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Tuesday Dec 17, 2019
Tuesday Dec 17, 2019
My guest is a veteran of causes who feels that his work with the National Wildlife Federation and a host of supporting organizations is vital for the future of...everything. Here Tyler Granger talks about climate change who is supporting the effort and what businesses might learn when it comes to everything from farming to manufacturing. We have one planet....we might want to protect it? Meet Tyler:
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, Spotify, 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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Monday Dec 16, 2019
Monday Dec 16, 2019
The markets rose yet again today on the hope the U.S. China deal is really a deal and we'll have some details. That story and more:
A basic income idea from Senators Bennett and Romney;
The 91 U.S. companies that didn't pay any federal taxes;
Amazon and FedEx continue their fight;
The Wall Street Report;
The Hallmark Channel trying to fix things.
Those stories plus Laura Kinnard is in to talk about business events in the Greater Des Moines Metro from Social Media Education to working with government contracts. You can hear that conversation here.
Thanks for listening!
Monday Dec 16, 2019
Monday Dec 16, 2019
Each week Laura Kinnard from Drake University, DMACC and DMBizMixer joins me to chat it up about various business events in the Des Moines Metro that you can attend and learn more as well as interact with others. Today we've got the Chris Snyder program about social media at Drake, understanding government contracts at the Iowa Center for Economic Success, "The Future of Work" at the Greater Des Moines Partnership, a non-profit mastermind event at Gravitate in Des Moines and so much more.
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, Spotify, 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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AARP-Iowa
National Tractor Parts Dealer Association
Oasis - A Paychex Company
Tero International
Friday Dec 13, 2019
Friday Dec 13, 2019
If everybody was so excited about the U.S. China Trade Deal how come Wall Street...sighed? It's the business news headlines for Friday the 13th of December:
Meh on Wall Street;
Affordable housing on a cruse ship;
Russian Police and Business;
General Motors and pickups;
Strip Clubs and CEO's;
Apple and genetic testing;
The markets did what today;
Labor Unions and holiday food baskets;
Retail contracted in November.
Those stories and Jeff Pitts from Cityview Magazine is in to talk about Stuff to DO in the Des Moines Metro this weekend into next week. It's Friday! Have some fun already! You can hear that...here.
Thanks for listening!
Friday Dec 13, 2019
Friday Dec 13, 2019
It's Friday! The day when Jeff Pitts the managing editor from Cityview Magazine joins me to "riff" about "Stuff to DO" in the Greater Des Moines Metro. So much going on and who better to share than Cityview...cause THEY know what to do. You're just a click away from sports, music, arts, entertainment suggestions for this weekend into next week. Let's go...and...have some fun already! You deserve it!
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, Spotify, 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
Oasis - A Paychex Company
Tero International
Thursday Dec 12, 2019
Thursday Dec 12, 2019
It's the Late Edition of the Business News Headlines...don't ask. Today we got a glimmer of hope regarding the U.S. China trade war...but, we've been here before. That story and:
Saudi Aramco had another big day;
Boeing and the saga of the 737 Max;
Krispy Kreme & Nazis;
The people who are benefiting from the economy;
Hot real estate markets- not where you think;
The Wall Street Report;
Make a great living by starting out here.
Those stories plus a review of a conversation about student loan debt with Steve McCullough of Iowa Student Loan. We're airing this tonight because we figure lots of families will be getting together and this could be a topic of conversation. You can listen to that conversation here.
Thanks for coming by!
Wednesday Dec 11, 2019
Wednesday Dec 11, 2019
The Business News Headlines for Wednesday the 11th of December, and thanks for coming by. Today we've got:
Apple WAS the world's largest public company but, no more;
Home Depot and...Opioids?
The Cocaine Santa Controversy;
Pay Up - Prices are headed up on...;
The Time Person of the Year;
The Word of the Year.
Those stories plus constitutional law professor and partner in the firm Brann & Isaacson of Lewiston, Maine, George Isaacson joins me to talk about online sales tax and how it impacts sellers, different product, the more than 11,000 tax jurisdictions and the risk sellers have in getting any of this...wrong. To hear that conversation, click here.
Thanks for listening!
Wednesday Dec 11, 2019
Wednesday Dec 11, 2019
My guest is George Isaacson a partner with Brann-Isaacson of Lewiston, Maine and a constitutional law professor who has argued before the Supreme Court. Mr. Isaacson will talk about the nightmare of calculating taxes for more than 11,000 different tax entities in the United States along with what is taxed, what isn't and the risks in not getting it right. Plus, he has a solution to the problem. It's an interesting conversation for both buyers and sellers and you can hear that 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, Spotify, 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
Oasis - A Paychex Company
Tero International
Tuesday Dec 10, 2019
Tuesday Dec 10, 2019
The markets all struggled today to get above the flatline but why? We'll share that store and more today. Here's what's on tap:
Americans' waste over $1,600 a year;
Troubling housing news from Fanny & Freddy Mac;
Netflix "must reduce cost to remain competitive";
Ho, Ho, Horrible Tariffs and Holiday Shopping;
Amazon workers flexing their muscle;
The Wall Street Report;
Trends to watch for in 2020.
Those stories and Deb Brown from Save Your Town talks to us about rural issues that are not what are often being reported. Deb and her partner Becky McCray just released a study that tells us what folks in Rural America really want. One of those things is they want people to listen to....them. You can hear that...here.
Thanks for coming by!
Tuesday Dec 10, 2019
Tuesday Dec 10, 2019
We've all heard the stories about how Rural America is imploding. How difficult it is to establish a business there, people moving away and the economies that were so vital just 25 years ago are now in ruin. Hold on, there is a side to rural revitalization that you may not know. Meet Deb Brown who, along with Becky McCray, are from SaveYour.Town who offers real solutions to rural communities not by telling them what to do but listening to what they want. We talk about that and a recent survey that may also open your eyes to the opportunities in rural places.
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, Spotify, 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
Oasis - A Paychex Company
Tero International