Iowa Business Report

Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition
February 25, 2021 

Christy Ryken, director of Strategic Marketing Services at the University of Northern Iowa, talks about a new Iowa Economic Development Authority survey seeking input on the effects of the pandemic on Iowa businesses.

Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition
February 24, 2021 

Former Treasury and Commerce Department official Adam Korzeniewski tells why the energy grid failures recently in Texas are not likely to happen in Iowa.

Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition
February 23, 2021 

Family business consultant Dr. Heidi Vermeer-Quist says communication is key in successful "next generation" business transitions.

Iowa Business Report Monday Edition
February 22, 2021 

Financial journalist Jordan Goodman of moneyanswers.com explains why stocks are still reaching record levels despite the economic stall caused by the pandemic.

On this edition of the Iowa Business Report:

The Iowa Waste Reduction Center at the University of Northern Iowa is nationally-recognized for environmental consulting and education.

The state announced a new Manufacturing 4.0 plan...as well as three $1 million grants to Iowa educational institutions.

In this week's "Business Profile", we introduce you to Jason MacDuff, vice president of Greenpenny, a financial institution designed to help save the planet.

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

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

Each week, the Iowa Business Report radio program features a Business Profile segment, introducing listeners to an Iowa-based company or business.
 
In this extended IBR Business Profile, we meet Jason MacDuff, vice president of Greenpenny, on line at greenpenny.com. Founded in 2020 in Decorah, it is a financial institution dedicated to financing a sustainable future.

He spoke with Jeff Stein for Iowa Business Report program number 21-08 via Zoom on February 11, 2021; this podcast contains the full conversation.    

The Next Generation Leadership Program, a part of Advance Iowa at the University of Northern Iowa, prepares family business members for executive level responsibilities and ownership, including an education program tailored for next-generation family enterprise leaders and the unique challenges and opportunities they face. Dr. Heidi Vermeer-Quist is a licensed clinical psychologist and family business consultant who works with the Family Business Forum within Advance Iowa; she discussed the topic and her background with Jeff Stein of the Iowa Business Report via ZOOM on January 29, 2021. More can be found at advanceiowa.com

The Iowa Waste Reduction Center, based at the University of Northern Iowa, is a nationally-recognized organization devoted to environmental consulting, assistance, training and education for entities with environmental impact or need. Joe Bolick is director of the IWRC and discussed his group's work with Jeff Stein of the Iowa Business Report via ZOOM on February 09, 2021. More can be found at iwrc.uni.org.  

Iowa Business Report Friday Edition
February 19, 2021 

Jason MacDuff, vice president of Greenpenny, a virtual and carbon-neutral bank dedicated to financing a sustainable future.

Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition
February 18, 2021 

Joe Bolick, director of the Iowa Waste Reduction Center, explains how the center came to be more than 30 years ago and what services are provided today.