa on the topic. Record-setting economic index numbers in the Midwest. In this week's "Business Profile", we Ron Williams of ZZ Roofing and Siding and the Perfect Cut Gutter Company, based in Eastern Iowa. For more, go to to...

Iowa Business Report Friday Edition May 07, 2021   Jennie Msall of the ICA Group on business transition strategies.

Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition May 06, 2021   Ron Williams of ZZ Roofing and Siding, and the Perfect Cut Gutter Company, about why his company offers all three of those services.

Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition May 05, 2021   David Williams of the Taxpayers Protection Alliance discusses the impact of the proposal to raise the capital gains tax rate.

Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition May 04, 2021   Mike Ralston of the Iowa Association of Business and Industry details the impact of expanded broadband infrastructure on Iowa businesses.

Iowa Business Report Monday Edition May 03, 2021  Financial journalist Jordan Goodman of moneyanswers.com discusses why the stock market continues to climb to new heights.

On this edition of the Iowa Business Report: An update on Iowa manufacturing from Mike Ralston of the Iowa Association of Business and Industry. A new survey shows how few Americans are saving for retirement. In this week's "Business Profile", we meet Tom Lagomarcino of Lagomarcino's, making the finest in chocolates in the Quad Cities since 1908. For more, go to totallyiowa.com...

Iowa Business Report Friday Edition April 30, 2021   Tom Lagomarcino, third-generation co-owner of Lagomarcino's Chocolates, a Quad Cities fixture since 1908, talks about transition to the fourth generation.

Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition April 29, 2021      Gary Nesteby, facilitator for the "CEO Peer Groups" conducted by Advance Iowa, talks about the program and its benefits.

Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition April 28, 2021     State Rep. Chad Ingels (R-Randalia) on pending legislation to assist Iowa's small town meat processors. 

Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition April 27, 2021     Business and marketing analyst Craig Huey discusses studies showing Americans are not saving enough for retirement. 

Iowa Business Report Monday Edition April 26, 2021     Drew Klein of Prosperity for America-Iowa talks about right-to-work implications of the proposed infrastructure bill.

On this edition of the Iowa Business Report: If you weren't satisfied with how your income tax return turned out...maybe you need to consider a different legal form for your business. Cedar Rapids-based attorney Gordon Fischer provides insight. A man known as the Rugged Entrepreneur shares his "disruptive business" secrets. In this week's "Business Profile", we meet T...

Iowa Business Report Friday Edition April 23, 2021     Scott Andrew, author of "The Rugged Entrepreneur: What Every Disruptive Business Leader Should Know".

Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition April 22, 2021     Gary Kroeger of Outlier Creative Solutions discusses the importance of presentation skills in a business context.

Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition April 21, 2021    Attorney Gordon Fischer discusses various business forms and their impact on tax laws.

Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition April 20, 2021    U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) gives her thoughts about the Biden Administration's infrastructure proposal.

Iowa Business Report Monday Edition April 19, 2021    Financial journalist Jordan Goodman of moneyanswers.com   discusses numbers confirming inflation is on the rise.

On this edition of the Iowa Business Report: We'll hear about the CEO Peer Group program to help business people find "peerspective" on key issues. A survey shows that e-commerce is fine, but a large majority of us would rather shop  in brick-and-mortar stores. In this week's "Business Profile", we meet Gary Kroeger of Outlier Creative Solutions, based in the Cedar Va...

Iowa Business Report Friday Edition April 16, 2021    Megan Wintersteen of Zenreach shares details of a survey indicating shoppers would far prefer to spend money in a brick and mortar store than on line.

Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition April 15, 2021  U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley discusses the concept of infrastructure.

Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition April 14, 2021   David Blake of Blue 9 Pet Products of Maquoketa says using the Advance Iowa CEO Peer Group program has been a great benefit to his business.

Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition April 13, 2021   Iowa Business Council executive director Joe Murphy says increasingly, beyond pay and direct benefits, quality of life factors play a role in a job search.

Iowa Business Report Monday Edition April 12, 2021   Rich Frevert, executive director of the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony Orchestra, discusses how his group has adapted to the adverse economic impact of the pandemic.