Insight On Business the News Hour

Saving Time and Money - Midwest Office Technology

Increasingly business large and small are moving away from keeping paper records and doing more with digital. Why? Three reasons: Storage expense, printing expense and fast document sharing. Here we visit with Jim Westerbeck from Midwest Office Technology about, not only, their history but new technology that helps businesses become more efficient while saving costs. And, MOT of Des Moines has an open house today (Thursday 27 April) where business can view this technology at 9am, 11am, 1pm and 3pm. Why not?  
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. 

Iowa Broadcast News Association Award Recognition

Insight on Business the News Hour was honored this past week with three awards from the Iowa Broadcast News Association. Radio and television stations from across the state submit their work to be judged by a panel of their peers. For 2016 The Business News Hour received, once again, three state-wide awards for our daily business news broadcast. Here, during the program, the news is interrupted by our producer, Tyler Hackenmiller and our Des Moines Radio Group representative Mary Sayer....  Thank you all.
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. 

Essman Companies Celebrate 40 Years

This week Essman Companies celebrates 40 years of service in the areas of marketing, public relations and customer survey work. We rang up Denise Essman on our Newsmaker Line to learn more and get an invite to the party she has planned for Thursday Evening.
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. 

JTees Apparel - Small Business Spotlight

Hang on...this is fun! Meet Joshua Ansah the founder of JTees Apparel soon to open up shop in the Historic Valley Junction of West Des Moines. We talk about how he became an entrepreneur at a very young age by re-selling high quality sneakers. No, really! Today he creates comfortable clothing with a message. Coming up he's got a special event at his shop and then a grand opening in June. We likey! 
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. 

Saving Communities One Town at a Time

Many smaller towns have trouble identifying their strengths and how to build on them. Enter Deb Brown and Becky McCray from SaveYour.Town. Here Deb talks about how they work to build on what already exists in Small Town America and defeat the "Committee of Negativity".  We also touch on jobs, immigration reform and more. Oh, and yes, she travels...
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. 

Social Media and Business Networking with Laura

So grateful that Laura Kinnard joins us each Monday to run down the list of Business Networking Events in the Greater Des Moines Metro AND share some social media tips for business. You can find dates and more at Des Moines Biz Mixer. Thanks Laura!
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. 

Regulations, Growth and Small Business

We begin our conversation with Ned Flynn from Aureon about the importance of small business in America with a nod to Des Moines Area Community College and their Small Business Awards click to learn more. We then talk about regulations fostered on business and what the data says about business development and growth. If you are nodding your head in agreement...have a 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. 

Sue Danielson, Trent Rice and the Jack Shelley Award from IBNA

When the Iowa Broadcast News Association holds their annual meeting it's capped with an awards event where the best television and radio broadcasters and broadcasts are feted. The pinicle of the evening is the Jack Shelley Award. We sat down with Sue Danielson of WHO Radio the 2016 winner to learn more about who Jack Shelley was and then chat with the 2017 winner Trent Rice from KASI Radio of Ames. Listen in...
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 Legendary Jim Bohannon on Broadcasting

If the name sounds familiar it will be the voice that will jog your memory. Jim Bohannon came to Central Iowa for the Annual Iowa Broadcast News Association Convention to teach and to, of course, talk. We sat down with Jim at the end of a very long day to ask some questions...about interviewing, broadcasting, fake news and the future of radio.
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 Des Moines Metro Real Estate Market with Lance Hanson

The two words that describe not only the real estate market in the Des Moines Metro but nationwide are "Inventory Shortage". In other words...if you have been thinking of selling your home NOW is the time to list it In this interview with Lance Hanson a broker/owner of Re/Max Real Estate Concepts we talk about how the national real estate market mirrors what is happening right here at home. He's got some tips for the home seller as well as the home buyer. Wise words from a veteran in the real estate business.
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.