Iowa Business Report

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. 

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. 

Iowa Business Report Thursday EditionJun. 12, 2025  Des Moines-based national radio host Ken Chester on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in business. 

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. 

Iowa Business Report Tuesday EditionJun. 10, 2025      National financial journalist Jordan Goodman on the slumping summer housing market in the U.S. 

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. 

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. 

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 escalation. 

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. 

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. 

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. 

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. 

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. 

Iowa Business Report Wednesday EditionMay 28, 2025    Author and economist Spencer Morrison on how tariffs can be used to reclaim American manufacturing and jobs.

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 state. 

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. 

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

Iowa Business Report Thursday EditionMay 22, 2025      National financial journalist Jordan Goodman on the large amount of foreign investment in the U.S. that was announced during the President's trip to the Middle East last week. 

Iowa Business Report Wednesday EditionMay 21, 2025      Kerry Lutz of the Financial Survival Network says the 90-day pause in escalated tariffs with China is good news for the U.S. prevailing in a new trade deal. 

Iowa Business Report Tuesday EditionMay 20, 2025       Former U.S. Rep. Steve King (R-IA) of the Free Soil Foundation on the economic impact of a bill passed by the Iowa Legislature limiting use of eminent domain for private projects like carbon capture pipelines. 

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. 

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. 

Iowa Business Report Thursday EditionMay 15, 2025      Financial journalist Jordan Goodman, analyzing the U.S. trade deal with Britain announced last week. 

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. 

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.

Iowa Business Report Monday EditionMay 12, 2025     Financial journalist Jordan Goodman on the impact of the Federal Reserve leaving interest rates unchanged last week.

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 reform. 

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. 

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 funds. 

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. 

Iowa Business Report Monday EditionMay 05, 2025        Morgan Bonwell of Right Relations, explaining why she expanded her company beyond political consulting work.  

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.

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.

Iowa Business Report Wednesday EditionApr. 30, 2025          ISU cropping systems specialist Mark Licht on the mood on the farm as planting season began.

Iowa Business Report Tuesday EditionApr. 29, 2025         Financial journalist Jordan Goodman summarizes the situation concerning Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell remaining in his job. 

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 U.S. 

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 actually developed. 

Iowa Business Report Thursday EditionApr. 24, 2025       Sue Gehling, founder of Classroom Clinic, a telehealth company providing mental health services to schools and families. 

Iowa Business Report Wednesday EditionApr. 23, 2025       John Mickelson of Midwest Growth Partners on their investments in rural businesses over the past dozen years. 

Iowa Business Report Tuesday EditionApr. 22, 2025      Iowa Secretary of Agriculture and Land Stewardship Mike Naig on the mood on the farm as planting season begins in Iowa.

Iowa Business Report Monday EditionApr. 21, 2025      Financial journalist Jordan Goodman on new retail sales data showing consumers are increasing their spending on certain items.

Iowa Business Report Friday EditionApr. 18, 2025         Sarah Curry, research director for the Iowans for Tax Relief Foundation, on the "ITR Report Card" released this week, showing each school district in Iowa and the reasonableness of the property tax levy requests made by each.