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Roadworthy Drive with Ken and Sasha

What's hot and what's not when it comes to transportation? Meet Ken Chester and Sasha J. Little from the podcast, Roadworthy Drive. Each week Ken and Sasha let loose with their review of cars, trucks, trikes, technology...if it has to do with getting you from "Point A" to "Point B" it's likely that they've talked about it. Roadworthy Drive is...on it!
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.

The Business News Headlines 22 March 2019

It's the Business News Headlines for Friday the 22nd day of March...thanks for clicking through today. Inside:
Stocks struggle as fears of a global economic slowdown rise;
More troubles for Boeing;
GM says they are not moved to open any plan in Ohio but an investment in Michigan;
Forget about "beer brackets" we've got a full scale beer war going on;
What happened and why on Wall Street.
Those stories plus Marti Hupp and Greg Patterson join us to talk about Pedal Off the Pounds a program from the Des Moines Cycle Club...you will be amazed at what it has done for people and the world of cycling in the Des Moines Metro. Listen to Marti and Greg here. 
Also today Jeff Pitts from Cityview with Stuff to DO in the Metro this weekend into next week. Always fun...nothing too serious.  You can catch that conversation here. 
Thanks for listening! 

The Business News Headlines 13 March 2019

You would think that when a company is faced with not one but two planes falling from the sky their stock would go...down. Nah... It's the business news headlines for the 13th day of March. Here is what's inside:
Solid economic data had Wall Street dancing;
Tech stocks lift the markets;
News about Boeing and the FAA grounding the airplanes;
"What bugs you about our company?" The Walmart CEO askes...and finds out;
The college admission scandal...what the hell where they thinking;
Wells Fargo CEO gets grilled by Iowa Congresswoman Cindy Axne;
What happened on Wall Street & why.
Also the story you've got to hear. The media landscape is always changing the latest to enter the field is Happs.TV. Think of it as "happening" where, in real time, citizen journalists cover stories from around the globe. I met up with Andrew King of Happs.TV this week and asked him to share with us the story. It's pretty amazing. Click here for more! 
Thanks for listening! 

The Business News Headlines 12 March 2019

It's the 12th day of March and thank for clicking through for the top business news stories of the day. These stories are just a click away:
Wealthy folks bribe their kids into trendy colleges and universities;
Boeing continues to have troubles with their stock and worried passengers;
Dick's Sporting Goods to rid itself of rifles and some shoes;
You may have forgotten about Lumber Liquidators but the SEC didn't;
The UK votes against the Theresa May Brexit plan...now what;
Windsor Heights said "no" to Aldi but not Waukee;
Is it really a paid family leave proposal from Sen. Joni Ernst;
What happened today and why on Wall Street.
Those stories plus I'll have a conversation about the Latino Community not only in Iowa but in the United States with Joe Henry an official with LULAC the League of United Latin American Citizens. And yes, we'll touch on the impact Latinos have on business, education, voting and more here in Iowa with LULAC Council 307. To hear that conversation click here. 
Thanks for listening!

The Business News Headlines 6 March 2019

For the third day in a row equities fell as investors keep mulling over the signals they are getting about the U.S. China trade talks. In other news today:
The economy simply isn't working for everybody;
Big banks are fleeing poorer parts of the country spelling trouble for business;
Facebook and Business and "The Sleaze Factor";
Amazon to close more stores...wait a minute;
Net Neutrality is back in play say House Democrats;
What happened and why on Wall Street.
Those stories plus a fast-paced conversation about change with the Jason Feifer the Editor in Chief of Entrepreneur Magazine. You'll learn some interesting things about how we avoid change to our own peril and how successful entrepreneurs...think. Also a shout out about a new("racy") book by Jason and his bride Jennifer Miller called, "Mr. Nice Guy".  Good stuff a click away. To hear that conversation click here. 

The Business News Headlines 5 March 2019

The markets stalled out today as investors try to figure out what is going on with the trade talks between the U.S. and China. That story and these:
Papa John's is moving forward without Papa John;
Signs point to housing values going back up;
Harley Davidson is after young, really young, riders;
Amazon good for...malls;
Speaking of Malls Von Maur says one store will serve DSMUSA...buh bye Valley West?
Kohls hooks up with...Planet Fitness;
What happened and why on Wall Street.
Those stories plus a conversation with the ever dynamic Sima Dahl. We're going to talk with the founder of The Sway Factor about personal branding. How to get there and stay top of mind among the people who matter to your business and your career. To hear that conversation click here. 
Thanks for listening! 

The Economic Climate of Iowa with Georgia VanGundy

We welcome back Georgia VanGundy the CEO of the Iowa Business Council a group made up of the 23 largest employers in the state. Today the IBC released their Competitive Dashboard that measures how Iowa competes nationally in five areas of concern:
Economic Growth
Education & Workforce
Governance
Health & Wellness
Demographics & Diversity
We look at each area, discuss what is working and what needs work. How does Iowa rank when looking at the economic factors here?  Click through to learn more. 
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.
 

The Business News Headlines 19 December 2018

The markets were rolling right along and then...bam!  It's the Business News Hour for the 19th of December, thanks for coming by.  Tonight in the business news headlines:
The markets the interest rates and you;
J&J back in the news again today on baby powder and cancer;
Hurry up with that divorce, your taxes are counting on it;
What is accelerating the global economic slowdown? Dumb political decisions;
The bluest of blue chips is backing out of its long commitment to retirees;
More trouble for Facebook, real trouble;
Former Iowa Governor and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack talks to us about Rural America.
Those stories plus a conversation with 2020 presidential candidate Andrew Yang about the economics of our nation and why people, regular people, don't seem to matter anymore. To hear that conversation click here.
Thanks for listening! 

The Business News Headlines 13 December 2018

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.

The Business News Headlines 6 December 2018

It's the Business News Hour and what a day today on Wall Street. The Dow opened 400+ points lower and then continued downhill until...and as if by magic the Fed made an announcement. Here are the stories we've gathered for you today:
The Fed and a policy shift;
The arrest of a Chinese national set folks off today. We've got the story;
A new assembly line is headed to Detroit the first in a decade;
Eddie Lambert really, really wants Sears;
You know the trillions of dollars supposed to come back to the U.S.? Uhm...;
We'll detail what happened today on Wall Street.
Those stories plus a walk through of the new MedPharm Iowa medical cannabis dispensary that opened last weekend. MedPharm Iowa grows the product, creates the items and now dispenses it in two Iowa locations one in Sioux City and the other in the Des Moines Metro. We'll take you on a tour with our friend Stephen Wilson. Click on his name to listen in.
Thanks for listening!