Iowa Business Report 24-01 (Jan. 05-07, 2024)

On this edition of the Iowa Business Report: The Iowa General Assembly gavels into session Monday; we hear from Iowa Business Council president Joe Murphy with his group's legislative priorities for 2024.While the nation's economic numbers may look better than they did a year or two ago, a survey shows Americans have a gloomy attitude toward the U.S. economic outlook. And in this week's "Business Profile", we'll revisit a conversation with Fred Smith, co-owner of FastPaks, based in Davenport.For more, go to totallyiowa.com and click on the "radio programs" link.    Support for the Iowa Business Report radio program and podcast comes from the Iowa Business Council, online at iowabusinesscouncil.org.