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Iowa Business Report
by Host: Jeff Stein
Now in its seventh 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
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Iowa Business Report Monday Edition -- Oct. 26, 2026
Iowa Business Report Monday Edition October 26, 2026 National financial journalist Jordan Goodman on why funding from a Meta lawsuit may not actually go to youth mental health programs as intended.
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Iowa Business Report Friday Edition -- Oct. 23, 2026
Iowa Business Report Friday Edition October 23, 2026 Linda Hudwalker Bowman of Lumicent, which focuses on teaching financial literacy to young people.
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Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition -- Oct. 22, 2026
Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition October 22, 2026 Katie Jereza of the U.S. Department of Energy on $9 million of federal funding earmarked for Iowa's electricity infrastructure.
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Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition -- Oct. 21, 2026
Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition October 21, 2026 Jack Taddeo, Iowa franchise holder of Bar-B-Clean, which fills a need for homeowners and renters alike.
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Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition -- Oct. 20, 2026
Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition October 20, 2026 Iowa Secretary of Agriculture and Land Stewardship Mike Naig on this Saturday's "America's Harvest Festival" in Des Moines, an opportunity to highlight the role of agriculture in the state's economy.
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Iowa Business Report Monday Edition -- Oct. 19, 2026
Iowa Business Report Monday Edition October 19, 2026 National financial journalist Jordan Goodman on the recently announced cost of living increase for Social Security recipients in 2027.
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Iowa Business Report 26-42 (Oct. 16-18, 2026)
On the Iowa Business Report weekend edition: * National financial journalist Jordan Goodman shares key data that may lead to the Federal Reserve increasing interest rates again later this month * Small business optimism declines nationally, according to a new survey * In our business profile…
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Iowa Business Report Friday Edition -- Oct. 16, 2026
Iowa Business Report Friday Edition October 16, 2026 Iowa Business Council president Joe Murphy on his group's support for the proposed mega steel plant in southeast Iowa.
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Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition -- Oct. 15, 2026
Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition October 15, 2026 National financial journalist Jordan Goodman on a major media consolidation which became official last week.
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Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition -- Oct. 14, 2026
Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition October 14, 2026 Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird on a generic drug lawsuit settlement that could mean $1.4 million for Iowans.
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Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition -- Oct. 13, 2026
Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition October 13, 2026 Iowa native and national investment analyst Todd Sheets on misinformation concerning artificial intelligence.
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Iowa Business Report Monday Edition -- Oct. 12, 2026
Iowa Business Report Monday Edition October 12, 2026 National financial journalist Jordan Goodman on the widening U.S. trade deficit.
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Iowa Business Report 26-41 (Oct. 09-11, 2026)
On the Iowa Business Report weekend edition: * Positive resiliency is the headline from the new economic outlook survey of Iowa Business Council members; IBC President Joe Murphy shares details * A preview of Tuesday's Iowa Manufacturing Conference * In our business profile, we'll reintroduce you...
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Iowa Business Report Friday Edition -- Oct. 09, 2026
Iowa Business Report Friday Edition October 09, 2026 U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley (R-New Hartford) on relief for farmers fighting the high cost of diesel at harvest time.
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Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition -- Oct. 08, 2026
Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition October 08, 2026 National financial journalist Dennis Kneale on the impact of the Federal Reserve on the nation's economy.
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Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition -- Oct. 07, 2026
Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition October 07, 2026 Iowa Business Council president Joe Murphy on the positive resiliency IBC members indicated in the group's new quarterly economic outlook survey released this week.
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Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition -- Oct. 06, 2026
Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition October 06, 2026 Iowa Secretary of Agriculture and Land Stewardship Mike Naig on this week's Choose Iowa "fall crawl" agritourism event.
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IBR Extra: Economist E.J. Antoni (October 2026)
E.J Antoni, Chief Economist for the Institute for Economic Policy Studies at the Heritage Foundation, on the broad economic impact of the Mesabi Metallics steel plant proposed for southeast Iowa.
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Iowa Business Report Monday Edition -- Oct. 05, 2026
Iowa Business Report Monday Edition October 05, 2026 Phil Kerpen of American Commitment on the overall strength of the U.S. economy.
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Iowa Business Report 26-40 (Oct. 02-04, 2026)
On the Iowa Business Report weekend edition: * The proposed Lee County steel plant could lead to broad economic benefit for the region, according to Heritage Foundation economist E.J. Antoni * The monthly federal jobs report numbers fell short of expectations * In our business profile, we'll...
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Iowa Business Report Friday Edition -- Oct. 02, 2026
Iowa Business Report Friday Edition October 02, 2026 Iowa-based political consultant Morgan Bonwell on using AI to create a new revenue stream for her business.
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Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition -- Oct. 01, 2026
Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition October 01, 2026 Economist E.J. Antoni on the broader benefits of the proposed mega-steel plant to be built in southeast Iowa.
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Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition -- Sep. 30, 2026
Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition September 30, 2026 Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird, who was at the White House Monday when a $15B steel plant was announced, set to be built in Lee County, Iowa.
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Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition -- Sep. 29, 2026
Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition September 29, 2026 Michael Lucci of the non-profit group State Armor on the U.S. blocking Chinese attempts to monopolize distribution of rare earth magnets used in tech devices.
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Iowa Business Report Monday Edition -- Sep. 28, 2026
Iowa Business Report Monday Edition September 28, 2026 National financial journalist Jordan Goodman on the CEOs of large AI companies warning of the dangers of their products.
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Iowa Business Report 26-39 (Sep. 25-27, 2026)
On the Iowa Business Report weekend edition: * Iowa Secretary of Agriculture and Land Stewardship Mike Naig on the agritourism aspects of the Choose Iowa program * U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley (R-New Hartford) on expectations from the Trump/Xi meeting * In our business profile, we'll introduce you…
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Iowa Business Report Friday Edition -- Sep. 25, 2026
Iowa Business Report Friday Edition September 25, 2026 Mike Mallaro on the growth of the VGM group of companies after becoming employee-owned through ESOP conversion.
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Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition -- Sep. 24, 2026
Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition September 24, 2026 U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley (R-New Hartford) on what he'd like to see come out of this week's meeting between U.S. President Trump and China President XI, particularly with regard to Iowa's ag economy.
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Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition -- Sep. 23, 2026
Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition September 23, 2026 National financial journalist Jordan Goodman on private equity firms now entering the realm of college NIL payments to athletes.
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Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition -- Sep. 22, 2026
Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition September 22, 2026 Iowa Secretary of Agriculture and Land Stewardship Mike Naig on the prospects for a federal farm bill being passed, now that it has moved to the full Senate for debate.
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Iowa Business Report Monday Edition -- Sep. 21, 2026
Iowa Business Report Monday Edition September 21, 2026 National financial journalist Jordan Goodman on the reasons for last week's rate hike by the Federal Reserve.
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Iowa Business Report 26-38 (Sep. 18-20, 2026)
On the Iowa Business Report weekend edition: * USDA Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden discusses the importance of federal financial investment in Iowa's economy * A new report from Common Sense Institute Iowa documents the impact of inflation on Iowa family budgets * In our business profile, we'll...
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Iowa Business Report Friday Edition -- Sep. 18, 2026
Iowa Business Report Friday Edition September 18, 2026 Congressman Zach Nunn (R-IA03) on passage in the U.S. House of the GUARD Act to give local law enforcement more tools to combat financial fraud.
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Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition -- Sep. 17, 2026
Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition September 17, 2026 USDA Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden on the importance of more federal dollars coming to Iowa for agribusiness-related projects.
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Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition -- Sep. 16, 2026
Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition September 16, 2026 Iowa State University president David Cook on the role its extension and outreach department, and research generally, plays in the economic development of our state.
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Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition -- Sep. 15, 2026
Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition September 15, 2026 National financial journalist Jordan Goodman on SEC proposals to reduce corporate reporting of financial data to twice yearly instead of quarterly.
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Iowa Business Report Monday Edition -- Sep. 14, 2026
Iowa Business Report Monday Edition September 14, 2026 Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird on a lawsuit her office joined against Amazon, claiming unfair advertising practices that adversely impacted Iowa businesses selling on the platform.
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Iowa Business Report 26-37 (Sep. 11-13, 2026)
On the Iowa Business Report weekend edition: * Sarah Hermanson of One Above HR on her upcoming CONNECT seminar series on communication * Data that is reviewed by the Federal Reserve Board in determining interest rates * In our business profile, we'll reintroduce you to Jack Taddeo of Bar-B-Clean…
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Iowa Business Report Friday Edition -- Sep. 11, 2026
Iowa Business Report Friday Edition September 11, 2026 Economist Dr. John Lott on the economy and how the Administration could have handled one taxation issue better.
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Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition -- Sep. 10, 2026
Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition September 10, 2026 Sarah Hermanson of One Above HR of Manchester on her upcoming seminar series, called CONNECT.
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Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition -- Sep. 09, 2026
Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition September 09, 2026 National financial journalist Jordan Goodman on the surprising monthly federal jobs report released last Friday.
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Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition -- Sep. 08, 2026
Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition September 08, 2026 Tyler Martinez of the National Taxpayers Union on how contrary court opinions have affected the legality of home-based distilling.
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Iowa Business Report Monday Edition -- Sep. 07, 2026
Iowa Business Report Monday Edition September 07, 2026 Mark Mix of the National Right to Work Committee on labor unions and right-to-work provisions in Iowa and other states.
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Iowa Business Report 26-36 (Sep. 04-06, 2026)
On the Iowa Business Report weekend edition: * Mark Mix of the National Right to Work Committee assesses labor in the U.S. * Financial journalist Jordan Goodman breaks down the better-than-expected federal jobs report * In our business profile, we'll introduce you to Chris Diebel, operating…
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Iowa Business Report Friday Edition -- Sep. 04, 2026
Iowa Business Report Friday Edition September 04, 2026 Bridget Johnson of The Oakwood Inn near Okoboji on why their gourmet breakfast offerings wound up being nominated for a regional hospitality award.
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Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition -- Sep. 03, 2026
Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition September 03, 2026 Chris Diebel, managing partner of Bubba, a downtown Des Moines restaurant marking ten years in business.
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Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition -- Sep. 02, 2026
Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition September 02, 2026 Heather Kriener of the Iowa Department of Insurance and Financial Services on financial literacy tips for those going off to college.
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Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition -- Sep. 01, 2026
Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition September 01, 2026 Mike Schreurs of Cancer Screen Iowa on the role businesses can play in encouraging employees to proactively monitor their health.
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Iowa Business Report Monday Edition -- Aug. 31, 2026
Iowa Business Report Monday Edition August 31, 2026 National financial journalist Jordan Goodman on the continued impact of data centers on the U.S. economy.
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Iowa Business Report 26-35 (Aug. 28-30, 2026)
On the Iowa Business Report weekend edition: * Heather Kriener, financial literacy director with the Iowa Department of Insurance and Financial Services, discusses educating students on financial literacy * The 2026 Iowa State Fair set a record for economic impact in the state * In our business...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Now in its seventh 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.
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Host: Jeff Stein
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Now in its seventh 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....
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Iowa Business Report is created and hosted by Host: Jeff Stein.
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