Do not expect much on the serious side here...each week Jeff Pitts the Managing Editor for Cityview Magazine comes by to share his top picks of Stuff to DO in the DSM Metro over the weekend and into next week. We've got music, sports, the arts, dance, and more music and comedy too. Click through and have some fun already.
The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday, hour-long business podcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday starting at 5pm Central. You can subscribe on Google Play, PlayerFM, Podbean, iTunes, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio. And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday at 2pm on News/Talk 1540 KXEL. The Business News Hour is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications. You can follow us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour.
There is nothing more motivating than being a person in the thick of the fight for public schools and the opportunity schooling can offer to the future of our community. Meet Kristyn Arnold the Community and Culture Manager of ANAWIM Housing. She's a former PTA leader in the Des Moines Schools and saw what continued cuts to public education has done to students in the Des Moines Public Schools. So, she decided to do something...different. Here you will learn about ANAWIM and the DMPS OneRun 2019. And, yes you can help! Meet Kristyn....
The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday, hour-long business podcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday starting at 5pm Central. You can subscribe on Google Play, PlayerFM, Podbean, iTunes, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio. And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday at 2pm on News/Talk 1540 KXEL. The Business News Hour is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications. You can follow us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour.
Yep, we know...it's Tax Day in America and yes, we've got a story about that. Also in the business news headlines:
- Stocks stall on big bank numbers;
- Shopping Malls are emptying at a frantic pace;
- Boeing? Still grounded;
- Soybean exports to China? In the tank;
- Tax Day and the real impact of the tax cuts;
- What happened on Wall Street and why.
Those stories plus we'll introduce you to Victoria Schneps-Yunis who oversees a vast empire of newspapers, magazines, websites and now two podcasts from her home base in Brooklyn. It's a great story that keeps creating. I know you will enjoy getting to know more about Schneps Media and its matriarch Victoria. To listen to that conversation click here.
Because it's Monday Laura Kinnard from DMBizMixer.com is with me to highlight various networking and business education events happening in the DSMUSA Metro. Go...and here is that link.
Thanks for listening!
It's the business news headlines for Friday the 12th day of April, thanks for coming by. On the newscast today:
- Markets move up on financials and entertainment;
- Another retail chain in trouble;
- Despite "fake news" and privacy issues social media still strong;
- A company that knows if you are going to quit...before you say anything;
- While Uber goes public drivers struggle to make a living;
- GE pays a big fine;
- 2020 hopeful Andrew Yang and the hologram story;
- What happened on Wall Street and why.
Those stories an we'll introduce you to two young podcasters from Iowa City, Iowa. Michele Guild does "Welcome to My Podcast" podcast and Justin Comer does "I Hear I C" featuring artists from the Iowa City area. Both can be found on the new Iowa Podcast Network. Here is Michele and Justin...
And, because it's Friday we've got the managing editor of Cityview Magazine, Jeff Pitts with his list of "Stuff to DO" in the Greater Des Moines Metro. Listen here.
Thanks for coming by!
Each Monday Laura Kinnard from Drake University and DMBizMixer.com joins me to talk up business education and networking events in the DSMUSA Metro. From Monday evening all the way to the weekend there is always something going on where you can learn, see and be seen. Here's Laura!
The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday, hour-long business podcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday starting at 5pm Central. You can subscribe on Google Play, PlayerFM, Podbean, iTunes, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio. And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday at 2pm on News/Talk 1540 KXEL. The Business News Hour is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications. You can follow us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour.
Each week Jeff Pitts from Cityview Magazine joins me to ring in the weekend and offer up his list of great places to go. Tonight we're talking arts and entertainment at a host of venues. But, do not expect anything to be too serious.
The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday, hour-long business podcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday starting at 5pm Central. You can subscribe on Google Play, PlayerFM, Podbean, iTunes, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio. And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday at 2pm on News/Talk 1540 KXEL. The Business News Hour is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications. You can follow us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour.
It's the final weekday of March 2019 and welcome to the Business News Hour! Inside, and just a click away, you'll hear these stories:
- China/U.S. trade talks resume and Wall Street has a party;
- The White House wants the Fed to reverse rate increases;
- The first day of trading for LYFT was today;
- Apple tanks a product before it ever got into your hands;
- Workers at an Ohio GM plant are really upset;
- What happened on Wall Street and why.
Also today you'll meet Sen. Paul Strauss who, sort of, represents 700,000 U.S. Citizens in the United States but are denied representation in Congress. While Sen. Strauss was elected in 1996 he has yet to cast a vote...because the law denies that simple act. Stunning. I caught up with the Senator as he was making a pitch for D.C. statehood. It's a compelling story and to hear that, click here.
Also, because it's Friday we've got Jeff Pitts from Cityview Magazine with "Stuff to DO in the Metro" this weekend into next week. Listen up...right here.
Thanks for coming by!
It is the final weekday of March 2019 and, if you remember, March came in like a lion...cold, wind, wet! But warmer weather is on the way! Because it's also Friday we've got Jeff Pitts the managing editor of Cityview Magazine with us to share "Stuff to DO in the Metro" this weekend into next week...and he's got quite a list. Click in and listen!
The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday, hour-long business podcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday starting at 5pm Central. You can subscribe on Google Play, PlayerFM, Podbean, iTunes, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio. And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday at 2pm on News/Talk 1540 KXEL. The Business News Hour is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications. You can follow us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour.
This is a first! Today we had quite the day gathering some interviews from not only AARP-Iowa but also the founder of Ancestry.com Paul Allen who was in Iowa making a pitch for his new startup called SOAR. In addition we're now headed out to meet with the Washington D.C. "Shadow Senator" Paul Strauss at an event organized by Iowa for D.C. Statehood. Whew... But, here are the business news headlines we've cooked up for you:
- Wells Fargo CEO Tim Sloan steps down; guess what happened to the company stock;
- The largest auto dealership in the U.S. isn't really a dealership;
- Amazon is headed to Austin, Texas with more jobs;
- Here is a list of 7 cheap things you can do to your home that will increase it's value;
- The Iowa Care Act passed the Iowa House today; we'll have reaction from AARP-Iowa;
- What happened on Wall Street and why.
Back tomorrow with a stunning interview from the founder of Ancestry.com about strengths...good stuff!
Thanks for listening!
Welcome to Monday and the Business News Headlines. Click through to hear these stories that made the cut today:
- Hmmm...that Inverted Yield Curve...again;
- Suit sellers scramble as more companies relax their dress code;
- Apple wants you to know they do other stuff than make iPhones;
- Boeing working at getting their fleet of 737's back in the air;
- Coal - It's just a matter of time;
- What happened today on Wall Street and why.
Also today we'll have you meet Ken Chester and Sasha J. Little from the transportation and technology podcast Roadworthy Drive. We met Ken and Sasha at the recent Podcast Iowa gathering and sat down with them to find out what it is they talk about. Ends up cars, trucks, technology and more. Click here to listen.
And, because it's Monday Laura Kinnard from Drake University and DMBizMixer.com is with us talking up business networking and educational events happening in the Metro...and we've got a full plate. To listen to that list, click here.
Thanks for listening!
