Iowa Business Report

Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition
Dec. 17, 2024     

Emily Schmitt of Sukup Manufacturing on expanding child care options in Iowa. 

Iowa Business Report Monday Edition
Dec. 16, 2024    

Financial journalist Jordan Goodman on inflation going up...but interest rates perhaps going down. 

On this week's edition of the Iowa Business Report:

Appropriate and available housing is important in growing a state workforce. Ben Murrey of the Common Sense Institute Iowa shares research showing Iowa fares well compared with other states.

Unemployment increases may impact another Fed rate cut next week.

And in our Business Profile, you'll learn the full story behind the Brick Kitchen Store in Independence.

Support comes from the Iowa Business Council, on line at iowabusinesscouncil.org.

Iowa Business Report Friday Edition
Dec. 13, 2024    

Ben Murrey of Common Sense Institute Iowa on the economic benefits tied to Iowa being a low crime state.

Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition
Dec. 12, 2024          

Nate Whited of the family-owned Brick Kitchen Store in Independence on the strength of small town businesses in Iowa.

Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition
Dec. 11, 2024        

Paul Steidler of the Lexington Institute on carbon capture pipelines failing to be a positive economic driver for a region.

Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition
Dec. 10, 2024         

Financial journalist Jordan Goodman assessing the merits of the new federal "Department of Government Efficiency," or DOGE. 

Iowa Business Report Monday Edition
Dec. 09, 2024         

State Auditor Rob Sand on his department's "PIE" initiative to help prevent wasteful spending of tax dollars.

On this week's edition of the Iowa Business Report:

Small businesses in the U.S. face a variety of challenges; business consultant and author Michael Levine suggests some of those challenge come from an unlikely source.

We take a look at how much Americans spent to open the holiday shopping season.

And in our Business Profile, you'll meet Stephani Manning of Innovative Captive Strategies, an Iowa company marking its silver anniversary in a unique way.

Support comes from the Iowa Business Council, on line at iowabusinesscouncil.org.

Iowa Business Report Friday Edition
Dec. 06, 2024        

Stephani Manning of Innovative Captive Strategies, whose employees are marking the company's 25th anniversary in a unique way.