Metro Communities

Kirstin Baer-Harding and Date Night with DART - 12 February 2014

It's a pretty cool promotion from our friends at Des Moines Area Rapid Transit or DART. Ride free on Friday night, Valentine's Night and have a chance to win cool stuff by posting to social media.  Kirstin Baer-Harding visited with us about the program.

Chuck Offenburger and The Raccoon River Valley Trail - 7 February 2014

Our good friend Chuck Offenburger from the Raccoon River Valley Trail Association took some time to talk about cycling, economic development, the association event on 15 February and Cooper, Iowa.Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is heard Monday - Friday from 5PM to 6PM on 1350-KRNT, Des Moines.Thanks for listening!

Marke Schneider and The Iowa Arboretum - 6 January 2014

Quick...where is the Iowa Arboretum?  Give up?  Many do.  Mark Schneider is the Executive Director of this jewel located in Madrid, Iowa and he agrees it is "Iowa's best kept secret" and that is something we're out to change.Insight on Business the News Hour is heard Monday - Friday on 1350-KRNT, Des Moines.  Thanks for listening. 

Norwalk Means Opportunity - 4 January 2014

Just to the south of Des Moines is the growing city of Norwalk.  We invited the mayor, Tom Phillips, the Community Development Manager, Josh Heggen and the City Manager, Marketa Oliver to our studios to talk about...opportunity and progress.  Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is heard Monday - Friday from 5PM to 6PM on 1350-KRNT, Des Moines. 

Lance Hanson on Home Pricing in the Metro - 4 February 2014

The news, according to CoreLogic Inc. is that home prices in the Des Moines Metro increased by 3.2 percent in 2013. We visit with broker Lance Hanson about what happened in the Des Moines area. We also talked about "house flippers" and what is being reported as a "tough time" for them. Insight on Business the News Hour is heard Monday - Friday from 5PM to 6PM on 1350-KRNT, Des Moines. 

Jay Hartz and The Hotel Pattee - 3 Febuary 2014

We've been looking forward to talking about the Hotel Pattee for months. Jay Hartz, the owner of the classic 40 room hotel in Perry came in to talk about who stays there, why they do and who their emerging markets might be.  Good stuff!Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is heard Monday - Friday (live) at 5PM on 1350-KRNT, Des Moines, Iowa.  Thanks for listening!

Preston Daniels - The Franchise Fee - 28 Jan 2014

We asked former Preston Daniels, former Mayor of Des Moines, to come to the studio to explain what the Franchise Fee is, where it came from, why it is important for folks to vote and where the money goes.  We also touched on "local-option sales taxes" for the Metro.  

Mayor Bob Andeweg on Urbandale - 21 Jan 2014

Mayor Bob Andeweg was recently elected to another four-year term as the Mayor of Urbandale, Iowa one of the largest communities in the Des Moines Metro.  We visited about the Urbandale of today and the city of tomorrow.  What makes this community Uniquely Urbandale?  We talked about it.Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is heard Monday - Friday from 5PM to 6PM on 1350-KRNT, Des Moines, Iowa. It is a program about business and economic development made possible by a host of sponsors.  For photos here is our Facebook Page and we monitor Twitter @IoB_NewsHour before, during and after each broadcast.Thanks for listening!

Gene Meyer and the Capital Crossroads Project

In this broadcast day from our partner 1350-KRNT we welcomed Gene Meyer the president of the Greater Des Moines Partnership to reflect a bit on the accomplishments of the past year as well as look ahead at the Capital Crossroads Project that moves Des Moines into the future. In addition to our time with Gene we present to marketing ideas.  The first from our old friend Mike Sansone on So-LO-Mo...what is it and why should you pay attention?  Listen up.  And another bit of news you can use...what women want when it comes to marketing and advertising...as well as what drives them crazy.  Who wins...who doesn't.  Shocking numbers and examples.Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is a production of our advertising agency, Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications.  You can join us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and/or on our Facebook Page for the photos, videos and back-story of the News Hour.Thanks for listening!

Manpower Survey of Jobs for Q1 2014 and a marketing tip for business.

Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie airs Monday - Friday from 5PM to 6PM on 1350-KRNT, Des Moines.  And....whenever you want with our podcasts.Today we visited with Kyle Horn from Manpower of Central Iowa about the job prospects going into the first quarter of 2014. Where do 18,000 HR professionals say the jobs will be and are things getting better.  That and more with our special guest from Manpower.Then we offer up a real world marketing tip about using some social media tools to get noticed.  It matters...To see photos of our guests and some video, etc. here is our Facebook Page and if you want to communicate with Twitter it's @IoB_NewsHour.Thanks for listening!