The latest episode of the Business Brief podcast digs into the establishment and eventual end of a commission that worked to represent Hispanic Missourians in state decisions.

Then, the show features a conversation with Emily Brown, the founder of Kansas City health care startup Free From Market, which recently received funding from a Google program for Black entrepreneurs.

The latest episode of the Business Brief podcast looks at how rising interest rates are affecting Missouri's residential real estate market.

Then, the podcast digs into what a new wave of funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture means for the future of climate-smart agriculture in Missouri.

The latest episode of the Business Brief podcast looks at how rising prices are being felt at one family-owned brewery in a small Missouri town.

Plus, the podcast digs into the $875 million acquisition of Rx Savings Solutions, a record deal for a startup from the Kansas City area.

The latest episode of the Business Brief podcast features the story of a traveling business providing first-aid products to locations across Missouri and Illinois. Then, the focus shifts to a CEO of a St. Louis-based company on the challenges facing the family care provider industry.

The latest episode of the Business Brief podcast takes a look at Midwest Black Restaurant Week, featuring a conversation with the event's founder and a St. Louis restaurateur.

Then, the show looks at how a Napa Valley winery traces its award-winning cabernet sauvignon to a small town in rural Missouri.

The latest episode of the Business Brief podcast looks at the workforce in Missouri schools, digging into what a recent survey of teachers and administrators indicates about job conditions for educators.

Then, in the aftermath of voters in in Kansas deciding to uphold abortion rights, the podcast examines the potential ramifications of that vote in Missouri.

The latest episode of the Business Brief podcast checks in on the airline industry, examining how worker shortages have changed the dynamics for pilots.

Then, the focus shifts to the seasonal ebbs and flows of the workforce in a college town, looking at how some Columbia businesses navigate the surge of customers and workers that comes with the start of a new school year.

On the eve of political primaries, this week's episode of the Business Brief podcast looks at the ambitions and obstacles of Missouri’s youngest political candidates — members of Generation Z.

Plus, the podcast explores how investment in mountain biking facilities has become a path to economic development for some Missouri communities.

The latest episode of the Business Brief podcast features the story of a Missouri husband and wife's emotional decision to sell the small business they founded after two decades at the helm.

Then, the show looks at inflation and rising interest rates, offering perspectives from an economist and a small business lender about how those dynamics are affecting Missouri entrepreneurs.

The latest episode of the Business Brief podcast examines the gender wealth gap and efforts by one Missouri organization to address the roots of that inequality.

Then, the podcast features an interview with the new CEO of the International Association of Administrative Professionals, a Kansas City-based organization that educates and advocates for administrative professionals.