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Realtor Ring Day with Kristin and Scott

Iowa is one of 28 states involved in the Realtor Ring Day Program. Joining us to talk about the program and the Des Moines real estate market is Kristin Pike from the Salvation Army of Des Moines and Scott Wendl the president of the Des Moines Area Association of Realtors. Here is that conversation:Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications a full service advertising agency based in Des Moines and is heard Monday - Friday from 5PM to 6PM on 1350-KRNT, Des Moines.  Connect with us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more fun, here is our Facebook Page

Stuff to Do in the Metro with Sheryl This Weekend!

She's back with her list of "Stuff to DO in the Des Moines Metro" this weekend and beyond.  Sheryl Tessier from Eat, Play, Love Des Moines gives her top picks.  She is joined by Michael and Dustin for a conversation that spans Mexican Chocolate to Des Moines Celebrations. Here we go! Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications a full service advertising agency based in Des Moines and is heard Monday - Friday from 5PM to 6PM on 1350-KRNT, Des Moines.  Connect with us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more fun, here is our Facebook Page

A Holistic Approach to Veterinary Care

We're seeing more and more people being attracted to some form of holistic medicine and many are approaching pet health in the same manner.  Meet Franchesca Zenitsky, DVM who has opened Idyllic Paws an in-home veterinary service for cats and dogs.  Here is that conversation: Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications a full service advertising agency based in Des Moines and is heard Monday - Friday from 5PM to 6PM on 1350-KRNT, Des Moines.  Connect with us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more fun, here is our Facebook Page

Practical Farmers of Iowa with Teresa Opheim

Farming is always farming but some folks do their agricultural business a bit differently. Meet Teresa Opheim the executive director of the non-profit Practical Farmers of Iowa. Here we talk about the organization, who they are, whom they serve, water quality issues in Iowa, the rural/urban interests and, of course, agriculture. Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications a full service advertising agency based in Des Moines and is heard Monday - Friday from 5PM to 6PM on 1350-KRNT, Des Moines.  Connect with us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more fun, here is our Facebook Page

The Work of Hope Ministries with Kathy Coady

While, here in the Des Moines Metro, we celebrate all sorts of positive economic news there remains issues of hunger, homelessness and the underlying causes. Kathy Coady is the Director of Development and Community Relations with Hope Ministries. Here we detail some of those issues, what her organization does and how others can help.  Here is that conversation: Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications a full service advertising agency based in Des Moines and is heard Monday - Friday from 5PM to 6PM on 1350-KRNT, Des Moines.  Connect with us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more fun, here is our Facebook Page

Be You You Desire - Desmund Adams

Twice each month Desmund Adams comes to our studio to visit about his insight regarding personal development and business growth. Today we talk about the "secret sauce" of creating an exceptional career.  In addition, this is our 500th episode of the Business News Hour so we had to chat that up a bit.  Here is that conversation:Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications a full service advertising agency based in Des Moines and is heard Monday - Friday from 5PM to 6PM on 1350-KRNT, Des Moines.  Connect with us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more fun, here is our Facebook Page

The Metro Real Estate Market with Lance Hanson

On the day Lance Hanson a Broker with ReMax Real Estate Concepts visited the studio a national story had broken indicating that, nationwide, twenty-percent of real estate appraisals were over-valued by thousands of dollars.  We asked Lance about that and about another story facing first time home buyers and why they can't find home loans. Here is that extended interview:Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications a full service advertising agency based in Des Moines and is heard Monday - Friday from 5PM to 6PM on 1350-KRNT, Des Moines.  Connect with us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more fun, here is our Facebook Page

Estate Planning - Who Needs It?

One of the reasons we enjoy having Sam Kreamer come by the studio on a regular basis is because he is not only a great attorney but also a humanitarian. Here we start our conversation with a reminder to remember non-profits and then into some thoughts about estate planning in general and specific questions as to why.Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications a full service advertising agency based in Des Moines and is heard Monday - Friday from 5PM to 6PM on 1350-KRNT, Des Moines.  Connect with us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more fun, here is our Facebook Page

The Career Connection Center with Justin Bogers

Goodwill Industries, across the country, has been in the midst of a re-branding effort and it comes in the form of the Goodwill Career Connection Center where anyone can get employment skills and help in their career search.  Justin Bogers is the person behind the Central Iowa career center and was kind enough to come in for a conversation: Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications a full service advertising agency based in Des Moines and is heard Monday - Friday from 5PM to 6PM on 1350-KRNT, Des Moines.  Connect with us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more fun, here is our Facebook Page

The Metro Business Calendar with Laura Kinnard

Today we kicked off a new feature for the Business News Hour; Laura Kinnard is our contributor for the Des Moines Metro Business Calendar.  She joins us each Monday afternoon to run down her top picks of business events going on in the Metro.  Here is our conversation:Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications a full service advertising agency based in Des Moines and is heard Monday - Friday from 5PM to 6PM on 1350-KRNT, Des Moines.  Connect with us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more fun, here is our Facebook Page