Thursday Feb 27, 2025
The Business News Headlines and ICON 27 February 2025
While not in the newscast this evening you need to know that the Iowa Legislature has voted to strip a protected class of individuals from the states Civil Rights Law...the only state in the nation to do so...and their target? People who are trans or non-binary. And the business community? Silent. Yes, there will be business consequences here but nobody seems to care. On that happy note, let's get started and should you wish to to follow us on social media you can find us all day on Twitter or "X" @IOB_NewsHour and on Instagram. Facebook? Sure were there too. And our website is just a click away where you can scroll through all of our newscasts. Here's what we've got for you today:
- Tough Tariff Talk Tanks Wall Street;
- The agency that protects consumers...done;
- How about a "Golden Visa"? No not a credit card;
- Heard about the economic boycott that takes place on Friday?
- The Wall Street Report;
- And more people filed for unemployment last week.
For the conversation you'll hear from Stephanie Oppel the leader of the ICON Water Trails a non-profit that is harnessing the rivers and streams of Central Iowa in what is a major economic development push. Some fun things are coming yet this year and we'll talk about it all. Enjoy, we sure did!
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