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Insight on Business 10 October 2013

Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is powered by our advertising agency, Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications and deals with the business news and interviews in the Des Moines Metro. We're heard live M-F at 5PM on 1350-KRNT, Des Moines and right here on your time.  We strip out the news on the podcast and bring you the interviews with news-makers and business people. Our goal is to give voice to business and not just the major companies....but also the folks on Main Street.Today on the News Hour we welcome Danny Homan president of Council 61 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees about a press release that suggests Iowa workers are at risk due to the fact of further cuts in inspection crews and that unemployed Iowans are struggling with a reduction in workers at Iowa Workforce Development.Then we switch gears and visit with Hollie Askey from the Warren County Development Corporation about a new program designed to celebrate business expansion and economic development in Warren County.After we round the bottom of the hour we welcome back Kiley Stenberg from Proper PopUp and find out how this new way of shopping is going.  Some good retail ideas.We finish the news hour with a tip for business about embracing local, local, local and give some examples of how some major businesses have figured out that consumers want...local.   

Insight on Business 3 October 2012

Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is a production of our advertising agency, Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications and is heard each day M-F on 1350-KRNT, Des Moines. This podcast has the interviews of the day and today we welcomed Aaron Hoffman from I/OWA the start-up and tech conference coming to Des Moines next week.  Then we heard from the world of small retail with Lexi Wornson who is a second generation owner of Back Country Outfitters in Beaverdale.  We rounded up the hour with a conversation with Rick Davis from the Rick Davis Team on a new way for buyers to get what they want and sellers to get what they want when it comes to a home purchase.  We monitor Twitter @IoB_NewsHour before during and after the broadcast...in case you have a question.  Our Facebook Page is right here.

Insight on Business - News/Interviews 18 Sept. 2013

Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is heard live Monday -
Friday on 1350-KRNT, Des Moines, Iowa.  But we know you want to listen on your
time as well...so here you go.
Today along with business news from Des Moines, West Des Moines, Urbandale,
Ankeny and a host of other Metro Communities we heard from Ben McDougal of Drake
Homes about his methods of marketing, what is unique about Drake Homes, what
tools he uses and the Des Moines housing trends. In the second half hour Dr.
Jeffery Stickel, a well known Chiropractor was in to talk about Chiropractic
Medicine, his business, the Ingersoll Neighborhood and sports medicine.  News
you can use.
Those interviews and the business news of Des Moines and some tips for
planning your social calendar this week...thanks for coming by.

Insight on Business 17 September 2013

Insight on Business the News Hour is heard Monday - Friday live at 1350-KRNT in Des Moines, Iowa...on our time.  This is the podcast from 17 September 2013 with Kent Sovern from AARP-Iowa about older workers.  And we've got Rick Davis in from Rick Davis Loans to talk about how a college student can get out of renting and into owning.Those two interviews along with the business and economic news of the Des Moines Metro. 

Insight on Business - 16 September 2013

Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is a broadcast heard live on 1350-KRNT, Des Moines, Iowa. It is the business and economic news of the Des Moines Metro along with interviews about business and economic development.In the interview portions we visited with Christian Gurney of Torsion Mobile about why business needs to pay attention to going mobile with their website.  How consumers are using smartphones and tablets and why mobile makes sense.  In the second half hour we visited with Ryan Kolder from On the Spot.  Ryan is "Mr. Social" in Des Moines and we talked about how the Metro has changed, what are the "hottest events" in the city and more.