
Iowa Business Report
Now in its sixth 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
1571 episodes
Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition -- Jun. 18, 2025
Iowa Business Report Wednesday EditionJun. 18, 2025 Matt Everson, Iowa state director for the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), on how Washington is hampering small business growth in the state.&n...
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Season 5
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Episode 121
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Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition -- June 17, 2025
Iowa Business Report Tuesday EditionJun. 17, 2025 James Machamer of Walk Your Plans Des Moines, a new business which may change the pre-construction process for specialty-built structures.
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Season 5
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Episode 120
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Iowa Business Report Monday Edition -- June 16, 2025
Iowa Business Report Monday EditionJun. 16, 2025 National financial journalist Jordan Goodman on current economic data and what it means for action--or inaction--by the Federal Reserve this week.
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Season 5
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Episode 119
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Iowa Business Report Friday Edition -- Jun. 13, 2025
Iowa Business Report Friday EditionJun. 13, 2025 Tim Chapman of Advancing American Freedom, describing how Congressional Budget Office modeling does not take economic growth into account.
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Season 5
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Episode 118
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Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition -- Jun. 12, 2025
Iowa Business Report Thursday EditionJun. 12, 2025 Des Moines-based national radio host Ken Chester on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in business.
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Season 5
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Episode 117
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Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition -- Jun. 11, 2025
Iowa Business Report Wednesday EditionJun. 11, 2025 Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA02) citing specific items justifying why she supported the reconciliation bill in the U.S. House.
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Season 5
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Episode 116
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Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition -- June 10, 2025
Iowa Business Report Tuesday EditionJun. 10, 2025 National financial journalist Jordan Goodman on the slumping summer housing market in the U.S.
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Season 5
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Episode 115
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2:00

Iowa Business Report Monday Edition -- June 09, 2025
Iowa Business Report Monday EditionJun. 09, 2025 U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) gives his thoughts on the reconciliation bill passed by the House and pending in the Senate.
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Season 5
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Episode 114
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Iowa Business Report Friday Edition -- Jun. 06, 2025
Iowa Business Report Friday EditionJun. 06, 2025 Larry Borglum of Kay Park, manufacturers of outdoor recreation equipment, which converted its Janesville operation to run totally on solar energy. ...
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Season 5
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Episode 113
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2:00

Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition -- Jun. 05, 2025
Iowa Business Report Thursday EditionJun. 04, 2025 Iowa Secretary of Agriculture and Land Stewardship Mike Naig on the Trump Administration's agreement with the United Kingdom to avoid tariff escalatio...
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Season 5
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Episode 112
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Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition -- Jun. 04, 2025
Iowa Business Report Wednesday EditionJun. 04, 2025 Doug Fricke of the World Pork Expo, which brings thousands of pork producers to the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines each year.
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Season 5
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Episode 111
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Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition -- Jun. 03, 2025
Iowa Business Report Tuesday EditionJun. 03, 2025 Jason Isaac of the American Energy Institute on the importance of domestic energy production for a healthy economy.
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Season 5
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Episode 110
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Iowa Business Report Monday Edition -- Jun. 02, 2025
Iowa Business Report Monday EditionJun. 02, 2025 National financial journalist Jordan Goodman on last week's positive inflation data, but with caution on the impact of future tariffs.
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Season 5
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Episode 109
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Iowa Business Report Friday Edition -- May 30, 2025
Iowa Business Report Friday EditionMay 30, 2025 U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) on her "Made in America Manufacturing Finance Act," to expand the loan limit for SBA manufacturing loans.
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Season 5
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Episode 108
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2:00

Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition -- May 29, 2025
Iowa Business Report Thursday EditionMay 29, 2025 National financial journalist Jordan Goodman on how President Trump's executive order will reduce prescription prices for Americans.
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Season 5
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Episode 107
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2:00

Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition -- May 28, 2025
Iowa Business Report Wednesday EditionMay 28, 2025 Author and economist Spencer Morrison on how tariffs can be used to reclaim American manufacturing and jobs.
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Season 5
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Episode 106
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2:00

Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition -- May 27, 2025
Iowa Business Report Tuesday EditionMay 27, 2025 Iowa Secretary of Agriculture & Land Stewardship Mike Naig on the growth of the Choose Iowa program to stimulate economic growth of ag-related products within the...
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Season 5
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Episode 105
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2:00

Iowa Business Report Monday Edition -- May 26, 2025
Iowa Business Report Monday EditionMay 26, 2025 National financial journalist Jordan Goodman outlines the reasons why prices at the gas pump have dropped as the summer traveling season begins.
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Season 5
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Episode 104
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2:00

Iowa Business Report Friday Edition -- May 23, 2025
Iowa Business Report Friday EditionMay 23, 2025 Rod Johnson of Iowa-based BLK & Bold Coffee Company, now sold nationally in 11,000 retail locations.
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Season 5
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Episode 103
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