Iowa Business Report

Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition
Jan. 18, 2023      

Ryan Avila-Burillo, co-owner of the Chophouse Downtown restaurant in Cedar Rapids, talks about what sets his business apart from others. 

Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition
Jan. 17, 2023      

Financial journalist Jordan Goodman on the dangers of the U.S. defaulting on the national debt. 

Iowa Business Report Monday Edition
Jan. 16, 2023      

Brian Schmidt of the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining, talks about the national Foundry 4.0 project, which includes the University of Northern Iowa. 

On this edition of the Iowa Business Report: 

Foundry 4.0 is a partnership between the Defense Logistics Agency and the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM), and the University of Northern Iowa and  Youngstown State University. The idea is to provide American-based foundries with a competitive edge in technology while optimizing productivity, output, and product quality. Brian Schmidt, program manager, and Ken Carson, senior program engineer, with NCDMM were in Iowa last month to visit UNI's program and Iowa manufacturers, and share information about the partnership.

Last year, the Iowa legislature passed income tax reform; this year, leaders have their sights set on property tax reform. Iowa Speaker of the House Pat Grassley tells how this effort will be different from property tax reform attempts from the past.
 
And in this week's "Business Profile", we'll introduce you to Ryan Avila-Burillo, co-owner of Chophouse Downtown, a Cedar Rapids restaurant.

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Iowa Business Report Friday Edition
Jan. 13, 2023     

U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Red Oak) on items to be included in the Farm Bill that is scheduled to be enacted by Congress this year. 

Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition
Jan. 12, 2023     

Iowa Speaker of the House Pat Grassley (R-New Hartford) on proposed property tax reform legislation. 

Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition
Jan. 11, 2023     

Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate discusses his office's "Iowa Businesses Against Trafficking" initiative; January is national Human Trafficking Awareness Month.

Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition
Jan. 10, 2023    

Joe Murphy of the Iowa Business Council shares optimism about the Iowa legislature addressing key issues this session regarding economic competitiveness in Iowa. 

Despite important movement in terms of individual and business income taxes in the last session, the 90th Iowa General Assembly will have many items on the agenda that could benefit Iowa’s business competitiveness. Joe Murphy, executive director of the Iowa Business Council, discussed those items as well as results from his group’s latest member survey regarding anticipated sales, workforce levels, and capital spending with Jeff Stein of the Iowa Business Report about the survey results via ZOOM on January 4, 2023.   

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The outlook for Iowa businesses during the first quarter of the new year 2023 is positive, especially in terms of expected income. That’s according to the latest quarterly survey of members of the Iowa Association of Business & Industry. Mike Ralston, president of Iowa ABI, spoke with Jeff Stein of the Iowa Business Report about the survey results via ZOOM on December 20, 2022.   

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