Iowa Business Report

Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition
May 21, 2024       

Financial journalist Jordan Goodman says those calling for universities to divest from holdings tied to Israel are not realistic.

Iowa Business Report Monday Edition
May 20, 2024       

Mount Mercy University president Dr. Todd Olson on the opportunities for students from MMU's course-sharing arrangement with St. Ambrose University.

On this edition of the Iowa Business Report: 

Two Eastern Iowa universities have partnered on a unique course sharing plan; presidents Amy Novak of St. Ambrose University and Todd Olson of Mt. Mercy University describe the arrangement.

Amazon is offering a quarter-million dollars of grants to small businesses across the U.S.
 
And in this week's "Business Profile",  you'll hear about how the Iowa Association of Business and Industry works to help its member businesses across the state.

For more, go to totallyiowa.com and click on the "radio programs" link.   
 
Support for the Iowa Business Report radio program and podcast comes from the Iowa Business Council, online at iowabusinesscouncil.org.      

Iowa Business Report Friday Edition
May 17, 2024      

St. Ambrose University president Dr. Amy Novak on a unique partnership between SAU and Mt. Mercy University to promote efficiencies.    

Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition
May 16, 2024        

Meg Schneider of the Iowa Association of Business and Industry on why businesses should belong to a broad-based organization like ABI, in addition to genre-specific groups. 

Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition
May 15, 2024        

Bill Himpler of the American Financial Services Association on overreach by one federal agency concerning gathering customer information from lenders. 

Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition
May 14, 2024       

Matt Carstens of Landus and Conduit talks about the evolving business models for agriculture. 

Iowa Business Report Monday Edition
May 13, 2024      

Financial journalist Jordan Goodman says the current economic numbers won't justify the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates until the fall. 

On this edition of the Iowa Business Report: 

We note national Small Business Month by getting an update on area statistics and free services from Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate and Lisa Shimkat, Iowa director of America's Small Business Development Centers.

Another "top ten" finish for Iowa in the annual U.S. News "best states" list.
 
And in this week's "Business Profile",  you'll hear about Landus and a new business, Conduit, from Landus CEO Matt Carstens.

For more, go to totallyiowa.com and click on the "radio programs" link.   
 
Support for the Iowa Business Report radio program and podcast comes from the Iowa Business Council, online at iowabusinesscouncil.org.         

Iowa Business Report Friday Edition
May 10, 2024     

Former Iowa Congressman Steve King (R-IA04) on the danger to property rights if various carbon capture pipelines are allowed throughout the state.