
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
1545 episodes
Iowa Business Report Monday Edition -- May 19, 2025
Iowa Business Report Monday EditionMay 19, 2025 National financial journalist Jordan Goodman breaks down the new consumer and producer price index information, with better numbers than analysts had expected.&...
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Season 5
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Episode 99
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Iowa Business Report Friday Edition -- May 16, 2025
Iowa Business Report Friday EditionMay 16, 2025 Cedar Rapids Mayor Tiffany O'Donnell on the economic development in her city as a result of a casino being built in downtown Cedar Rapids.
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Episode 98
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Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition -- May 15, 2025
Iowa Business Report Thursday EditionMay 15, 2025 Financial journalist Jordan Goodman, analyzing the U.S. trade deal with Britain announced last week.
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Episode 97
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Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition -- May 14, 2025
Iowa Business Report Wednesday EditionMay 14, 2025 Zack Krawiec of Upvote, an Iowa-based company whose Legible AI product is gaining favor with those who track bills in a state legislature.
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Episode 96
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Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition -- May 13, 2025
Iowa Business Report Tuesday EditionMay 13, 2025 Former Iowa governor and former U.S. ambassador to China Terry Branstad on his advocacy of renewable energy, including wind energy.
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Episode 95
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Iowa Business Report Monday Edition -- May 12, 2025
Iowa Business Report Monday EditionMay 12, 2025 Financial journalist Jordan Goodman on the impact of the Federal Reserve leaving interest rates unchanged last week.
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Episode 94
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2:00

Iowa Business Report Friday Edition -- May 09, 2025
Iowa Business Report Friday EditionMay 09, 2025 Nicole Crain of the Iowa Association of Business & Industry on the impact on business and taxpayers of state Senate File 383, tied to pharmacy benefit manager refo...
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Episode 93
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Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition -- May 08, 2025
Iowa Business Report Thursday EditionMay 08, 2025 Joe Murphy of the Iowa Business Council on pending legislation in Des Moines that could be costly for businesses and their employees.
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Episode 92
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Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition -- May 07, 2025
Iowa Business Report Wednesday EditionMay 07, 2025 State Auditor Rob Sand on his testimony before the Iowa House Government Oversight Committee last week on misallocation of $27.5 million of Iowa court debt f...
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Season 5
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Episode 91
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2:00

Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition -- May 06, 2025
Iowa Business Report Tuesday EditionMay 06, 2025 U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley (R-New Hartford), who says Congress is ahead of where it was a year ago with regard to passing a new five-year farm bill.&nb...
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Episode 90
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2:00

Iowa Business Report Monday Edition -- May 05, 2025
Iowa Business Report Monday EditionMay 05, 2025 Morgan Bonwell of Right Relations, explaining why she expanded her company beyond political consulting work.
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Episode 89
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2:00

Iowa Business Report Friday Edition -- May 02, 2025
Iowa Business Report Friday EditionMay 02, 2025 Joseph Bishop-Henchman of the National Taxpayers Union Foundation on the impact on small business if Congress allows the 2017 Tax Cuts & Jobs Act to lapse at the end of 2025.
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Season 5
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Episode 88
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2:00

Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition -- May 01, 2025
Iowa Business Report Thursday EditionMay 01, 2025 Congressman Zach Nunn (R-IA03) on introduction of his "ReConnecting Rural America Act" to enhance rural communication infrastructure in the U.S...
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Season 5
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Episode 87
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Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition -- Apr. 30, 2025
Iowa Business Report Wednesday EditionApr. 30, 2025 ISU cropping systems specialist Mark Licht on the mood on the farm as planting season began.
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Season 5
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Episode 86
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2:00

Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition -- Apr. 29, 2025
Iowa Business Report Tuesday EditionApr. 29, 2025 Financial journalist Jordan Goodman summarizes the situation concerning Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell remaining in his job.
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Season 5
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Episode 85
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2:00

Iowa Business Report Monday Edition -- Apr. 28, 2025
Iowa Business Report Monday EditionApr. 28, 2025 Spencer Morrison, author of the book "Reshore," on the variety of elements, including tariff imposition, that can help restore manufacturing jobs in the...
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Episode 84
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2:00

Iowa Business Report Friday Edition -- Apr. 25, 2025
Iowa Business Report Friday EditionApr. 25, 2025 Entrepreneur and investor Allison Huynh on companies such as AMD and NVIDIA moving production to the U.S., where the ideas for their computing protocols were ...
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Episode 83
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Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition -- Apr. 24, 2025
Iowa Business Report Thursday EditionApr. 24, 2025 Sue Gehling, founder of Classroom Clinic, a telehealth company providing mental health services to schools and families.
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Episode 82
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2:00

Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition -- Apr. 23, 2025
Iowa Business Report Wednesday EditionApr. 23, 2025 John Mickelson of Midwest Growth Partners on their investments in rural businesses over the past dozen years.
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Season 5
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Episode 81
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