Iowa Business Report

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 Tom Johnston of Key Solutions Group of Altoona.

He spoke with Jeff Stein for Iowa Business Report program number 20-32; this podcast contains the full conversation.   

On this edition of the Iowa Business Report:

We learn how to avoid the communication shortcomings that result from working remotely that can adversely affect a business.

After one postponement, the Iowa Rural Summit will go forward this month...but virtually.

In this week's "Business Profile", we meet Tom Johnston of Key Solutions Group in Altoona, which shifted products in the wake of the pandemic and found a new customer base.

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 Elana Decker of Red Star Yeast, a century-old company with a relatively new history as an Iowa-based operation.

She spoke with Jeff Stein for Iowa Business Report program number 20-22; this podcast contains the full conversation.   

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 Jerry Gallagher, who supervises Iowa operations of The Donovan Group from an office in Cedar Falls. The Donovan Group partners with school districts on both internal and external communications.

He spoke with Jeff Stein for Iowa Business Report program number 20-21; this podcast contains the full conversation.   

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 Robert Wersen of Tassel Ridge Winery, located near Leighton in Mahaska County.

He spoke with Jeff Stein for Iowa Business Report program number 20-19; this podcast contains the full conversation.   

A new survey commissioned by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute discussed the impact of education and location on income. Dr. John Winters, an associate professor of economics at Iowa State University, conducted the survey, titled "What You Make Depends On Where You Live: College Earnings Across States And Metropolitan Areas"; he talked with Jeff Stein of the Iowa Business Report via ZOOM on July 14, 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 Tom Leitgen of AeroSeeder LLC, based in Garnavillo, combining new technology (drones) with new use of seed (cover crops) to efficiently handle farm needs.

The profile aired on Iowa Business Report program number 20-31.

On this edition of the Iowa Business Report:

An Iowa State University economics professor shares details of his survey showing that location may be a better determinant of income than education.

Some businesses are requiring workers to sign off on COVID-19 prevention measures before returning to the workplace.

In this week's "Business Profile", we meet Tom Leitgen of AeroSeeder LLC in Garnavillo, making drones that can plant cover crop seed.

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 global pandemic has led to many businesses and employees seeking new ways to get their messages out; Google Tools has developed new options, as a result.

A new survey suggests while education is important, location is a better key in determining your income.

In this week's "Business Profile", we meet Tom Penaluna of CBE Companies, based in Cedar Falls.

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 Tom Penaluna of CBE Companies, a group based in Cedar Falls, with additional offices in Waterloo, Iowa; New Braunfels, Texas; and Taguig City, Philippines.

He spoke with Jeff Stein for Iowa Business Report program number 20-30; this podcast contains the full conversation.