Manufacturing

Iowa Manufacturing, Ag Equipment and Trade Shows

He perhaps knows more about Iowa agriculture, the impact on manufacturing and what it all means to the overall economy. Andy Goodman is the president of the Iowa Nebraska Equipment Dealers Association which is also responsible for two of the largest indoor farm shows in the nation. Here is our wide ranging conversation: Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only business broadcast in the Des Moines Metro and a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications a full service advertising agency based in Des Moines.  Connect with us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more, here is our Facebook Page.

Export Help for Iowa from FORBS

Back for a visit is our friend Adrienne Baughman from FORBS Export Services. We chat about the economy in China, why you should know more about it and how the strong dollar and lower commodity prices are impacting exports. We also chat about the yet to be funded Export Import Bank and why that's important even for small business. Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only business broadcast in the Des Moines Metro and a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications a full service advertising agency based in Des Moines.  Connect with us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more, here is our Facebook Page.

Small Business Development with Lisa Shimkat

Small Business has a friend in the Small Business Development Center. With us is Lisa Shimkat to talk about what the SBDC can do for your business or your business idea. From budgeting to marketing you can get help here. Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only business broadcast in the Des Moines Metro and a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications a full service advertising agency based in Des Moines.  Connect with us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more, here is our Facebook Page.

Elevate Advanced Manufacturing of Iowa

The business of manufacturing in Iowa is changing and to celebrate the new manufacturing model the Iowa Association of Business and Industry is sponsoring Elevate Advanced Manufacturing in September. We invited Emily Schettler and Robyn Denson to our studio to chat it up so you would have plenty of time to make plans to attend.Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only business broadcast in the Des Moines Metro and a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications a full service advertising agency based in Des Moines.  Connect with us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more, here is our Facebook Page.

The Export/Import Bank and Iowa

There has been so much misinformation about the Export/Import Bank we decided to reach out to our friends at Forbs Export Services to see if we couldn't find a thread that helps Iowa businesses. We did and here is that conversation with Adrienne Baughman & Stacy Timperley from Forbs. Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only business broadcast in the Des Moines Metro and a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications a full service advertising agency based in Des Moines.  Connect with us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more, here is our Facebook Page.

The Iowa Wine Story with Ron Mark

We wanted to learn more about the business of wine making in Iowa so we extended an invitation to Ron Mark from Summerset Winery near Indianola, Iowa.  In this long-form interview we ask lots of questions from the history of wine-making in Iowa to the grapes used and the type of wine most Iowans enjoy.Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only business broadcast in the Des Moines Metro and a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications a full service advertising agency based in Des Moines.  Connect with us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more, here is our Facebook Page.

Meeting Consumer Demands in Pet Food

Consumers have demanded changes in the food they feed their pets. We sat down with Gary Kubicek from Country Vet Pet Foods and talked about the trends in pet food, how companies respond, what goes into creating products that match the consumer demand and the issues around pet food with corn, wheat and soy. Here is that conversation. Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only business broadcast in the Des Moines Metro and a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications a full service advertising agency based in Des Moines.  Connect with us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more, here is our Facebook Page.

The Import/Export Bank and Iowa Manufacturing

You may not have heard much about the Import/Export Bank so we thought we'd share the news. It's political and economic and Iowa manufacturers are concerned. We gave the details, got some reaction from the Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI) and comments from Mark Hanawalt the president of United Equipment Accessories of Waverly, Iowa and the past Chairman of ABI.Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only business broadcast in the Des Moines Metro and a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications a full service advertising agency based in Des Moines.  Connect with us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more, here is our Facebook Page.

Manufacturing with Deb Malek of UEA

We're at the Iowa Association of Business and Industry annual meeting in the Quad Cities so we've got lots of folks to visit with. We wanted to talk about manufacturing in Iowa and we connected with Deb Malek the Director of Operations at UEA Manufacturing out of Waverly, Iowa.  Our conversation:Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only business broadcast in the Des Moines Metro and a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications a full service advertising agency based in Des Moines.  Connect with us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more, here is our Facebook Page.

The Fisher Controls Story with Paul Gregoire

Once we established that Paul Gregoire (George) was also from Michigan (as is Michael) we were able to dig into the story behind the creation of Fisher Controls International. We learned, as is often the case, a visionary sees a way to make life better and....does it.  That story and the challenge of finding great employees in a tight labor market highlight our conversation. Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only business broadcast in the Des Moines Metro and a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications a full service advertising agency based in Des Moines.  Connect with us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more, here is our Facebook Page.