Iowa Business Report

On this edition of the Iowa Business Report:

Business succession is going to be a major topic of discussion this decade, according to Patrick Luensmann, senior program manager with the Center for Business Growth and Innovation at the University of Northern Iowa.

A trio of new laws affecting various legal aspects of business have taken effect.

In this week's "Business Profile", we talk with Todd McDonald of ATW Training Solutions of Urbandale.

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Presented by Advance Iowa, and its Family Business Forum (advanceiowa.com/family-business-forum) 

On this edition of the Iowa Business Report:

The Iowa Association of Business and Industry member survey suggests optimism as 2021 begins.

Both the annual Iowa Land Value Survey and monthly Rural Mainstreet Index show positive indicators for Iowa's economy.

In this week's "Business Profile", we talk with Dr. Jeff Kaplan of LIFT Innovate, based in Waterloo.

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Presented with support from the Iowa Association of Business and Industry (iowaabi.org)  

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 Dr. Jeff Kaplan, co-founder of LIFT Innovate, based in Waterloo, on line at liftinnovate.com.

He spoke with Jeff Stein for Iowa Business Report program number 20-52 via Zoom on December 18, 2020; this podcast contains the full conversation.    

 The Iowa Association of Business and Industry surveys its members each quarter about anticipated sales, hiring levels, and issues facing business. The results of the survey for the first quarter of 2021 is the topic for this conversation between Iowa ABI president Mike Ralston and Jeff Stein of the Iowa Business Report. The conversation took place via ZOOM on December 18, 2020. 

On this edition of the Iowa Business Report:

The 2021 Iowa General Assembly gavels into session on January 11; the public policy team at the Iowa Association of Business and Industry gives us a preview of key issues to be addressed.

The federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued new guidelines regarding making COVID vaccines mandatory in the workplace.

In this week's "Business Profile", we talk with Coridan McGinley of Inland Coatings, based in Adel.

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Presented with support from the Iowa Association of Business and Industry (iowaabi.org)  

The role of public policy professionals during a state legislative session is discussed in this podcast from the Iowa Business Report radio program. Jeff Stein talks with two members of the Iowa Association of Business and Industry team who work daily on public policy issues: J.D. Davis, vice president for public policy, and Brad Hartkopf, director of public policy. The conversation took place via Zoom on December 15, 2020.

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 Coridan McGinley, president of Inland Coatings, based in Adel, on line at inlandcoatings.com.

He spoke with Jeff Stein for Iowa Business Report program number 20-51 via Zoom on December 15, 2020; this podcast contains the full conversation.    

On this edition of the Iowa Business Report:

The Urbandale-based ATW Training Solutions annually conducts the "Iowa Trends in Talent Development Survey"; company founder and president Todd McDonald talks about the findings.

Mason City native Tanna Frederick returned to her home state to make her latest movie, and compares the process in Iowa with that on the West Coast.

In this week's "Business Profile", we talk with Brian Brown of Iowa Business Advisers, LLC, based in Cedar Rapids.

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

Presented with support from the Iowa Association of Business and Industry (iowaabi.org)  

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 Brian Brown, founder of Iowa Business Advisers, LLC, based in Cedar Rapids. Follow them on Twitter: @iowabusiness .

He spoke with Jeff Stein for Iowa Business Report program number 20-50 via Zoom on December 8, 2020; this podcast contains the full conversation.    

Each year, ATW Training Solutions of Urbandale conducts the Iowa Trends in Talent Development Survey. Todd McDonald is founder and president of ATW Training Solutions, and shared the current findings with Jeff Stein of the Iowa Business Report via ZOOM on December 3, 2020.