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A Field to Table Experience with Beau Fodor

He is a returning guest to the Business News Hour as Beau Fodor of Panache brings us the third season of his Field to Table Experience. We kick things off talking a bit about his business and how he got started creating experiences to be remembered. This year's Place at the Table begins on Wednesday May 22nd and will be held at the amazing Keller Brick Barn near Waukee, Iowa. Tickets for the event are available at Midwestix. Go for the food and leave with the memories of a wonderful experience.

The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday, hour-long business podcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday starting at 5pm Central. You can subscribe on Google Play, PlayerFM, Podbean, iTunes, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio. And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday at 2pm on News/Talk 1540 KXEL. The Business News Hour is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications. You can follow us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour. 

The Business News Headlines 16 May 2019

Hey, thanks everybody for clicking through today for the business news headlines. On tap today:

• Another positive day on Wall Street;
• Walmart, Prices & Tariffs;
• Supermarket bill going up...ahh...yep;
• Pinterest Stock slipped big time after the bell;
• Vermeer is looking for about $6 million is state assistance
• 5G is here but only in limited areas.

Those stories and our friend Beau Fodor from Panache is back with us to announce the third season of his amazing Field to Table Dinners. The first dinner is scheduled for Wednesday the 22nd and in this conversation you'll learn more about Beau, his business and these amazing dinners.  

Thanks for listening! 

The Business News Headlines 10 May 2019

Hey, it's Friday and we made it to the weekend kids...  Coming at you today are these business news headlines:

• Trade Talks and Tweets;
• Rough start for a new IPO;
• Guns N Roses ain't a happy bunch;
• Remember that major hack of Anthem Insurance? New details;
• Iowa sets a record in new business filings. No, really;
• What happened and why on Wall Street

Those stories plus Jeff Pitts the Managing Editor for Cityview Magazine joins me for Stuff to DO in the Metro this weekend into next week. And we start of very seriously in Pig Latin.  Hey, it's Friday!   

Thanks for listening!

The Business News Headlines 3 May 2019

Hey...yeah...it's Friday so only TWO more working days until Monday...right?  It's the Business News Hour for the 3rd day of May...thanks for coming by. Today:

• All the boo-hah over the jobs report hides an issue;
• The markets had a great day;
• Let's talk wages;
• Burger King and Mental Health;
• Jeff Bezos about to make Mo Money from...
• What happened on Wall Street and why.

Those stories PLUS, because it is FRIDAY, we've got Jeff Pitts the Managing Editor of Cityview Magazine with us to chat it up about"Stuff to DO in the Des Moines Metro" this weekend into next week. We've got music, sports, food, fun and silliness just a click away.

Thanks for coming by! 

The Business News Headlines 23 April 2019

It's the Tuesday Edition of the Business News Hour and thanks for coming by. Today in the newscast you'll hear about:

• A record day on Wall Street and why;
• A pharma company will pay $20 million;
• Two day Amazon shipping...hold that thought;
• More trouble for Harley Davidson;
• Walgreens and tobacco;
• Google retaliation, say it ain't so;
• What happened and why on Wall Street

In for The Interview is Michael Keever. While I was in New York I passed by a vendor table and there was a copy of TV Guide.  "WHAT? That thing is still around?" Little did I know what changes are coming, and some already here, that will alter how you find what to watch. No, really, this technology is amazing. Michael Keever from NTVB Media for The Interview you can hear....here. 

The Business News Headlines 19 April 2019

No markets today due to the Good Friday holiday but we've still got some numbers for you. That and a couple of hot business news stories. And, we go Out to Lunch with the Executive Director of Iowa Voters for Companion Animals, Haley Anderson and Jeff Pitts from Cityview with stuff to do...but first the business news:

• Global stocks did what today;
• The Samsung foldable phone...breaking;
• Guns and people - 20 years after Columbine;
• Whitewashing slavery;
• New home construction slips in March.

Those stories and our Quick Bites time with Haley Anderson (Three questions) and Out to Lunch segment with Haley Anderson is right here.

Finally, Jeff Pitts from Cityview with Stuff to DO in the Metro this weekend into next week. You can find that here.

Thanks for listening! 

The Business News Headlines 12 April 2019

It's the business news headlines for Friday the 12th day of April, thanks for coming by. On the newscast today:

• Markets move up on financials and entertainment;
• Another retail chain in trouble;
• Despite "fake news" and privacy issues social media still strong;
• A company that knows if you are going to quit...before you say anything;
• While Uber goes public drivers struggle to make a living;
• GE pays a big fine;
• 2020 hopeful Andrew Yang and the hologram story;
• What happened on Wall Street and why.

Those stories an we'll introduce you to two young podcasters from Iowa City, Iowa. Michele Guild does "Welcome to My Podcast" podcast and Justin Comer does "I Hear I C" featuring artists from the Iowa City area. Both can be found on the new Iowa Podcast Network.

And because it's Friday we've got the managing editor of Cityview Magazine, Jeff Pitts with his list of "Stuff to DO" in the Greater Des Moines Metro.

Thanks for coming by! 

The Business News Headlines 9 April 2019

You might say that investors get...well, nervous. It's the business news hour for Tuesday the 9th day of April. Inside:

• No, not nerves of steel;
• Job cuts in the oil industry and why;
• Robots coming to Walmart in a big way;
• Motel 6 owes millions to former guests but finding them may be difficult;
• Thing Uber and your local mall;
• Levi Strauss made a move that is paying off;
• What happened on Wall Street and why.

Also today we'll visit with Katherine Haine from CityMedia.ca about the business of digital reputation. What? No, really, her company will scrub the internet to discover how your website and your social media look to consumers and then...if it needs fixing they can do that too. What is cool is the "health check" is...free. 

Then from a very different world meet Andy Ward and the Hey Buddy Podcast. Andy is a police officer from a small town in Eastern Iowa and when he puts down the badge he gets with friends and riffs about stuff they think is cool. We think it's worth a you knowing more.  

Thanks for coming by! 

Stuff to DO with Cityview

Each week Jeff Pitts from Cityview Magazine joins me to ring in the weekend and offer up his list of great places to go. Tonight we're talking arts and entertainment at a host of venues. But, do not expect anything to be too serious.

The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday, hour-long business podcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday starting at 5pm Central. You can subscribe on Google Play, PlayerFM, Podbean, iTunes, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio. And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday at 2pm on News/Talk 1540 KXEL. The Business News Hour is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications. You can follow us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour. 

 

The Business News Headlines 29 March 2019

It's the final weekday of March 2019 and welcome to the Business News Hour!  Inside, and just a click away, you'll hear these stories:

• China/U.S. trade talks resume and Wall Street has a party;
• The White House wants the Fed to reverse rate increases;
• The first day of trading for LYFT was today;
• Apple tanks a product before it ever got into your hands;
• Workers at an Ohio GM plant are really upset;
• What happened on Wall Street and why.

Also today you'll meet Sen. Paul Strauss who, sort of, represents 700,000 U.S. Citizens in the United States but are denied representation in Congress. While Sen. Strauss was elected in 1996 he has yet to cast a vote...because the law denies that simple act. Stunning. I caught up with the Senator as he was making a pitch for D.C. statehood. 

Also, because it's Friday we've got Jeff Pitts from Cityview Magazine with "Stuff to DO in the Metro" this weekend into next week. 

Thanks for coming by!