Episodes
296
Latest episode
Oct 2026
Language
EN
Missouri Business Alert’s Business Brief is a podcast covering business news and issues shaping the state.
This week's episode of the Business Brief podcast takes a look at Amendment 7, a ballot measure that would create a state investment fund meant to one day replace state taxes. Then, it examines how rising costs are putting the squeeze on school lunch programs.
This week's episode of the Business Brief podcast examines how Missouri’s outdoor recreational areas are generating economic activity and supporting jobs in the state. Then, it takes a look at a new twist on an old classic as one Midwest company created a natural version of American cheese.
This week's episode of the Business Brief podcast takes a look at the concentration of wealth in older households, which is causing some communities to court retirees as they relocate. Then, as developers gobble up farmland, some farmers are turning to easements to preserve agricultural operations on their land.
This week's episode of the Business Brief podcast examines how farmers are faring with record high diesel prices driving up input costs in the agriculture industry. Then, interest is growing in sorghum, a drought-tolerant grain, but experts are waiting to see if it will be embraced by American palates.
This week's episode of the Business Brief podcast takes a look at what a proposed federal rollback of forest protections could mean for Missouri's Mark Twain National Forest. Then, it examines how states are stepping in to create a corridor for monarch butterflies to travel south as work on the multi-state Monarch Highway remains stalled.
This week's episode of the Business Brief podcast takes a look at how sustained interest in online education is fueling a higher demand for remote teachers. Then, it examines how rural Americans are feeling the sting of changes made to federal food assistance programs.
This week's episode of the Business Brief podcast takes a look at how a new startup incubator at The Missouri University of Science and Technology in Rolla will support entrepreneurs in the region. Then, it we hear how price pressures in the agriculture industry are causing farmers to hold onto old machinery.
This week's episode of the Business Brief podcast takes a look at how the FIFA World Cup increased interest in soccer clubs across the state. Then, it digs into the latest cannabis sales data, which dipped in June despite a boost from World Cup events.
This week's episode of the Business Brief podcast takes a look at a new U.S. Senate bill that would make alterations to name, image and likeness rules for college athletes. Then, as state lawmakers mull a nuclear power expansion, experts weigh in on Missouri’s ability to fund and build new power plants.
This week's episode of the Business Brief podcast examines how the installation of wildlife crossings in key areas of the state could increase highway safety and reduce economic losses. Then, it takes a look at how the New World Screwworm is impacting Missouri’s cattle industry.
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