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Stuff to DO with Cityview Magazine

Each week Jeff Pitts the Managing Editor for Cityview Magazine drops in to chat it up about "Stuff to DO" in the Greater Des Moines Metro and he never disappoints. Now, if you are looking for some "serious stuff" nota gonna be here. We're talking Iowa High School Football, Hot Tubs at a "Blowout Expo" a comic/art and cosplay event at the Merle Hay Mall, Iowa vs. Minnesota.  The East Village Holiday Promenade, Jingle in the Junction next week in Valley Junction and some Nutcracker to end the week.  So...yeah.  

Thanks for listening!

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The Business News & More 13 November 2020

A quick look at some of the top business news stories for Friday the 13th Day of November. Here's what we've got for you:

• Prices are going up in 2021...we have a list;
• Wall Street back into Blue Chips;
• GM announces a recall;
• McDonald's and COVID inspections;
• Oil & Gas prices dropped again;
• It ain't over...over at Wells Fargo;
• Some DoorDash IPO news;
• The Wall Street numbers;
• Amazon wants in your garage.

Those stories plus we get hyper-local with Jeff Pitts from Cityview Magazine and Stuff to DO in the Greater Des Moines Metro. From sports to The Nutcracker and some side stories too.

Thanks for listening!

The Business News Headlines and More 6 November 2020

We made it to Friday...that one fact should be something to celebrate.  It's the Friday Edition of the Business News Headlines and here's what we've got for you:

• Wall Street ended the day mixed;
• The U.S. added more jobs but, yes, there is a but;
• The price of oil fell again today and why;
• Some chain restaurant news;
• The states are seeing dollars in pot;
• The Clorox/Lysol Scam;
• The Wall Street Report;
• Wait...what was that in California?

Those stories PLUS, because it is Friday, Jeff Pitts, the managing editor of Cityview Magazine is in to chat it up about "Stuff to Do" in the Greater Des Moines Metro. Some things cancelled but music, the laughs, bingo and honky tonk dancing cowboys made the list.

Thank for listening!

The Business News & More 30 October 2020

Boo! Welcome to the business news headlines for Friday the 30th of October and thanks for coming by.  This is what we've got ready for you:

• What would you do with an extra hour a day?
• Wall Street had a rough week;
• Betting and Wall Street?  Yep;
• Pinterest is booming and why;
• The Wall Street Report;
• Netflix is gonna cost you more.

Each week we chat it up with Jeff Pitts the managing editor for Cityview Magazine about Stuff to DO in the Greater Des Moines, Iowa Metro. Expect NOTHING serious here just a couple of guys riffing about whatever.  But we do talk about the Animal Rescue League, The Veteran Coat Drive, free food from Quick Trip for kids, the Trick and Tree event at the Botanical Center and much more. Enjoy...laugh a little, you've earned it! 

Thanks for listening! And, know you can follow along on Twitter @IOB_NewsHour 

The Business News Headlines 20 October 2020

Thanks again for coming by for the business news headlines for Tuesday the 20th day of October. Here's what we've got for you and remember to join us on Twitter @IOB_NewsHour:

• The Census Bureau and Business Startups?
• The Justice Department and Google;
• GM to spend $2 billion on a plant;
• Playing the lottery? Hang on....
• Halloween and American Spending;
• Dairy Free Milk?  Just what producers don't want to hear;
• Wall Street Report;
• Oil gets bigger to survive.

Thanks for listening! 

The Business News Headlines & More 9 October 2020

Hi and thanks for clicking through to the Friday Edition of the Business News Headlines. Here's what we've got teed up for you today:

• Can the U.S. Economy weather a second wave;
• Jamie Dimon the economy and office work;
• Shaq is getting into the investment business;
• Another sad theater story and what about Broadway;
• Apple, 5G and a disappointment;
• The Wall Street Report
• Hey how about that office dress code...even if working from home.

Those stories plus a little Friday Fun with Jeff Pitts from Cityview Magazine. Here we're talking about some cool stuff going down in the Metro this weekend into next week.  Stuff like:

• Justin Jarrell at XKB Tonight!
• Weekend Comedy at the Des Moines Playhouse;
• What? A Victorian Funeral at Living History Farms;
• Grandview has "Stripper";
• Our friends at Sleepy Hollow gonna scare you;
• Slaughterhouse ya now open;
• The DSM Public Library is OPEN!!
• The Blank Park Zoo and Night Eyes...a bit different this year.

And, along the way we'll offer some commentary on stuff that may, or may not, have anything to do with what we're helping to promote.  It's what we do on Friday.

Thanks for listening!

The Business News & More 6 October 2020

Amid a backdrop of hope today what the president did and what Fed Chair Jerome Powell said was enough to sink the markets.  Here's what we've got for you on this 6th day of October:

• Stop the stimulus talks and...
• Fed Chair also talks stimulus and what happens if none;
• How some movie theaters are luring back families;
• Oh...the Trade Deficit...yep, there is that;
• Ikea is launching a second hand store;
• Some rough going for General Electric;
• The Wall Street Report
• And the Nobel Prize for Medicine goes to....

It's back and it's a bit different...like everything else in 2020, right?  Here Suzanne Hull from the Christkindle Market DSM is back to share with you what this 5th year looks like and where the idea came from. I know, we're not yet past Halloween...but think we all could use a little Christmas Cheer about now.

Thanks for listening! 

The Business News & More 25 September 2020

Welcome to the Friday Edition of the Business News Headlines and we've got a bunch on tap for you today.  Let's get started:

• An ugly milestone yet the markets roar;
• September is rough for Wall Street, what about October;
• Gold drops;
• A new LinkedIn feature but...be careful;
• Best & Worst cities for Minimum Wage Workers;
• The Wall Street Report;
• The slow down in the labor market is...real.

Those stories PLUS the plight of hospitals, especially rural hospitals. Here Kevin Kincaid the President/CEO of the Knoxville Hospital and Clinics shares where we are and what they hope will happen in the coming weeks. Why it matters? Because the future of many, especially rural hospitals, is on the line. Meet Kevin Kincaid.

Then we'll lighten the mood with Jeff Pitts from Cityview Magazine and feature "Stuff to DO" in the Greater Des Moines Metro. Here we'll talk about Eat Week going on in West Des Moines. The Nadas and their show. Next month in Cityview it's the "70 Wonders of Des Moines". There is a Wedding Show going on this weekend a big play in Pella and oldtime baseball at Living History Farms.  So much to do...enjoy! 

Thanks for coming by! 

The Business News & More 15 September 2020

Wall Street started the day up but by the bell the Dow ended...flat. It's the business news headlines for today and here's what we've got for you:

• Tech keeps marching forward;
• Louis DeJoy and the pricy new hires at USPS;
• U.S. Infrastructure center stage this week;
• She will be co-writing and directing a new movie about...
• Amazon and the new Luxury Products portal;
• Payment deferrals...how many Americans are doing this;
• The Wall Street Report;
• The Apple Show from today.

Those stories and we'll welcome Debbie Marshall to our broadcast. Debbie is the principal at Thrive Consulting and she's here to offer up some tips and ideas to help job seekers stand out from the crowd in a very, very tight job market.

Thanks for listening!

The Business News Headlines & More 11 September 2020

For many of us waking up this morning our first thought was, "This is 9/11..." And remembering where we were on that awful morning that is seared into our memory. Here are the business news headlines from today:

• Family lifeline...seasonal jobs;
• The New York Times and employees/child care;
• NYSE and taxes...they just want to move;
• Meet the country that wants to pay with scrap iron;
• A bunch of tech IPO's next week;
• The Wall Street Report
• Martha Stewart and a bit of cannabis if you please.

Here's Jeff Pitts the managing editor for Cityview Magazine with his weekly review of Stuff to DO in the Greater Des Moines Metro. Sort of a short list from football to dogs to music to a cancelled event and more.  Click through and have some fun already...you've earned it!

Thanks for listening!