Iowa Business Report

Iowa Business Report Friday EditionNov. 14, 2025     Dr. J. Michael Waller of the Center for Security Policy on the threats to American AI dominance posed by the Chinese government. 

Iowa Business Report Thursday EditionNov. 13, 2025     U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) on the federal government investigation of collusion and price-fixing in the meat packing industry. 

Iowa Business Report Wednesday EditionNov. 12, 2025     Christopher Hale, founder of Smartphones Plus in Hiawatha, recently named to the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing American businesses. 

Iowa Business Report Tuesday EditionNov. 11, 2025    National financial journalist Jordan Goodman notes the large number of corporate layoffs of late tied to advancements in artificial intelligence. 

Iowa Business Report Monday EditionNov. 10, 2025    Bob Rafferty of Iowa Business for Clean Energy on limiting excessive energy company profits. 

Iowa Business Report Friday EditionNov. 07, 2025       Thomas Aiello of the National Taxpayers Union on their annual "no brainers list" of proposed Congressional legislation. 

Iowa Business Report Thursday EditionNov. 06, 2025      Author Marc Beckman on how AI's English language focus will benefit businesses. 

Iowa Business Report Wednesday EditionNov. 05, 2025      Mark Mix of the National Right to Work Committee on how workforce development is a missed opportunity for labor unions. 

Iowa Business Report Tuesday EditionNov. 04, 2025       Grover Norquist of Americans for Tax Reform on the partial federal government shutdown and its effect on the federal workforce. 

Iowa Business Report Monday EditionNov. 03, 2025      National financial journalist Jordan Goodman on last week's interest rate cut by the Fed and its impact on Iowans. 

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. 

Iowa Business Report Thursday EditionOct. 30, 2025      National financial journalist Jordan Goodman on the growing amount of news of late concerning artificial intelligence (AI). 

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. 

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 crops. 

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. 

Iowa Business Report Friday EditionOct. 24, 2025   Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird on the increase in job scammers targeting Iowans. 

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. 

Iowa Business Report Wednesday EditionOct. 22, 2025          Mark Collins of Drone Xperts of Elkader, which trains the next generation of drone pilots and operators. 

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. 

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 Reserve at its meeting next week. 

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. 

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. 

Iowa Business Report Wednesday EditionOct. 15, 2025     Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-IA04) on federal funding to help support rural hospitals and health care issues. 

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. 

Iowa Business Report Monday EditionOct. 13, 2025         National financial journalist Jordan Goodman discusses why one computer company is investing in a competitor. 

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. 

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. 

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. 

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. 

Iowa Business Report Monday EditionOct. 06, 2025       National financial journalist Jordan Goodman assesses the impact of the federal government shutdown on the U.S. economy. 

Iowa Business Report Friday EditionOct. 03, 2025      Joe Murphy of the Iowa Business Council on steps taken by Iowa businesses to protect them from outside forces adversely impacting business. 

Iowa Business Report Thursday EditionOct. 02, 2025     Heather Hoskins of Ajinomoto Health and Nutrition in Eddyville, the nation's only producer of MSG. 

Iowa Business Report Wednesday EditionOct. 01, 2025      Nicole Crain of the Iowa Association of Business & Industry on the impact of manufacturing in the state; October is national Manufacturing Month.

Iowa Business Report Tuesday EditionSep. 30, 2025     U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) on bipartisan legislation that could lead to lower fertilizer costs for Iowa farmers. 

Iowa Business Report Monday EditionSep. 29, 2025    National financial journalist Jordan Goodman on the impact of tariffs, particularly on small business. 

Iowa Business Report Friday EditionSep. 26, 2025     Iowa Secretary of Agriculture and Land Stewardship Mike Naig on the impact of an Iowa trade delegation trip to India this month. 

Iowa Business Report Thursday EditionSep. 25, 2025    Nicole Crain of the Iowa Association of Business and Industry with results from the group's new quarterly business outlook survey. 

Iowa Business Report Wednesday EditionSep. 24, 2025    John Izer of Ribeye Shack, a food truck traveling across Iowa serving at various fairs and events. 

Iowa Business Report Tuesday EditionSep. 23, 2025     Rep. Zach Nunn (R-IA03) on legislation he introduced to help provide public/private workforce connections for young people. 

Iowa Business Report Monday EditionSep. 22, 2025    Financial journalist Jordan Goodman on the impact of the Federal Reserve lowering interest rates last week. 

Iowa Business Report Friday EditionSep. 19, 2025      Sammy Petersen of the family-owned and operated Bloomsbury Farm agritourism business west of Cedar Rapids discusses the history of the business. 

Iowa Business Report Thursday EditionSep. 18, 2025      Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird with a warning about the latest round of job scams. 

Iowa Business Report Wednesday EditionSep. 17, 2025      Cedar Rapids Mayor Tiffany O'Donnell on the "Make My Move Greater Cedar Rapids" effort, designed to attract people to move to the region.