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Friday Nov 22, 2019
Friday Nov 22, 2019
Each Friday the managing editor for Cityview Magazine, Jeff Pitts, comes by to help us chat it up about "Stuff to DO" in the Greater Des Moines Metro this weekend into next week. Stories and some laughs we talk about sports, music, whiskey, arts, entertainment, the Farmers Market move and have fun doing it. Go ahead and click through and find out who we "hate" this weekend.
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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Thursday Nov 21, 2019
Thursday Nov 21, 2019
Welcome to the "Late Edition" of the Business News Headlines...it's been quite a day for us from an early morning event with presidential candidate John Delaney to a conversation about online taxation (which we'll air at the beginning of the week) to a conversation about rural health care delivery. Whew....in the news today:
The "Capital" for income inequality in the U.S. is:
Tomorrow Tesla rolls out the new electric truck;
Something good happened today to "Pot Stocks";
Speaking of stocks...Wall Street another down day;
The new headwind for world economies is...
Those stories plus a check on Rackhouse Whiskey Club with returning guest Sam Hoyle. We'll talk about the interesting history that he's been, literally, digging up about small batch distillers across the United States and talk a bit about the Des Moines Whiskey Festival happening Friday and Saturday. To hear that just click here.
Thanks for coming by!
Thursday Nov 21, 2019
Thursday Nov 21, 2019
Time for an update about Rackhouse Whiskey Club with our friend and founder Sam Hoyle. Imagine going on a journey and learning the history of some of the nation's small batch whiskey distillers and then getting the opportunity to taste their work. That's what Rackhouse is all about and your just a click away from learning more about some fascinating stories from the still. Enjoy and...as Sam says, "Cheers!".
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
Wednesday Nov 20, 2019
Wednesday Nov 20, 2019
It was yet another troubling day for any deal with the U.S. and China. Some days it's like whiplash. In the news today:
The $1 billion deal in Texas is sorta sweet;
Amazon wants to get you your stuff...faster;
A lawsuit rocks Detroit;
Walmart is changing some things in their stores;
Markets closed lower again today and why;
Might you lose your "white-collar" job due to...
Those stories and a quick conversation with Leng Vong Reiff about the 12th Annual Immigrant Entrepreneur Summit slated for this Saturday in Ankeny, Iowa. Details about that event are 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, 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
Thanks for listening!
Wednesday Nov 20, 2019
Wednesday Nov 20, 2019
We're rushing this out right away because the 12th Annual Iowa Immigrant Entrepreneur Summit happens this weekend on Saturday the 23rd of November. With me is Leng Vong Reiff from Akili Marketing & Design who is on the planning committee for the event. Click through to learn more about the summit, why it matters the make-up of the attendees and the fact that you too can go to learn and celebrate economic opportunity. Here is the link to the IES-Iowa site.
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 Nov 19, 2019
Tuesday Nov 19, 2019
Just as we started the news President Trump says that if there is no deal between the U.S. and China that he will increase tariffs well above the current rate. That should have business worried. In other news today:
Older workers are hiding but their productivity is huge;
International Students and the Economy;
The cheapest car in America is...;
A lawsuit over "meatless meat";
Wages and Small Towns;
Wall Street struggled today and why;
DoorDash in legal trouble.
Also today we're chatting about the thousands of jobs that are unfilled and the thousands of workers who are looking. Kyle Horn from America's Job Honor Awards says there is a "win-win" for workers and employers if businesses will look at, often, sidelined people. It's a great story and idea. Here's Kyle:
Tuesday Nov 19, 2019
Tuesday Nov 19, 2019
The numbers are staggering both from so many unfilled jobs in America to the number of people seeking employment but have been, for one reason or another, cast aside. Kyle Horn, a returning guest to the Business News Hour is from America's Job Honor Awards and what he has to say about business and those searching for work should resonate across the entire country. Now, this isn't a "feel good" story but a positive message of how employers can find high quality employees in the most unlikely places...and how they might support this program. Here is Kyle...
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
Monday Nov 18, 2019
Monday Nov 18, 2019
We've got plenty in store for you this afternoon as we wonder, out loud, what in the world is going on with the U.S. China trade deal....Here we go:
Deal? No Deal? Sounds like a TV Game Show;
Chick fil-A is changing their giving;
WeWork said to be laying off thousands;
FedEx and the New York Times in a brawl;
Markets closed higher but oh the agony;
Dunkin to get rid of their classic foam cups;
Women leaving banking and why.
Those stories and Laura Kinnard from Drake University and DMACC and author of DMBizMixer joins me to chat it up about Entrepreneur Month, some business events a social event in Urbandale and more. To listen to that all you need to do is click here.
Monday Nov 18, 2019
Monday Nov 18, 2019
If it's the start of a new week that means that Laura Kinnard from Curated Growth, DMACC and Drake University is in to chat about business events happening in the Greater Des Moines, Iowa Metro. As you might know this is Entrepreneurship Month so we talk a bit about that, a social event in Urbandale, free co-working at Gravitate, Topical Tuesdays and a host of things going on where you can network and learn. Here's Laura!
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
Friday Nov 15, 2019
Friday Nov 15, 2019
It was a record setting day on Wall Street as the Dow climbed over 28,000 for the first time..ever. Why? That's part of what we've got for you tonight.
Workplace violence is increasing against...nurses;
The FDA is worried about "unsafe" over the counter drugs;
Starbucks just got...huge in Chicago;
The most profitable company in the world set for an IPO;
More job skill worries;
Could restaurants go the way of taxi cabs.
Those stories and more along with Jeff Pitts from Cityview Magazine who lists out Stuff to DO in the Des Moines Metro this weekend into next week. To hear that "Friday Fun" just click here.