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Stuff to Do with Cityview and Jeff Pitts

The weekend is here and so is Jeff Pitts from Cityview. He's got a list of stuff to do in the Metro from DemiCon 28 to Hall & Oates to the Iowa Cubs on Tuesday. Listen up and get out there...
Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday, hour-long business broadcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday starting at 5:00pm on AM-940. The Business News Hour is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications through a business relationship with The Des Moines Radio Group. You can follow us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour. 

IowaStock is Coming and it is BIG!

If the voice and the face are familiar...they should be. Jonathan Narcisse has been involved many things from politics to publishing. Now he is launching the biggest musical talent event Iowa has ever seen. Calling it IowaStock (think Woodstock) an all Iowa music and arts fair Jonathan is bringing over 160 acts...all with an Iowa connection for a party that will last four days...and nights. Hang on...this is BIG! 
Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday, hour-long business broadcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday starting at 5:00pm on AM-940. The Business News Hour is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications through a business relationship with The Des Moines Radio Group. You can follow us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour. 

Sampling of our News Headlines - Just a Taste of What We Do

This gives you an idea of what we do other than our long-form business interviews. About two minutes of our business news headlines from several days.... Insight on Business the News Hour - Monday - Friday starting at 5pm on AM-940, Des Moines.

The Business of Auto Technicians

Last week we had a news story about how BMW and Fiat Chrysler were busy recruiting individuals directly from high schools and technical schools to become automobile technicians. The reason: There is an acute shortage of people in that field. We reached out to the Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) for an update on what they know and that's how we met Jerry Burns the Chair of the Automotive Technology Department. We asked lots of questions about the field, costs, wages and more...Jerry answered.
Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday, hour-long business broadcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday starting at 5:00pm on AM-940. The Business News Hour is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications through a business relationship with The Des Moines Radio Group. You can follow us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour. 

Networking and Tyler's Birthday...Hey, why not?

Each Monday our networking and social media contributor Laura Kinnard joins us to look at networking opportunities in and around the Metro. You can find more at Des Moines Biz Mixer. And, because today is the Birthday of our producer, Tyler Hackenmiller we chatted shoes, insurance, parents and becoming...26.
Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday, hour-long business broadcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday starting at 5:00pm on AM-940. The Business News Hour is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications through a business relationship with The Des Moines Radio Group. You can follow us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour. 

Eatery A - Restaurant of the Week

Each week we feature a locally owned Restaurant of the Week. This week meet Chef Nick Gonwa from Eatery A on on the near west side of Des Moines. Learn more about the back-story of the Mediterranean inspired food, what they do to make the experience special and more. Chow down with fire and smoke at Eatery A: 
Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday, hour-long business broadcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday starting at 5:00pm on AM-940. The Business News Hour is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications through a business relationship with The Des Moines Radio Group. You can follow us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour. 

Stuff to Do with Cityview and Jeff Pitts

Each week our lifestyle contributor Jeff Pitts from Cityview comes by with his top picks of "Stuff to Do in the Des Moines Metro" and it's always quite a mix: From the Iowa Barnstormers to the Des Moines Spirngfest Horse Show to the Drake Relays, to Living History Farms to Beauty and the Beast and even fresh food at the Valley Junction Farmers Market opening! This is a fun segment...because sometimes ya just gotta. 
Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday, hour-long business broadcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday starting at 5:00pm on AM-940. The Business News Hour is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications through a business relationship with The Des Moines Radio Group. You can follow us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour. 

Finding, Treating and Beating Dyslexia with Heidi Kroner

Until we had this conversation with Heidi Kroner from Aspire Academy we didn't know that schools don't screen or report concerns about dyslexia. Worse, when a parent or grandparent "stumbles" on the diagnosis where do they go to get help? Those are the issues that caused Heidi to create her business Aspire Academy. Here we talk about that and more...
Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday, hour-long business broadcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday starting at 5:00pm on AM-940. The Business News Hour is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications through a business relationship with The Des Moines Radio Group. You can follow us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour. 

The State of Mental Health - Iowa

According to some in the "political class" there are no mental health issues in Iowa. "We're doing just fine..." If that is the case why do we see, time and again, individuals suffering with a mental health crisis murder family members, police officers and others? How is the lack of mental health treatment in Iowa impacting businesses and families. Finally, why has Iowa decided to move mental health treatment from clinics to jail cells? Our guest is Peggy Huppert from the National Alliance of Mental Illness - Iowa (NAMI-Iowa) those questions and more. And, because NAMI-Iowa continues to lobby for reality in mental health they must raise funds to do so...and we end the segment with a new adventure "Beautiful Minds" on May 19. To register, click here. We know this is a long, long-form interview but...please listen. 
Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday, hour-long business broadcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday starting at 5:00pm on AM-940. The Business News Hour is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications through a business relationship with The Des Moines Radio Group. You can follow us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour. 

Your Invisible Toolbox - The Book

It has been in the making for over seven years and the result is the book "Your Invisible Toolbox - The Technological Ups and Downs of the Millennial Generation". Here, Deborah Rinner and Rowena Crosbie from Tero International talk about the book, how to use it, the information packed inside and the fact even non-millennials can read it and win. For more on The Invisible Toolbox click here.
Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday, hour-long business broadcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday starting at 5:00pm on AM-940. The Business News Hour is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications through a business relationship with The Des Moines Radio Group. You can follow us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour.