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Welcome back to a new week of the Business News Headlines, glad you're with us again. Something partly personal: Today is Yom HaShoah the day that is in remembrance of the six-million Jews that were murdered during the Holocaust.  It is fitting that we do remember and commit to never again. 

Leading off in the business news headlines we've got a story about congratulations to several who have won the famed Pulitzer Prize.  Also, i...

If you are in business or want to be this is the conference to attend and don't let the name fool you and keep you away. The Central Iowa Business Conference is the one-day event that can help you get off the ground or take your existing business to a new level. My guest is Gina Wright the Vice President of the Urbandale Chamber of Commerce and here we talk about what attendees can expect, who the key-note speakers are and the impo...

Hello Friday! Welcome to the Business News Headlines for today the 3rd day of May and thanks for being here. A reminder that we're back on the air this Sunday, Noon Central and only on News/Talk 1540 KXEL.  Insight on Business the News Hour features some of the top business news stories of the past week, a look at the markets and this week an incredible guest in author Austin Frerick. He's recently released a bombshell of a book, "...

Welcome to Thursday and the Business News Headlines for this the 2nd day of May. One other thing before we get into the newscast: Some time ago I sat down with author, community connector and podcaster Ben McDougal. You may know him from 1,000 Cups Des Moines. Anyway here is that conversation we had about the beginnings of Insight on Business and some fun conversation about what it takes to be creative every day the title is Consis...

Welcome to the first day of May. In many countries May Day is a day to celebrate and lift up worker rights. Huge crowds across the globe took to the streets to encourage their national leaders to uphold worker safety, pay and other benefits. Meanwhile here in the U.S. the celebrations were much more muted. Coming up some of the big business news stories of the day and a conversation about people who suffer from non-visible disabili...

It was another of those chance meetings. I was sitting in the lobby of the Hotel Fort Des Moines visiting with Jenny Schuetz about our scheduled interview when a man stepped up and said, "Excuse me, but I heard you talking about the interview maybe we could do a segment? I help people with non-visible disabilities better enjoy air travel by helping them experience what it's like in an aircraft."  And so I met Jonathan Sutter who fo...

It's the final day of April and the worst month for Wall Street since last September. Welcome to the Tuesday Edition of the Business News Headlines for this the 30th of April.  We kick things off with that story and follow several others before we get to a conversation about housing with author Jenny Schuetz and her book, Fixer Upper: How to Repair America's Broken Housing Systems. We are grateful to the Polk County Housing Trust F...

If you've been listening to our newscast for any time over the past year or so you know we report, regularly, on the housing crisis in the United States.  The issues are many: High interest rates, not enough new affordable housing being built, not enough housing stock on the market...it all makes it increasingly difficult to become a homeowner.  Or what was the "American Dream". Enter Jenny Schuetz the author of "Fixer-Upper: How t...

Welcome to the Monday Edition of the Business News Headlines.  Glad you are with us. Over the  past week labor unions across Iowa have been holding Worker Memorials to remember the men and women who were killed on or at the job site this past year. Today the South Central Iowa Federation of Labor AFL/CIO held such a memorial at the Iowa State Capital. I have been to many of these events over the years but never one where so many na...

It's the "Late Edition" of the Business News Headlines. Why "late"? It was a zoo here at "Radio Ranch" as we were playing "catch-up" on a host of things that had to be done before we even started writing the news of the day. In addition I did an interview with our friend Jeff Stein from News Talk 1540 KXEL about the impact the war in Gaza is having on local Jewish Congregations in Iowa. If you want to listen to that piece you can h...

Good to be back with you after having the past two days off in observance of Passover. We spent the time with family and friends along with conducting two Seder Meals one at home and the other with the congregation I've served for the past thirty-six years. Today, we're back with the business news headlines and thank you for being with us. Also, you can hook up with us all day on Twitter or "X" @IOB_NewsHour and on Instagram. Faceb...

Welcome to Monday and the Business News Headlines for this the 22nd day of April. Glad you are with us. Click through our business stories of the day and then, stay with us for a conversation with filmmaker, TV host and the founder of The Flamingo Network on Roku. We've had the pleasure of knowing Brent Roske for years starting with his work "Roske on Politics" that's relaunching this year.  He has also created  the films "Diana in...

We've had the pleasure of knowing Brent Roske filmmaker, TV host and the creator of The Flamingo Network on Roku for years. We first met when he was doing his syndicated show "Roske on Politics" which is resuming this year. He recently launched The Flamingo Network on Roku with films "Diana in Love" and "Art on Wheels" both of which we'll talk about in this conversation. Brent keeps busy traveling to warmer destinations than here i...

The end of yet another busy week and a reminder that we're not done. You can join us on Sunday at Noon Central for Insight on Business the Week in Review as we load up the top business news stories, check the markets and bring you two business conversations.  You'll hear from Alison Haider from Tero International and film-maker and television host Brent Roske the creator of Flamingo TV on Roku. That's Sunday at Noon Central and ONL...

It's been a busy day here at "Radio Ranch" as we've been following a string of economic reports that continues to show the strength of the U.S. economy even in the face of crippling interest rates and stubborn inflation. And we start things off today detailing those reports. Meanwhile, you can hook up with us all day on Twitter or "X" @IOB_NewsHour and on Instagram. Facebook? Sure were there too.  Here's what we've got for you toda...

It's been a tough couple of days for Wall Street as investors have a host of things to worry about.  Today was no different.  Meanwhile President Biden made some promises today to American steelworkers that may heat up some international issues and we'll kick things off with that story. Also make sure you click ahead for the interview with entrepreneur and Architect Steve Wilke-Shapiro the founder of Sequel Architecture. And, a rem...

Why not start a business during the height of the pandemic? Meet entrepreneur and architect Steve Wilke-Shapiro the founder of Sequel Architecture and Interiors. His work not only focuses on preservation but also mixing the new with, sometimes, the very old. The result is a stunning project that ranges from the small to the very large. Recently Steve has added an interior designer to his firm having realizing some might want those ...

We're going nowhere fast. We kick things off today with the speculation the U.S. Central Bank will delay cuts to it's preferred lending rate until late this year...if at all. The issue is that inflation continues to be well above the Fed's target of 2%.  One has to wonder if that target is realistic. Meanwhile, later in the newscast, we have a story about how job seekers are demanding even more money that usual to switch jobs and t...

Happy Federal Income Tax Day and welcome to the Business News Headlines for Monday the 15th of April.  We kick things off with that story and a reminder to click through to listen to a conversation about what a "Straw Purchase" of a firearm is and how it can lead to ten years in prison and a $250,000 fine.  My guest is Aaron McKinney, a strong advocate of the Second Amendment, but concerned about the lack of training so many people...