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Stuff to DO with Cityview and Jeff Pitts

It's the weekend and that means that we'll get to spend some time with Jeff Pitts the managing editor for Cityview Magazine as we talk up "Stuff to DO" in the Greater Des Moines Metro.  Have some fun already!  You've earned it.  On tap today:
The Dew Tour is a deal;
The I-Cubs are playing ball;
A new farmers market in Cumming;
The Downtown Farmer's Market;
The Barnstormers vs. Duke City (who?);
Wine, Music and More in Winterset;
The Johnston Farmers Market;
Smash Park Trivia;
Teehee's Comedy Club;
The Valley Junction Farmers Market.
Go already! 
The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday business news podcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and some local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday. You can subscribe on PlayerFM, Podbean, iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio. And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday Noon 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 14 May 2021

The end of another business week and Wall Street had a day...but not enough to make it a positive week. Also, because it's Friday we've got Jeff Pitts in to go hyper-local on you and chat it up about Stuff to DO in the Greater Des Moines Metro.  But first, the news:
The CDC and masks;
A union rips the CDC and fears for their workers;
Disney stock continues to fall but not Netflix;
In a surprise DoorDash does well;
GM and more EV news;
The oldest car company in the U.S. is...
The Wall Street Report;
The troubling retail sales numbers.
As promised here's Jeff Pitts from Cityview Magazine with his list of Stuff to Do in the Greater Des Moines Metro this weekend into next week...and, in one case, beyond. To listen click here. 
Thanks for listening! 

Stuff to DO with Cityview and Jeff Pitts

It's Friday the day we visit with Jeff Pitts the Managing Editor of Cityview Magazine and chat it up about "Stuff to DO" in the Greater Des Moines Metro. You'll even get to hear some of our technical difficulty. (Makes it real...right?) On tap today:
Iowa Wild Hockey
The Des Moines Renaissance Faire;
Architecture Walk in DSM;
Downtown Farmers Market;
The Other Des Moines Renaissance event;
(Lots of jousting it would seem.)
Barnstormers travel to Sioux Falls;
The Des Moines Menace are in action here;
The Iowa Cubs are back on Tuesday;
Trivia Night at Smash Park
Max Wellman and the Big Band is back;
Skateboarding is BIG with the Dew Tour.
Thanks for listening!

The Business News Headlines 12 May 2021

It's been a nightmare on Wall Street now for three days and the inflation numbers today really drove the markets down. Also today we've got an interesting conversation about the world of air guitar competition. No, really! And if you think this is too weird know that ESPN will, this summer, air the competition. You'll meet The Flying Finn in just a bit. In the news:
Consumer prices shot up in April;
The impact on Wall Street;
Gasoline hording and rising prices;
Hertz accepted a buy-out and it's a story;
The Wall Street Report;
Rethinking "low skilled workers".
For the interview you'll meet Andrew Finn who goes by his stage name in the air guitar world as "The Flying Finn".  Andrew is an international star and he's in to chat it up about this amazing sport, ESPN and international competition. To listen in click here.
Thanks for listening!
The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday business news podcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and some local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday. You can subscribe on PlayerFM, Podbean, iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio. And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday Noon 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 Air Guitar World with The Flying Finn

Over the years we've interviewed hundreds of people from entrepreneurs and their startups to political folks and seasoned business people. This conversation is a...first. Here you will meet an international star from the world of air guitar competition. You read that correctly. Andrew Finn is "The Flying Finn".  Andrew has been performing for 16 years and recently on the international stage in (of course) Finland! And, in case you think this is a "one off", ESPN is slated to showcase the world of air guitar competition this summer. Here is a link to a video from his competition in Finland.  I sat down with Andrew to learn more and it's quite the story.
Thanks for listening. 
The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday business news podcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and some local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday. You can subscribe on PlayerFM, Podbean, iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio. And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday Noon 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 4 May 2021

We've fought against this all day long...but we have succumbed to saying, "May the Fourth Be With You".  There, happy now?  Let's dig into some of the big business news stories of the day:
Brand new trucks parked waiting for...parts;
Lost vehicle production is huge;
Lots of stuff not on shelves. What and why;
Money flowing into the markets...a good thing?
The Cryptocurrency Wars are heating up;
Treasury Secretary Yellen spooks Wall Street;
Fraud, Alpacas and Vermont.  No, really;
The Wall Street Report;
News from The Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Thanks for listening! 
The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday business news podcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and some local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday. You can subscribe on PlayerFM, Podbean, iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio. And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday Noon 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 March 2021

It's Friday and we made it to the weekend kids. Thanks for coming by for the business news headlines and a conversation that gets hyper local with Jeff Pitts from Cityview Magazine about "Stuff the DO" in the Greater Des Moines Metro. But first:
A billion dollars of student debt...gone;
The cash into equities was massive;
Are people pouring stimulus into Game Stop;
The Biden Tax plan and praise;
My interview with Dr. Chris Draper on the economy;
The Wall Street Report;
What? No ZOOM for the Oscars?
Those stories plus Jeff from Cityview and Stuff to DO in the Greater Des Moines Metro. You can hear that by clicking here.
Thanks for listening!

Stuff to DO with Cityview

Each Friday we roll in with "Stuff to DO" in the Greater Des Moines Metro with Jeff Pitts the managing editor of Cityview Magazine and this week he's got plenty of variety like:
Drake and Iowa Basketball;
Leaving Iowa at the Des Moines Playhouse;
Hockey with the Des Moines Bucs;
The Agitators - Iowa Stage Theater;
At Wooly's "Shoot to Thrill" AC/DC tribute;
The Iowa Songwriter Angela Meyer;
The Home and Garden Show;
The Donna Reed Story;
Fun at Teehee Comedy Club.
Thanks for listening!

Stuff to DO with Cityview

Each Friday we get to mix it up on a hyper-local level with Jeff Pitts the managing editor of Cityview Magazine talking about "Stuff to DO" in the greater Des Moines, Iowa Metro. Look, no matter where you are from it will make for an interesting, and fun, diversion.  Plus you'll learn a bit more about our city.
Today we're talking about the Bucs Hockey as they take on a Sioux City team (we hate 'em) on Friday and Saturday. Girls Basketball Finals are going on. How about a "Stroll Under the Dome" and we ain't talking about the Capitol. The Iowa Deer Classic is this weekend but you won't be able to see anybody...listen as to why. The Des Moines Playhouse is in session. Theater Midwest is putting on a neat show "When the Messenger is...Hot!"  Yikes! Over at Noce it's a Linda Ronstadt night on Saturday. Iowa vs. Wisconsin (we hate 'em) is on Sunday. Boys Iowa Highschool Basketball next week. We'll talk a bit about CI Week and DMACC and a bit of trivia at Smash Park. 
Thanks for listening!  

Stuff to DO with Cityview

We're back with Jeff Pitts who is the managing editor for Cityview Magazine, the monthly that is all about Des Moines, Iowa, with his list of "Stuff to DO". Never at a loss we've got information about "Leaving Iowa" at the Des Moines Playhouse, A GUN SHOW in Altoona, the State Wrastlin' Tournament, The Des Moines Bucs are playing for two nights. a tribute band for REO Speedwagon is at Wooly's, the ARL is back with their fundraiser.  Basketball is on this weekend, Botanical Blues at the Botanical Gardens, historic dinners at Living History Farms...and so much more.  Enjoy...and have some fun.