Insight On Business the News Hour

For years we have seen people trained for jobs in apprenticeship programs in careers such as plumbing, welding, construction. Today, because of a tight labor market, businesses are starting apprenticeship progams in health care, office administration even craft brewing. To explain all of this and share with us how businesses can get involved we reached out to Greer Sisson the State Director - Office of Apprenticeship for the United States Department of Labor. Here is that conversation. 

Insight on Business the News Hour is the only hour-long, business news broadcast in the Midwest and is heard Monday - Friday on AM-940, FM-104.5 and in HD at 103.3 HD2. 

 

Our guest is Geoff Wood from the co-working site Gravitate. Here we talk about the start of co-working as well as the success of this particular entity. We also talk about who uses Gravitate, who might consider using the services and the power of working remotely. Have a listen. 

 

Insight on Business the News Hour is the only daily, hour-long business news broadcast in the Midwest. We air Monday - Friday at 5:05pm on AM-940, FM-104.5 and in HD at 103.3 HD2. Follow along on Twitter @IOB_NewsHour.

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Our guest is Gabrial Glynn along with Mike Colwell. Gabe has created yet another startup MakUSafe. We talk about that and the upcoming event at Square One DSM on the 16th of November. 

 

Insight on Business is the only daily, hour-long business broadcast in the Midwest. We air Monday - Friday at 5:05pm on AM-940, FM 104.5 and in HD at 103.3 HD2. Follow along on Twitter @IOB_NewsHour.

We're joined by Mike Boone from Adaptive Sports Iowa who shares with us what the organization does and how they encourage people with disabilities to get involved and become active. 

 

 

 

 

Next to their family, business owners normally care most about their business. Although MANY business owners plan to live forever, there is little evidence of success in this endeavor. Here we talk with Sam Kreamer about the issues surrounding estate planning for a business person.

Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only hour-long, business broadcast in the Midwest. You can catch us at 5:05PM on AM-940, FM-104.5 or in HD at 103.3 HD2. It is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications a full service advertising/consulting agency based in Des Moines. Connect with The Business News Hour on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more, here is our Facebook Page.

Each Monday Laura Kinnard joins us to offer up her top picks regarding networking functions in the Greater Des Moines Metro. Places to do and places to learn. In addition we always talk about social media for business and offer some thoughts that should help businesses better understand and use various social media tools. Here is our conversation:

Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only hour-long, business broadcast in the Midwest. You can catch us at 5:05PM on AM-940, FM-104.5 or in HD at 103.3 HD2. It is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications a full service advertising/consulting agency based in Des Moines. Connect with The Business News Hour on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more, here is our Facebook Page.

I have always been impressed with the level of customer service, responsiveness and the vast amount of choice we, as consumers, are given at HyVee. It doesn't seem to matter if that store is in a small Iowa town or in the Greater Des Moines Metro...the attention to detail is always there. Recently the Windsor Heights HyVee installed a new Starbucks, much to the delight of the community. That event allowed me to sit down with Matt Heldenbrand the Store Director and ask lots of questions about what makes HyVee tick and the business of grocery stores. Have a listen...

Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only hour-long, business broadcast in the Midwest. You can catch us at 5:05PM on AM-940, FM-104.5 or in HD at 103.3 HD2. It is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications a full service advertising/consulting agency based in Des Moines. Connect with The Business News Hour on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more, here is our Facebook Page.

Each Friday Sheryl Tessier from Eat, Play, Love Des Moines closes out our broadcast week with her lifestyle, arts/entertainment segment on "Stuff to DO in the Metro". Here are her picks Saturday right on into next week. Where she gets this stuff is beyond us...enjoy.

Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only hour-long, business broadcast in the Midwest. You can catch us at 5:05PM on AM-940, FM-104.5 or in HD at 103.3 HD2. It is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications a full service advertising/consulting agency based in Des Moines. Connect with The Business News Hour on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more, here is our Facebook Page.

What do you get when you cross some classic diner food with specialty cocktails and a great location?  Vivian's Diner & Drinks in the Historic Kirkwood Hotel. We chat with owner Jeff Duncan about his passion for the restaurant business and learn more about what makes Vivian's tick. Oh, and just who is...Vivian?  He'll tell you.

Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only hour-long, business broadcast in the Midwest. You can catch us at 5:05PM on AM-940, FM-104.5 or in HD at 103.3 HD2. It is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications a full service advertising/consulting agency based in Des Moines. Connect with The Business News Hour on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more, here is our Facebook Page.

We catch up with Burt Ward who played Robin in the 1960's Batman series. In this wide ranging interview we talk about the new Warner Brothers animated feature with Robin, Adam West and Julie Newmar and he gives a preview of the next movie with William Shatner as the villain "Two Face".  We then talk about his passion of rescuing very large dogs and how that drove he and his wife Tracy to create Gentle Giant Rescue and Gentle Giant dog food that Burt says can extend the life of your very best friend...it's a "fat thing". Please have a listen we thought it amazing.

Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only hour-long, business broadcast in the Midwest. You can catch us at 5:05PM on AM-940, FM-104.5 or in HD at 103.3 HD2. It is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications a full service advertising/consulting agency based in Des Moines. Connect with The Business News Hour on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more, here is our Facebook Page.