Rural / Urban

The Waukee Trail Head...Art Project

Don't let the name fool you.  This is not hanging copies of masterpieces along the Raccoon River Valley Trail but it is pure economic development.  We made welcome Jim Miller and Randy Jensen to the studio to give us an update on the Waukee Trailhead Art Project and what it means to not only Waukee but also the other 14 communities along the trail.Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications a full service advertising agency based in Des Moines and is heard Monday - Friday from 5PM to 6PM on 1350-KRNT, Des Moines.  Connect with us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more fun, here is our Facebook Page.

Reaching Out to Small Business - A New Iowa ABI Program

Recently the Iowa Association of Business and Industry entered into a new partnership with the Urbandale Chamber of Commerce in a pilot program they hope to launch across the state. We sat down with our friend Leisa Fox the Senior Vice President for ABI to learn more.  Always a great interview...here is that conversation:Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications a full service advertising agency based in Des Moines and is heard Monday - Friday from 5PM to 6PM on 1350-KRNT, Des Moines.  Connect with us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more fun, here is our Facebook Page

Practical Farmers of Iowa with Teresa Opheim

Farming is always farming but some folks do their agricultural business a bit differently. Meet Teresa Opheim the executive director of the non-profit Practical Farmers of Iowa. Here we talk about the organization, who they are, whom they serve, water quality issues in Iowa, the rural/urban interests and, of course, agriculture. Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications a full service advertising agency based in Des Moines and is heard Monday - Friday from 5PM to 6PM on 1350-KRNT, Des Moines.  Connect with us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more fun, here is our Facebook Page

Rural Economic Development with Bill Menner Part Two

This is part two of our extended interview about rural economic development with Bill Menner from the USDA Rural Economic Development Office for Iowa. Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications a full service advertising agency based in Des Moines and is heard Monday - Friday from 5PM to 6PM on 1350-KRNT, Des Moines.  Connect with us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more fun, here is our Facebook Page.

Rural Economic Development with Bill Menner Part One

It's always a pleasure to learn more about what is happening in the rural areas of Iowa and nobody better to ask than Bill Menner from the USDA Rural Development Office for Iowa.  Here, in Part One, we talk about some of the challenges and opportunities for Rural Iowa. Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications a full service advertising agency based in Des Moines and is heard Monday - Friday from 5PM to 6PM on 1350-KRNT, Des Moines.  Connect with us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more fun, here is our Facebook Page.

Cycling in Iowa with Mark Wyatt

There is an amazing truth regarding the economic impact of bicycling in the State of Iowa and who can better speak to that than Mark Wyatt of the Iowa Bicycle Coalition. Here we talk about the impact cycling has on business, local communities, licensing or taxing bicycles, urban cycling, safety issues and what the Iowa Legislature might do to help improve Iowa's standing as a "Bike Friendly State". (We've fallen from 5th in the nation to 24th).  Here is that conversation: Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications a full service advertising agency based in Des Moines and is heard Monday - Friday from 5PM to 6PM on 1350-KRNT, Des Moines.  Connect with us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more fun, here is our Facebook Page.

The Story of Honey Creek Resort with Todd Bordenaro

The website for Honey Creek Resort is stunning, the photos are amazing and it is a true jewel just outside of Des Moines. We wanted to learn more about this public resort that has a very commercial feel...yet...not.  Todd Bordenaro came by to give us the back-story about Honey Creek and, we're sold.  Gotta go!  Here is that conversation: Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications a full service advertising agency based in Des Moines and is heard Monday - Friday from 5PM to 6PM on 1350-KRNT, Des Moines.  Connect with us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more fun, here is our Facebook Page.

TelePharm with Roby Miller

Each month Mike Colwell shares with us guests that come to the Greater Des Moines Partnership program at the Business Innovation Zone.  This month Roby Miller of TelePharm will share his story and, we have it first.  Listen in as Roby tells us how he is breathing life into Rural America and their drugstores. Here is that conversation: Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is heard Monday - Friday from 5PM to 6PM on 1350-KRNT, Des Moines.  Connect with us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more fun, here is our Facebook Page.

Iowa Films, Fairfield Theater and More with Kristian Day

It's been several months since Kristian Day came by the News Hour. Since then his theater in Fairfield has opened, he's busy shooting television programs and has an eye to more films coming from Iowa.  Here is our wide ranging conversation about his craft:Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is heard Monday - Friday from 5PM to 6PM on 1350-KRNT, Des Moines.  Connect with us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more fun, here is our Facebook Page.

The Greater Des Moines Partnership with Jay Byers - Part Two

Because so much is going on in and around the Des Moines Metro this is the second part of our extended interview with Jay Byers the CEO of the Greater Des Moines Partnership. Here we talk about the region, why Des Moines is important to the entire state, Walnut Street the Metro Communities and more. Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is heard Monday - Friday from 5PM to 6PM on 1350-KRNT, Des Moines.  Connect with us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more fun, here is our Facebook Page.