Iowa Business Report

On this edition of the Iowa Business Report:

A new survey documents exactly how much economic loss Iowa has absorbed due to the pandemic...and what that may mean for public policy in the state.

The status of the new USMCA will be discussed at a virtual panel discussion next week, and more Iowans are saving money in the bank than in the recent past.

In this week's "Business Profile", Ryan Burchett of Mississippi River Distilling talks about the 10-year-old company he and his brother Garrett founded in LeClaire.

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 Ryan Burchett, who along with his brother Garrett, founded Mississippi River Distilling Company in LeClaire a decade ago.

He spoke with Jeff Stein for Iowa Business Report program number 20-35 via Zoom on August 24, 2020; this podcast contains the full conversation.    

The economic loss due to COVID-19 in Iowa is staggering and will have long-term ramifications, including on public policy in the state. TEF Iowa commissioned a study from Goss & Associates on the topic. Walt Rogers is a former state legislator who now serves as deputy director of TEF Iowa; Dr. Ernie Goss is a Creighton University economist and the recognized authority on the Midwestern economy. They talked with Jeff Stein of the Iowa Business Report via ZOOM on August 20, 2020.   

The loss of the Iowa State Fair this year due to concerns tied to COVID-19 extends beyond the state fairgrounds themselves. Greg Edwards is CEO of Catch Des Moines, the entity responsible for enhancing tourism around Iowa's capitol city; he talked with Jeff Stein of the Iowa Business Report via ZOOM on August 17, 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 Mary Landhuis of Lisle Corporation and EZ Way, Incorporated, the third generation of her family to run the century-old company, based in Clarinda.

She spoke with Jeff Stein for Iowa Business Report program number 20-34 via Zoom on August 17, 2020; this podcast contains the full conversation.   

On this edition of the Iowa Business Report:

This should have been the final weekend of the Iowa State Fair, which was cancelled due to COVID-19. The economic impact of the loss of the Fair (and other events) to Central Iowa's economy is discussed with Greg Edwards of Catch Des Moines.

Congress left Washington, D.C. for its August recess without providing additional COVID-related funding for the unemployed, businesses, or government. Sen. Joni Ernst discusses the issue.

In this week's "Business Profile", we meet Mary Landhuis of Lisle Corporation and EZ Way, Inc. of Clarinda, and hear about manufacturing over three generations and more than a century in that southwest Iowa city.

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) 

On this edition of the Iowa Business Report:

The third in our summer series of conversations with Dan Beenken of Advance Iowa about maximizing business potential.

Not even two months after USMCA went into effect, the U.S. has placed tariffs on Canadian aluminum, something Joe Murphy of the Iowa Business Council does not favor.

In this week's "Business Profile", we meet Kirk Tyler of Atlantic Coca-Cola Bottling Company, the third generation of his family to lead the company over the past century-plus.

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 Kirk Tyler of Atlantic Coca-Cola Bottling Company, the third generation of his family to run the century-old company.

He spoke with Jeff Stein for Iowa Business Report program number 20-33 via Zoom on July 30, 2020; this podcast contains the full conversation.   

The challenges of starting a business can be daunting; in addition, maximizing the business' potential, and ensuring stability as a new generation takes over, are often not given enough attention. Advance Iowa is the State of Iowa’s comprehensive consulting program designed to work with midsize companies to enhance their growth; the statewide initiative is based at the University of Northern Iowa. Dan Beenken is the Program Director and Lead Consultant for Advance Iowa; he talked with Jeff Stein of the Iowa Business Report via ZOOM.  

Working remotely can be challenging from a communication standpoint, including downfalls that can adversely affect a business' ability to complete projects appropriately. Clint Padgett is the president and CEO of Project Success Incorporated; he talked with Jeff Stein of the Iowa Business Report via ZOOM on July 28, 2020.