We've got the business news headlines and a bit of extra today. Let's start with the hot business stories:
- A lousy retail sales report means...
- Amazon makes official it's "NEYT" to NYC;
- Airbus gives up;
- Sweetheart candies. Hey, it's Valentine's Day;
- An app that tracks...women;
- What happened on Wall Street and why.
Those stories plus a a conversation about transportation and what could be the future in many communities around Des Moines, a conversation about a "road diet" for University Avenue in Windsor Heights and Des Moines. Guests are Amanda Wanke of DART, Zac Bales-Henry of Windsor Heights and Josh Mandelbaum of Des Moines. To hear that conversation click here.
Welcome to a brand new week and we've got the business news headlines up for you along with Laura Kinnard with business education and networking events in the Greater Des Moines Metro. Click through to learn about:
- The 1,500 jobs in the U.S. that pay more than the median wage;
- Tech led the markets today;
- Women spend $1.4 billion on this every year;
- Iowa has an issue with sexual harassment in the government work space;
- Wall Street did what today and why.
Those stories and, as promised, Laura Kinnard from DMBizMixer.com is in to chat a bit about upcoming business networking and education events this week. To hear than, click here.
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Suddenly we've been telling stories about writers who tell stories. Our third author in less than a week. Meet Louise Gately and her book, "Pursuit of a Dream - James Jordan His Life and His Legacy". Here you'll learn about his successful effort to move the Iowa State Capital from Iowa City to Des Moines. His efforts in the Underground Railroad, slaves from Missouri and his work to develop a railroad hub that served Iowa for decades. Louise spent years researching the story of Mr. Jordan and we think you'll enjoy the result. You can purchase the book through the Historic Valley Junction Office. Here is that link.
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.
Our Small Business Spotlight shines on The Haunted Book Shop and its owner Angela Trigg. A lover of the written, and spoken, word, Angela decided several months ago to realize her dream of opening up a book store. This in an age when book stores are finding it hard to maintain given online sales. But, Angela has a different view. Here she'll talk about what she has done to engage adults, parents and even children. We'll also talk about tourism and the "Poop-Ship" and the impact that had on Mobile, Alabama. Meet Angela...
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 was a chance meeting at a Chick-fil-A in Mobile, Alabama. Margie Odom told me she has been in the food service business for over 35 years and loves her job. As we talked she told me she had just authored a book of inspirational poems. So, we sat down for five minutes so she could tell you about it. Her infectious personality comes through. Mountains, Valleys & Rivers to Cross with first time author Margie Odom.
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.
Welcome to the Business News Hour coming to you today from beautiful, and warm, Mobile, Alabama. In the news headlines today:
- Big Banks Big Profits;
- Sears will remain open...for now;
- Netflix boosted their prices but know what...it will happen again;
- The number is 29 and it has to do with women;
- Ford sees some dark days ahead;
- The housing market hit a wall in December;
- Those stories the real retirement of a DSM CEO and Wall Street.
Also today we'll shine our Small Business Spotlight on the Quill & Nib located in the Historic Valley Junction of West Des Moines. It's all high quality and owner Rob Beers also makes pens for discerning individuals. Oh, and the reason he started the business years ago? It was on a...dare. To hear that conversation click here.
Thanks for listening!
Each Monday afternoon Laura Kinnard from Drake University and DMBizMixer.com joins us to talk about upcoming business education and networking events in the Greater Des Moines Metro and this week we've got a ton of stuff going on. It would seem like something for just about anybody. And some comments on the recent American Express findings on how states measure up when it comes to female owned businesses. You may be surprised at how Iowa ranks.
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.
We cover lots of ground in this conversation with Alicia Jaime the president ot IVS - Vet Supplies. Alicia came to Iowa from Argentina and made the choice to stay and create a business. IVS-Vet Supplies does business in multiple states as well as multiple countries. Here we talk about the beauty of learning other cultures, how it impacts business, who she serves and what the "secret sauce" is that has propelled the company to success. Meet Alicia Jaime...this is a treat!
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 Monday Laura Kinnard from Drake University and DMBizMixer.com joins us to talk about upcoming business education and networking events. She does a bit of that today and then we learn more about her startup Curated Growth a project she has been working on for a very long time that has, as it's core, a way to revitalize the former Southridge Mall. Big news here...enjoy.
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 Thursday, December 13th Edition of the Business News Hour...thanks for coming by. In the news today:
- Wall Street? One word, mixed;
- The lack of blue collar workers is getting serious as more folks retire and nobody wants the jobs;
- Hear about the Canadian teen who took to the Walmart store loud speaker to quit;
- Instacart says goodbye to Whole Foods;
- Des Moines, Iowa gets funding for a "transload hub". We'll share;
- Oh yes, the markets what happened and why.
Then we're going to step into our Way-Back Machine for our very first Out to Lunch Segment, something we totally ripped off of CBS News and Major Garrett and "Take Out" well sort of. He interviews political types we do business over lunch and you get to listen in. Our guest is speaker and author Callista Gould from the Culture and Manners Institute. Click here for Part One.
And then we continue our conversation at Table 128 Bistro & Bar with Callista you can hear that...right here.
Thanks for listening.
