Iowa Business Report
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 includes a “Business Profile” segment, telling the story of one Iowa-based company and its impact. The "Iowa Business Report" also airs as a weekday two-minute feature. The "Iowa Business Report" is presented with support from the Iowa Business Council (iowabusinesscouncil.org). The program is a copyrighted production of Totally Iowa Media, which is solely responsible for its content.
Episodes
1972 episodes
Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition -- Sep. 29, 2026
Iowa Business Report Tuesday EditionSeptember 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.&n...
Iowa Business Report Monday Edition -- Sep. 28, 2026
Iowa Business Report Monday EditionSeptember 28, 2026 National financial journalist Jordan Goodman on the CEOs of large AI companies warning of the dangers of their products.
Iowa Business Report 26-39 (Sep. 25-27, 2026)
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 expectati...
Iowa Business Report Friday Edition -- Sep. 25, 2026
Iowa Business Report Friday EditionSeptember 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 -- Sep. 24, 2026
Iowa Business Report Thursday EditionSeptember 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...
Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition -- Sep. 23, 2026
Iowa Business Report Wednesday EditionSeptember 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 -- Sep. 22, 2026
Iowa Business Report Tuesday EditionSeptember 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...
Iowa Business Report Monday Edition -- Sep. 21, 2026
Iowa Business Report Monday EditionSeptember 21, 2026 National financial journalist Jordan Goodman on the reasons for last week's rate hike by the Federal Reserve.
Iowa Business Report 26-38 (Sep. 18-20, 2026)
On the Iowa Business Report weekend edition:* USDA Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden discusses the importance of federal financial investment in Iowa's economy* A new report from Common Sense Institute Iowa documents the ...
Iowa Business Report Friday Edition -- Sep. 18, 2026
Iowa Business Report Friday EditionSeptember 18, 2026 Congressman Zach Nunn (R-IA03) on passage in the U.S. House of the GUARD Act to give local law enforcement more tools to combat financial f...
Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition -- Sep. 17, 2026
Iowa Business Report Thursday EditionSeptember 17, 2026 USDA Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden on the importance of more federal dollars coming to Iowa for agribusiness-related projects.
Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition -- Sep. 16, 2026
Iowa Business Report Wednesday EditionSeptember 16, 2026 Iowa State University president David Cook on the role its extension and outreach department, and research generally, plays in the econom...
Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition -- Sep. 15, 2026
Iowa Business Report Tuesday EditionSeptember 15, 2026 National financial journalist Jordan Goodman on SEC proposals to reduce corporate reporting of financial data to twice yearly instead of quarterl...
Iowa Business Report Monday Edition -- Sep. 14, 2026
Iowa Business Report Monday EditionSeptember 14, 2026 Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird on a lawsuit her office joined against Amazon, claiming unfair advertising practices that adversely impacted Iowa...
Iowa Business Report 26-37 (Sep. 11-13, 2026)
On the Iowa Business Report weekend edition:* Sarah Hermanson of One Above HR on her upcoming CONNECT seminar series on communication* Data that is reviewed by the Federal Reserve Board in determining interest rates
Iowa Business Report Friday Edition -- Sep. 11, 2026
Iowa Business Report Friday EditionSeptember 11, 2026 Economist Dr. John Lott on the economy and how the Administration could have handled one taxation issue better.
Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition -- Sep. 10, 2026
Iowa Business Report Thursday EditionSeptember 10, 2026 Sarah Hermanson of One Above HR of Manchester on her upcoming seminar series, called CONNECT.
Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition -- Sep. 09, 2026
Iowa Business Report Wednesday EditionSeptember 09, 2026 National financial journalist Jordan Goodman on the surprising monthly federal jobs report released last Friday.
Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition -- Sep. 08, 2026
Iowa Business Report Tuesday EditionSeptember 08, 2026 Tyler Martinez of the National Taxpayers Union on how contrary court opinions have affected the legality of home-based distilling.
Iowa Business Report Monday Edition -- Sep. 07, 2026
Iowa Business Report Monday EditionSeptember 07, 2026 Mark Mix of the National Right to Work Committee on labor unions and right-to-work provisions in Iowa and other states.
Iowa Business Report 26-36 (Sep. 04-06, 2026)
On the Iowa Business Report weekend edition:* Mark Mix of the National Right to Work Committee assesses labor in the U.S.* Financial journalist Jordan Goodman breaks down the better-than-expected federal jobs report
Iowa Business Report Friday Edition -- Sep. 04, 2026
Iowa Business Report Friday EditionSeptember 04, 2026 Bridget Johnson of The Oakwood Inn near Okoboji on why their gourmet breakfast offerings wound up being nominated for a regional hospitality award.
Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition -- Sep. 03, 2026
Iowa Business Report Thursday EditionSeptember 03, 2026 Chris Diebel, managing partner of Bubba, a downtown Des Moines restaurant marking ten years in business.