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Wednesday Jan 23, 2019
Wednesday Jan 23, 2019
Welcome back to the Business News Headlines for today...here is what is just a click away:
Federal workers, represented by the same union...different and conflicting messages;
Ford reports some lousy numbers;
Taxes and the wealthy. Three reasons it's being talked about;
Seems McDonald's has a wall problem too;
The markets bounced back a bit today and we'll share the numbers.
Those stories and a conversation with Joe Faletti who is with The Collection Experts. Can a collection agency based in Naperville, Illinois have a heart? Joe says it can and we'll dig into the collection business and branding. To hear that conversation just click here.
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Wednesday Jan 23, 2019
Wednesday Jan 23, 2019
Recently we were in Mobile, Alabama doing some work with the National Tractor Parts Dealer Association during their annual trade show and meeting. One of the people we met was Joe Falletti from The Collection Experts and Business Acumen. Joe insists that there is a better way to do business collections and that is to make sure nobody's brand gets tarnished. So there is, according to Joe, a way to build relationships and still collect the money due a company. So, let's go for a visit....
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 starting at 5pm Central. 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.
Tuesday Jan 22, 2019
Tuesday Jan 22, 2019
Did the U.S. rebuff China today and derail trade talks? Conflicting reports leads our newscast tonight. In other business news:
New numbers sent the real estate market reeling;
Remember 70% tax for millionaires? A billionaire says it, "Has legs";
The widening pay and opportunity gap has people talking like it's 1937;
The markets stumbled today;
The Greater Des Moines, Iowa Partnership has 5 economic development goals for 2019.
Those stories and a conversation with historian, author and news director of News/Talk 1540 KXEL, Jeff Stein about his book "The Floppy Show". Jeff will be in Ankeny, Iowa on Thursday the 24th and in this conversation we look at the business mind of the late Duane Ellett the creator of Floppy. You really should go... Here is that conversation.
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Tuesday Jan 22, 2019
Tuesday Jan 22, 2019
For thirty years Duane Ellett entertained Central Iowa with his creation, "The Floppy Show" but few have an understanding of the brilliant mind that created a real business out of balsa wood and felt. Our guest is author, historian and news director for News Talk 1540 KXEL, Jeff Stein who will be in Ankeny on Thursday for a free presentation about his book The Floppy Show and the magic and mind of the late Duane Ellett. Jeff will be at the Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library on Thursday 24 January at 6:30. More here at the website for The Floppy Show.
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 starting at 5pm Central. 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.
Monday Jan 21, 2019
Monday Jan 21, 2019
Each week Laura Kinnard from DMBizMixer.com and Drake University joins us to chat up business networking and education events in the Greater Des Moines, Iowa Metro. This week we'v got a full boat of events. And, you can always include your business event by using #DMBizEvents on your social media posts and she will pick the up. So, let's go!
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 starting at 5pm Central. 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.
Monday Jan 21, 2019
Monday Jan 21, 2019
Back from our assignment in Mobile, Alabama on this Martin Luther King, Jr. Edition of the Business News Hour. Some of the stories we've got for you today:
Wall Street in closed but the futures look a bit bleak;
Slow sales, trapped in failing malls...what's the future of this department store?
Good news out of Tesla;
Google gets a French fine and it's a big one;
The top and bottom when it comes to each state's educated population.
Those stories and Laura Kinnard joins us to talk about business networking and education in the Greater Des Moines, Iowa Metro. Click here for that conversation.
Also today from Mobile, Alabama we'll introduce you to David Rodgers the Vice President for Economic Development for the Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce. We think you'll be surprised at what is going on in the deep south. To hear that interview click here.
Thanks for listening!
Monday Jan 21, 2019
Monday Jan 21, 2019
Wherever we go in the world we love to sit down with the people working the economic development for that area. Our travels took us to Mobile, Alabama where we sat down with the Vice President of Economic Development for the Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce. Meet David Rodgers and the surprising story of a city on the upswing in the deep, deep south.
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 starting at 5pm Central. 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.
Friday Jan 18, 2019
Friday Jan 18, 2019
Coming to you today from Mobile, Alabama we've got the business news headlines. Today we'll share stories about:
China, the Dow and the U.S. Trade;
Facebook, Regulators & Fines;
Tesla cuts its workforce - stock slides;
Rich folks getting a divorce means what...yeah, Amazon;
Netflix is burning through tons of cash...so?
Experts say pay off your mortgage ASAP why? We'll share;
What happened on Wall Street & why.
Those stories and we'll chat with Angela Trigg who recently opened up The Haunted Book Shop in downtown Mobile. We love sharing small business stories and this one is really interesting on a number of levels. Click here to listen!
Then, dialing in the long-distance, we've got Jeff Pitts the managing editor of Cityview with Stuff to DO this weekend into next week in the Greater Des Moines, Iowa Metro. Listen in here!
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Friday Jan 18, 2019
Friday Jan 18, 2019
Our Small Business Spotlight shines on The Haunted Book Shop and its owner Angela Trigg. A lover of the written, and spoken, word, Angela decided several months ago to realize her dream of opening up a book store. This in an age when book stores are finding it hard to maintain given online sales. But, Angela has a different view. Here she'll talk about what she has done to engage adults, parents and even children. We'll also talk about tourism and the "Poop-Ship" and the impact that had on Mobile, Alabama. Meet Angela...
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 starting at 5pm Central. 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.
Friday Jan 18, 2019
Friday Jan 18, 2019
Each week Jeff Pitts the managing editor of Cityview Magazine joins us to talk about "Stuff to DO in the Metro" this weekend into next week. We're talking film to sports to family events to plays. Click through and then get out there!
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 starting at 5pm Central. 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.