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
1688 episodes
Iowa Business Report Friday Edition -- Oct. 31, 2025
Iowa Business Report Friday EditionOct. 31, 2025 Jess Okon of Blue-9 Pet Products of Maquoketa on the company's continued growth of its KLIMB training products.
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Season 5
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Episode 218
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Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition -- Oct. 30, 2025
Iowa Business Report Thursday EditionOct. 30, 2025 National financial journalist Jordan Goodman on the growing amount of news of late concerning artificial intelligence (AI).
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Season 5
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Episode 217
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Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition -- Oct. 29, 2025
Iowa Business Report Wednesday EditionOct. 29, 2025 Ben Murrey of Common Sense Institute Iowa on the impact of today's Federal Reserve meeting on Iowans.
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Season 5
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Episode 216
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Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition -- Oct. 28, 2025
Iowa Business Report Tuesday EditionOct. 28, 2025 Iowa Secretary of Agriculture and Land Stewardship Mike Naig on the Crop Insurance Discount Program, providing economic benefit to producers who plant fall cover cr...
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Season 5
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Episode 215
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Iowa Business Report Monday Edition -- Oct. 27, 2025
Iowa Business Report Monday EditionOct. 27, 2025 National financial journalist Jordan Goodman on the implications of lower Middle East oil prices on the global economy.
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Season 5
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Episode 214
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Iowa Business Report Friday Edition -- Oct. 24, 2025
Iowa Business Report Friday EditionOct. 24, 2025 Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird on the increase in job scammers targeting Iowans.
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Season 5
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Episode 213
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Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition -- Oct. 23, 2025
Iowa Business Report Thursday EditionOct. 23, 2025 National financial journalist Jordan Goodman on the challenges faced by farmers due to tariffs--and why payment from the U.S. government may not help.
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Season 5
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Episode 212
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Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition -- Oct. 22, 2025
Iowa Business Report Wednesday EditionOct. 22, 2025 Mark Collins of Drone Xperts of Elkader, which trains the next generation of drone pilots and operators.
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Season 5
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Episode 211
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Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition -- Oct. 21, 2025
Iowa Business Report Tuesday EditionOct. 21, 2025 Bill Menner of the Iowa Rural Development Council on the awarding of ten SPARK Leadership Grants, in partnership with Alliant Energy, last week. ...
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Season 5
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Episode 210
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Iowa Business Report Monday Edition -- Oct. 20, 2025
Iowa Business Report Monday EditionOct. 20, 2025 National financial journalist Jordan Goodman on the status of the federal government shutdown, and how that may impact action taken by the Federal Reser...
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Season 5
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Episode 209
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Iowa Business Report Friday Edition -- Oct. 17, 2025
Iowa Business Report Friday EditionOct. 17, 2025 State Auditor Rob Sand expresses concern about the fiscal solvency of the state of Iowa, and the impact of that on programs.
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Season 5
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Episode 208
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Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition -- Oct. 16, 2025
Iowa Business Report Thursday EditionOct. 16, 2025 Mark Mix of the National Right to Work Committee on proposed legislation in Congress that would expand union control.
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Season 5
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Episode 207
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Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition -- Oct. 15, 2025
Iowa Business Report Wednesday EditionOct. 15, 2025 Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-IA04) on federal funding to help support rural hospitals and health care issues.
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Season 5
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Episode 206
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Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition -- October 14, 2025
Iowa Business Report Tuesday EditionOct. 14, 2025 Nicole Crain of the Iowa Association of Business and Industry on the broad scope of jobs available in the manufacturing sector.
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Season 5
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Episode 205
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Iowa Business Report Monday Edition -- October 13, 2025
Iowa Business Report Monday EditionOct. 13, 2025 National financial journalist Jordan Goodman discusses why one computer company is investing in a competitor.
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Season 5
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Episode 204
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2:00
Iowa Business Report Friday Edition -- Oct. 10, 2025
Iowa Business Report Friday EditionOct. 10, 2025 Joe Murphy of the Iowa Business Council with data from the group's new quarterly economic outlook survey.
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Season 5
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Episode 203
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2:00
Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition -- Oct. 09, 2025
Iowa Business Report Thursday EditionOct. 09, 2025 National financial journalist Jordan Goodman on why the electric vehicle industry is preparing for a drop in sales.
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Season 5
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Episode 202
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Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition -- Oct. 08, 2025
Iowa Business Report Wednesday EditionOct. 08, 2025 U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley (R-New Hartford) on direct impacts to Iowans resulting from the federal government shutdown.
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Season 5
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Episode 201
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Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition -- Oct. 07, 2025
Iowa Business Report Tuesday EditionOct. 07, 2025 Boris Shekhter of Helix Electric, a contractor hiring 400 skilled professionals for a data center building project near Cedar Rapids.
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Season 5
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Episode 200
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