Episodes

This week's episode of the Business Brief podcast looks at how President Donald Trump's bill to cut taxes and spending will affect the solar energy industry in Missouri. Then, University of Missouri Extension officials share insights about how Missouri farmland value is changing.

This week's episode of the Business Brief podcast takes a look at auto repair in Missouri ahead of a busy travel weekend. Then, how regions in the state’s Old Lead Belt are seeing a surge in critical mineral mining.

This week's episode of the Business Brief podcast looks at legislation aimed at easing the financial burden of career and technical training. Plus, the show examines looming changes to regulation around an endangered root.

This week's episode of the Business Brief podcast looks at how a Missouri nonprofit arts organization is adjusting amid cuts to federal arts funding. Then, the show features a retail incubator providing exposure for minority-owned startups.

This week's episode of the Business Brief podcast looks at how banks are using artificial intelligence in lending. Then, the show features a conversation with a St. Louis entrepreneur whose company is doubling down on its commitment to domestic pharmaceutical production.

This week's episode of the Business Brief podcast examines the implications of tariffs on Missouri’s critical mineral industry. Plus, the show features the story of a student-run food truck supported by college entrepreneurial programs.

This week's episode of the Business Brief, looks into dresses that could be getting more expensive. Then, the podcast looks into a major overhaul of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

This week's episode of the Business Brief podcast examines clouds hanging over the solar energy industry. Plus, the show features a conversation about the current economic climate with the chief economist of one of Missouri's largest banks.

This week's episode of Tariff Talks features two furniture store owners who have different outlooks for what the recent trade policy shifts could mean for their businesses.

This week's episode of the Business Brief podcast features a fashion designer telling his family’s immigration story on the runway. Then, the show looks at a breakthrough in walnut cultivation that researchers hope can create opportunities for Missouri growers.

This week's episode of the Business Brief podcast looks at a Missouri town where sausage serves as a link between culture and commerce. Plus, the show checks on data challenges facing the state’s public health agencies.

This week the Business Brief podcast looks at the challenges underrepresented entrepreneurs face to access capital. Then it checks how the United States' reliance on a powerful fertilizer has kept it off the White House’s tariff list — for now.

This episode of Tariff Talks looks at the impacts of federal trade policy shifts on businesses that rely heavily on imported products.

This week's episode of the Business Brief podcast checks on an import-reliant Columbia market that just opened its doors to tariff turmoil. Plus, the show looks at the state of self-checkout lanes in Missouri supermarkets amid a broader shift.

The latest episode of the Business Brief podcast checks on how Missouri beer producers are faring in the face of aluminum tariffs. Plus, the show examines what the loss of a federal reproductive health care grant means for rural Missouri.

This is Tariff Talks, a pop-up podcast from Missouri Business Alert about how changes in trade policy are affecting the state. This episode examines the shifting landscape of tariffs and how the effects of trade policy changes could trickle down to Missouri farmers.

This week's episode of the Business Brief podcast catches up on trade wars and examines how Missouri is affected by tariffs targeting its biggest trading partners. Then, the show features a conversation with the founder of a Missouri-based company working to connect international students with jobs in the state.

This week's episode of the Business Brief podcast covers a Kansas City ice cream shop’s ambitions of regional expansion. Then, the show returns to southeast Missouri for another in a series of stories about the region’s earthquake preparedness.

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This week's episode of the Business Brief podcast examines changes Missouri lawmakers are suggesting to the state’s tax policy. Plus, the show looks at the booming business of bird-watching.

This week’s episode of the Business Brief podcast looks at tariffs. The show examines how businesses from farmers to grocers to wine sellers are preparing for the possibility of more expensive imports.

On a big day for flower sales, the latest episode of the Business Brief podcast covers proposed tariffs and their potential effects on the floral industry. Then, the show looks at a new effort to study the effects of energy infrastructure on rural communities.

This week's episode of the Business Brief podcast looks into how false immigration rumors have affected businesses and customers alike in Missouri. Plus, with the Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl again, the show examines the idea of "Chiefs fatigue" — and whether that affects business around the big game.

The Business Brief podcast returns this week with a trip to New Madrid. The southeast Missouri town may be best known for its seismic significance, but its residents are more concerned about a rocky economy. Plus, the show examines the potential consequences of Ameren’s proposed electricity rate hike.