Iowa Business Report

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to businesses and employees seeking new ways to get messages out; Google responded with a variety of new products to help both classes. Andrea Willis is a Google Tools expert; she talked with Jeff Stein of the Iowa Business Report via ZOOM on July 15, 2020. 

 On this edition of the Iowa Business Report:

An assessment of the post-COVID economy from Iowa native and CNN chief business correspondent Christine Romans.

An annual black-tie fundraising auction goes virtual--and more casual--this year.

In this week's "Business Profile", we learn about Carl A. Nelson & Company, a Burlington-based, century-old construction company.

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)      

The impact of the on-going pandemic on the global economy continues to be felt. CNN chief business correspondent Christine Romans is an Iowa native and Iowa State University graduate. The EMMY-award winning journalist is the author of three books on money and finance. Christine Romans talked with Jeff Stein of the Iowa Business Report via ZOOM on July 16, 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 Dan Culp of Carl A. Nelson & Co., a construction company based in Burlington, with additional offices in Cedar Falls and Washington, Iowa.

He spoke with Jeff Stein for Iowa Business Report program number 20-29; 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 content marketer Christoph Trappe of the Authentic Storytelling Project, urging businesses to be more effective in their marketing by telling better stories about themselves.

He spoke with Jeff Stein for Iowa Business Report program number 20-28; 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 Steve Bernard of Cedar Falls Utilities, an umbrella for a number of municipally-owned entities in Cedar Falls.

PC Magazine has named CFU the fastest internet service provider in the United States.

He spoke with Jeff Stein for Iowa Business Report program number 20-27; this podcast contains the full conversation. 

On this edition of the Iowa Business Report:

The second in a three-part series of summer conversations about growing businesses from Advance Iowa.

More than a half-million Iowa jobs were saved thanks to the Paycheck Protection Program.

In this week's "Business Profile", we meet content marketer Christoph Trappe and his "Authentic Storytelling Project".

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:

We learn about the Iowa ABI third quarter economic survey, and how the group has stayed connected with members despite not holding an in-person conference this year.

Leadership Iowa University will be virtual this year.

In this week's "Business Profile", we learn about Cedar Falls Utilities, which has the fastest internet service in the country.

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 Roger Johnson of Premier Furniture & Equipment of Shell Rock.

The company provides furnishings and materials for schools at a changing time for the structure of learning.

He spoke with Jeff Stein for Iowa Business Report program number 20-18; 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 third quarter of 2020, and how ABI has connected with members despite having to cancel its annual June conference, are the topics for this conversation between Iowa ABI president Mike Ralston and Jeff Stein of the Iowa Business Report. The conversation took place via ZOOM on June 18, 2020.