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Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition
October 01, 2026
Economist E.J. Antoni on the broader benefits of the proposed mega-steel plant to be built in southeast Iowa.
Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition
September 30, 2026
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird, who was at the White House Monday when a $15B steel plant was announced, set to be built in Lee County, Iowa.
Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition
September 29, 2026
Michael Lucci of the non-profit group State Armor on the U.S. blocking Chinese attempts to monopolize distribution of rare earth magnets used in tech devices.
Iowa Business Report Monday Edition
September 28, 2026
National financial journalist Jordan Goodman on the CEOs of large AI companies warning of the dangers of their products.
On the Iowa Business Report weekend edition:
* Iowa Secretary of Agriculture and Land Stewardship Mike Naig on the agritourism aspects of the Choose Iowa program
* U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley (R-New Hartford) on expectations from the Trump/Xi meeting
* In our business profile, we'll introduce you to Mike Mallaro on Waterloo-based VGM Group, which has been an ESOP since 2008
The Iowa Business Report is presented by the Iowa Business Council, online at iowabusinesscouncil.org. Additional support comes from the Iowa Secretary of State, sos.iowa.gov/protectyourbusiness and ibat.iowa.gov.
Iowa Business Report Friday Edition
September 25, 2026
Mike Mallaro on the growth of the VGM group of companies after becoming employee-owned through ESOP conversion.
Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition
September 24, 2026
U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley (R-New Hartford) on what he'd like to see come out of this week's meeting between U.S. President Trump and China President XI, particularly with regard to Iowa's ag economy.
Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition
September 23, 2026
National financial journalist Jordan Goodman on private equity firms now entering the realm of college NIL payments to athletes.
Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition
September 22, 2026
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture and Land Stewardship Mike Naig on the prospects for a federal farm bill being passed, now that it has moved to the full Senate for debate.
Iowa Business Report Monday Edition
September 21, 2026
National financial journalist Jordan Goodman on the reasons for last week's rate hike by the Federal Reserve.
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Now in its seventh year, the "Iowa Business Report” is a weekly half-hour radio program featuring interviews about business, government, the economy, jobs, trade, and investments. Each program also…