Episodes

We kick things off today with a question: "What country imports the most products into the United States?"  The answer will, no doubt, surprise you. Welcome to the Business News Headlines for Wednesday the 7th day of February.  We're glad you are wit...

Welcome to the Tuesday Edition of the Business News Headlines. We're covering everything from aircraft manufacturing to Super Bowl ads that now cost $7 million for thirty-seconds of airtime. Is it worth it? Also, allow a quick side rant: If you are a...

Great to be back in our studio following our adventure at CattleCon 24 by the National Cattlemen's Beef Association. We'll be brining you some stories about that in the coming days and weeks. Meanwhile, today we invite you to meet Stephanie Oppel the...

Over the past decade old abandoned rail lines have been repurposed to become bicycle trails for the thousands of people who enjoy riding, sometimes, miles each week. That has resulted in some major economic development as restaurants, bars, ice cream...

It's the final day of Cattle Con 2024 here in Orlando. This is the annual meeting of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association and we talked to a host of producers, and those who sell products and services to the beef cattle industry. Here is a stunn...

The Business News Headlines are coming to you from the Annual Meeting of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association being held here in Orlando.  Yes, another warm weather destination for our microphone.  In the news today we kick things off by looking...

A brand new week and the Business News Headlines for Monday the 29th day of January. A quick programing note: We're headed to Orlando early on Wednesday to cover the National Cattlemen's Beef Association Annual Meeting and Expo there. That means that...

Recently while covering the National Tractor Parts Dealer Association (NTPDA) Annual Conference and Trade Show held, this year, in San Diego I was able to take in a presentation by author and speaker Garrison Wynn. He offered those who attended a mas...

We kick things off today about an environmental story linked to the Biden White House and end our newscast with an interesting look at what may be the latest fad...Electric Vehicles.  In between we've got several more news headlines and the markets. ...

For some it was a big surprise but to us it's what we expected. As you may know we've been bullish about the U.S. economy while others wrung their hands expecting a major recession. We heard about it from big banks to the many talking heads predictin...

It's been more than seven years since entrepreneur Darren Fife sat behind the IOB microphone and during that time his company Eco Source has expanded greatly. Here we talk about his humble beginnings, a major environmental accident that his team clea...

By all measurers you, yes you, are feeling damn good about the U.S. economy.  How do we know. That story kicks us off today.  Welcome to the Wednesday Edition of the Business News Headlines for this the 24th day of January. Say, if you want to reach ...

We're glad to be back with you after a week in Southern California covering the National Tractor Parts Dealer Association annual Conference and Trade Show. It was a welcome relief to be in 65 degree weather rather than -15 here in Iowa. Coming up som...

It's Friday!  Welcome to the Business News Headlines. We've been absent for a couple of days as we cover the Annual Conference and Trade Show for the National Tractor Parts Dealer Association. Where today we heard from author and speaker Garrison Wyn...

Greetings from snowy Des Moines, Iowa. The National Weather Service says 7.5 inches today…on top of the 4 or 5 we received just a couple of days ago.  Us?  We stayed in the studio and turned out this edition of the Business News Headlines. And, do no...

This happens to us all the time. Someone sends out a press release, and we read them all, but far too often the story is so hyper-local that it doesn't match our national newscast goals. This presser was about a Des Moines, Iowa based law firm that i...

It's the Business News Headlines for Thursday the 11th day of January. Welcome back. Here in Central Iowa they are calling for an additional 6 to 8 inches of snow.  That would be on top of the 5 inches we received just the other day.  Needless to say...

Welcome back! We kick things off today with a story about the surprising number of Americans who have signed up for the Affordable Care Act. Yes, it is a record number of people and, if you were removed from Medicaid, as thousands have been...you can...

Coming up today some of the big business news headlines of the day along with a look at what happened on Wall Street. In addition, if you like history, you are in for an amazing conversation that comes from West Des Moines, Iowa. When we saw the pres...

When we saw the presser about the West Des Moines Historical Society we thought this would be a very hyper-local story but it looked interesting and who doesn't want to help a non-profit reach a financial goal. Were we surprised, no shocked, that thi...

Welcome to a brand new week and the business news headlines for this the 8th day of January which also is the opening day of the Iowa Legislature.  To that end make sure you click ahead for the interview with Joe Murphy the President of the Iowa Busi...

The Iowa Legislature has begun the 2024 session and we sat down with our friend Joe Murphy the President of the Iowa Business Council to talk about this groups legislative priorities. As in past years tax rates remain at the top of the list but we we...

The major surprise of the day? The Jobs Report. Welcome to the Friday Edition of the Business News Headlines and that's how we kick off this newscast. And, of course we'll talk about the economy and more.  If you want to reach us on social media and ...

A quick programing note before we get started. The Business News Headlines Newscast didn't make it on Wednesday the 4th due to some technical issues way beyond our control.  Those issues now seem to be fixed and we're grateful to be back with you.  I...