Iowa Business Report

Iowa Business Report Monday Edition
March 08, 2021

Financial journalist Jordan Goodman of moneyanswers.com talks about last Friday's new jobs report.

On this edition of the Iowa Business Report:

The Iowa Economic Development Authority's Targeted Small Business program gives assistance to business owners to help them overcome hurdles.

Continued growth is seen in the results of the new Mid-America Business Conditions Index.

In this week's "Business Profile", you'll hear from Tim Meyer of Steffes Group's Mt. Pleasant location (steffesgroup.com) about farm sales and technology.

For more, go to totallyiowa.com and click on the "radio programs" link.   

Presented by Advance Iowa, on line at advanceiowa.com.

Iowa Business Report Friday Edition
March 05, 2021 

U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) on the $1.9B spending bill passed by the U.S. House last Saturday morning.

Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition
March 04, 2021 

Tim Meyer of Steffes Group talks about how sales of farm ground and machinery is now a high-tech business.

Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition
March 03, 2021 

Jill Lippincott of the Iowa Economic Development Authority talks about the credentialing process in place for participants in the Targeted Small Business program.

Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition
March 02, 2021 

Drew Conrad, director of the Institute for Decision Making at the University of Northern Iowa, shares information about an online survey now open regarding business and non-profit recovery in the wake of the pandemic.

Iowa Business Report Monday Edition
March 01, 2021 

Michael Dolch, director of public affairs for the Iowa Soybean Association, talks about proposed renewable fuels standard legislation now before the Iowa legislature.

On this edition of the Iowa Business Report:

The Institute for Decision Making, and Strategic Marketing Services (both headquartered at the University of Northern Iowa) have teamed with the Iowa Economic Development Authority to administer surveys designed to assess business and non-profit needs in light of the pandemic; the third such online survey has just gone live.

Some changes to the Paycheck Protection Program may help small businesses.

In this week's "Business Profile", we introduce you to Dolf Ivener and his business Suncrate Energy, which is well designed for restoring power following storms or natural disasters.

For more, go to totallyiowa.com and click on the "radio programs" link.   

Presented by Advance Iowa, on line at advanceiowa.com.

Two entities headquartered at the University of Northern Iowa--the Institute for Decision Making, and Strategic Marketing Services--have partnered with the Iowa Economic Development Authority to gather data on the needs of businesses and non-profits in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. A third survey in the series is now available online. Christy Ryken, director of Strategic Marketing Services, and Drew Conrad, director of the Institute for Decision Making, discussed the project with Jeff Stein of the Iowa Business Report via ZOOM on February 22, 2021. The survey will be live through March 17 at: 
sms.uni.edu/iedabusinessrecoverysurvey.

Iowa Business Report Friday Edition
February 26, 2021 

Stephen R. Soukup, author of the new book "The Dictatorship of Woke Capital: How Political Correctness Captured Big Business", talks about business impact on society.