For everything that's great about a community if you keep it a secret...well, nobody knows. Meet Ben Handfelt the Vice President of Marketing for Catch Des Moines. You might know it, in your city, as the convention and visitors bureau. Here, in the Capital City of Iowa, Catch Des Moines is all about promoting everything this community offers. It's good for business, for folks visiting, for people who are seeking a great place to live...you get the idea. Here we'll give you a peek at what they do and you'll hear about the latest marketing effort "The S'S Are Silent". To check those videos you can go here. But, promise to come back!
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. 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.
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It's Friday...man did that come up fast this week. It's the business news headlines and we start off with the jobs report and the impact on Wall Street and...you:
- The Jobs Report and Wages;
- Six ways to save money...and food;
- Facebook in trouble...again;
- Too much coffee? Not in Chicago;
- September = iPhones;
- Skills and your career...lots of folks say they don't have 'em.
Those stories and more along with Jeff Pitts from Cityview Magazine with "Stuff to DO" in the Des Moines, Iowa Metro. Look, we spend every day on serious stuff...at least once a week we'll share some fun stuff...and stories from "brick-banging" to learning to be a director with some jousting thrown in for flavor. Here you go!
Ya know...on Friday we spend some time with Jeff Pitts the Managing Editor for Cityview Magazine. All week long we're sharing the serious stuff about business but on Friday Jeff comes in the "lighten the load". Today we're talking about bricks, railroads, sports, jousting (again) and learning to be a director. And, yes...we do giggle a bunch but it's all for fun and given the rest of the news...maybe you could use a chuckle or two. Enjoy!
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. 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.
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August goes down as the second worst month of the year for Wall Street but don't celebrate the end of the month too loudly. We'll tell you why coming up today. In other business news headlines:
- Hope and second thoughts drove the markets;
- The trucking industry and trouble ahead;
- U.S. cities where middle class families can't live;
- If rising costs bug you, wait until Sunday;
- Heard of "Right to Repair"? You will today with Admiral Joe Sestak;
- Baseball changes in the future.
Those stories plus we get on the lighter side of things with Jeff Pitts from Cityview Magazine. Stuff to DO in the Greater Des Moines Metro is right here!
Thanks for listening!
We get it...we've spent the entire newscast talking about the economy, jobs, housing issues...it's enough to make you...well, depressed. So it's on to fun stuff going on this weekend into next week with Jeff Pitts from Cityview Magazine. We'll spend some time on pizza, baseball, yoga and jousting. Hey...it's Friday!
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. 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.
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Once upon a time Friday was known as a slow news day. Like if you wanted to bury something that might not be flattering you could release it on Friday. Well, that's not the case any more. Welcome to the Business News Headlines for Friday the 23rd day of August and thanks for being here. On tap:
- President Trump calls Fed Chair Jerome Powell an "enemy;
- President Trump orders U.S. businesses to get out of China;
- A Major Chinese company says sanctions against them not too bad;
- The Great Recession is still fresh, what might the next bring?
- Knowing who might quit next might be valuable;
- Apple is said to launch several new products next month.
Those stories and more about this "Slow News Friday" are just a click away. Also, because it is Friday we've got Jeff Pitts the Managing Editor of Cityview with us and "Stuff to DO in the Des Moines Metro" this weekend into next week. To listen to us having a good time, click here!
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. 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.
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It was predicted that the markets would open lower this morning and they did and then started to claw their way back above the flatline. It's the Business News Headlines for Thursday the 22nd of August. That story and these:
- Dick's Sporting Goods wins but takes a pass on gun sales;
- Jobless claims are in and it's a mixed bag;
- The Affordable Care Act is back in the news and growing;
- Thousands leave the private health care insurance world;
- Retail numbers are good, unless you are a department store;
- There was an opps with the Iowa Department of Public...Safety/
Those stories and our interview today is with Kim Robinson the owner of a video business, D2D Training, that trains door to door sales people. No, really! I had no idea how big this business is and we take a deep dive into sales and sales training videos. You can hear all of that right....here!
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. 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.
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Try as it might Wall Street ended the week down with the Dow closing off by over 90 points the Nasdaq off by 80 points and the S&P 500 dipped by over 19 points. The issue? Trade and we cover that first. In other business news:
- Guns and Teachers;
- Guns and options;
- These states will start K-Mart and Sears liquidation;
- The Canadian credit card story you are not going to believe.
Those stories and a look at Stuff to DO in the Metro this weekend into next week with Jeff Pitts and Trevor Babcock of Cityview Magazine. We're talking sports, the Iowa State Fair, movies and a bunch more. Expect NOTHING serious here.
Thanks for listening!
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. 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.
Our Sponsors
AARP-Iowa
National Tractor Parts Dealer Association
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