Missouri Business Alert’s Business Brief is a podcast covering business news and issues shaping the state.
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Who wins and loses if sports gambling comes to Missouri?
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This week's episode of the Business Brief podcast looks at the implications of a measure that would legalize sports betting in Missouri. Then, the show examines how the election could affect the future of federal funding for reproductive health care.Door Missouri Business Alert
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What would a $15 minimum wage mean for Missouri?
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This week's episode of the Business Brief podcast examines potential consequences of a measure that would raise Missouri’s minimum wage to $15 an hour.Then, the show features a conversation with the state official tasked with making things more equitable in the booming cannabis industry.Door Missouri Business Alert
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Crafting collaboration through beer
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This week's episode of the Business Brief podcast examines what a proposal to legalize sports betting in Missouri really means for education funding. Then, the show covers competing craft beer brewers coming together for the good of the industry.Door Missouri Business Alert
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This week's episode of Business Brief explores Kansas City’s stake in the Latin music industry with The Kansas City Latin Jazz Orchestra and a Feast Week that highlights dozens of Black-owned restaurants and a brewery.Door Missouri Business Alert
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It's pumpkin season. This week's episode of the Business Brief podcast looks at what that means for some Missouri farms.Then, the show highlights an education program preparing Missouri inmates for life after incarceration.Door Missouri Business Alert
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Catholic schools face the financial future
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This week's episode of the Business Brief podcast looks at plans to address financial challenges facing Catholic schools in the St. Louis area.Then, the show heads to the farm for a story about programs preparing the state’s next generation of farmers.Door Missouri Business Alert
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Overcoming entrepreneurial challenges with community
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This week, the Business Brief podcast looks at the role community and support networks play in helping Black women entrepreneurs in Missouri overcome business challenges. Then, the show covers challenges to this year's tomato crop — and how that's being felt in Missouri.Door Missouri Business Alert
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Microloans to uplift underserved entrepreneurs
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This week's episode of the Business Brief podcast examines what a new Missouri law means to funding for reproductive health care in the state.Then, the show spotlights a new microloan program for women entrepreneurs of color and rural entrepreneurs.Door Missouri Business Alert
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One year later, UAW leader reflects on strike
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This week's episode of the Business Brief podcast checks in on the United Auto Workers on the eve of Labor Day and the one-year anniversary of the union's strike against major automakers. The show also features a conversation with a founder of a St. Louis startup using artificial intelligence for lawn mowing.…
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This week's episode of the Business Brief podcast takes a look at the growth of blue collar jobs in renewable energy.Then, the show examines a measure on next week's ballot that could open up legislative opportunities for addressing child care deserts.Door Missouri Business Alert
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This week's episode of the Business Brief podcast examines the growing use of goats in renewable agriculture. Then, the show features a primer on the art of the business pitch from Missouri entrepreneurs.Door Missouri Business Alert
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Small, private schools face a financial crunch
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This week's episode of the Business Brief podcast examines the financial hardships facing small, private universities — including several in Missouri.Then, the show looks at a grant program aimed at boosting minority entrepreneurship in mid-Missouri.Door Missouri Business Alert
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Cicadas, disease and apple trees
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This week's episode of the Business Brief podcast looks into how the confluence of cicadas and other challenges could pose problems for apple growers in the state.Plus, the show explores the emergence of cannabis lounges across Missouri.Door Missouri Business Alert
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Handling heat when plants are your product
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The latest episode of the Business Brief podcast looks at how extreme heat affects businesses when plants are their product.Then, the show highlights a recent event aimed at advancing Black-owned businesses in Columbia.Door Missouri Business Alert
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Startup founders reflect on funding
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This week's episode of the Business Brief podcast takes a tour of Kansas City’s early-stage business landscape at the Startland News Startup Crawl.Then, the show looks at the challenges and opportunities for Missouri’s cottage food sector.Door Missouri Business Alert
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The financial realities of roadwork
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This week's episode of the Business Brief podcast looks at the financial realties of roadwork. First, the podcast digs into the costs of potholes. Then it takes a look at the business consequences of Interstate 70 expansion.Door Missouri Business Alert
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How festivals help artists stay afloat
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The Business Brief podcast is back with new hosts Alex Cox and Yasha Mikolajczak. This week's episode looks at how festivals help local artists stay afloat. Then, it features a conversation with Saint Louis University law professor Jamille Fields Allsbrook about the potential legal future of Planned Parenthood’s Medicaid funding.…
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Generative AI's in demand. So are workers who can use it.
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This week's episode of the Business Brief podcast looks at what the ability to utilize generative artificial intelligence tools can mean to job seekers' marketability. Then, the podcast features a conversation with an expert on hiring trends for small businesses.Door Missouri Business Alert
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What a TikTok ban could mean for creators
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This week on Business Brief, hear from a Missouri content creator about some consequences of a potential federal TikTok ban.Then, listen to how new federal rules for noncompete agreements could affect employers in the state.Door Missouri Business Alert
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Trade school's in session
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In this week's episode of the Business Brief podcast, hear from Gen Z Missourians who are choosing careers in the skilled trades.Then, learn about how a new federal emissions rule will impact the auto industry.Door Missouri Business Alert
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AI basics for small business
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In this week's episode of the Business Brief podcast, learn about how Missouri businesses are providing products for Passover.Following that, find out about some of the basics for small businesses looking to implement artificial intelligence.Door Missouri Business Alert
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Small business in a fast-growing town
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This week's episode of the Business Brief podcast looks at a new incentive program aiming to combat worker shortages in the St. Louis suburb of Hazelwood.Then, the podcast features the story of small businesses in a rapidly growing mid-Missouri town.Door Missouri Business Alert
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Business Brief: Total Eclipse of the Bluff
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In this week's episode on Business Brief, find out about how one Missouri town is gearing up for tourism ahead of next week’s eclipse.Then, hear a follow up from our previous talks about the Missouri fur trade.Door Missouri Business Alert
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On this week's episode of Business Brief, learn about the current state of a Missouri industry that’s been around for centuries — the fur trade.Then, hear a conversation about the challenges and resources for women entrepreneurs in Missouri.Door Missouri Business Alert
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Shine bright like a lab-grown diamond
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This week's episode of the Business Brief podcast examines lab-grown diamonds' growing popularity — and how it's being felt in Missouri.The show also features a conversation with the chief equity officer of Missouri’s cannabis program about efforts to ensure equity in the young industry.Door Missouri Business Alert
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Sustainability crops up in Missouri agriculture
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This week on Business Brief, learn about how funding has led to more sustainable agriculture efforts.Following, hear about how an Alabama Supreme Court ruling could impact in vitro fertilization clinics in Missouri.Door Missouri Business Alert
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Business Brief: The rise of the mocktail
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In this week's episode of Business Brief, hear about how demand for non-alcoholic beverages is creating new business opportunities.Then, learn how gig workers and employers may be affected by a new federal rule.Door Missouri Business Alert
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This week's episode of the Business Brief podcast examines the reasons for — and costs of — Missouri’s new caucus system.Then, the podcast digs into a new report on the state of the restaurant industry.Door Missouri Business Alert
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Business Brief: Granting researchers tools to be entrepreneurs
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This week's episode of Business Brief features a conversation with a worker affected by recent layoffs at an aluminum plant in southeast Missouri.Then, the podcast discusses a grant-funded program that aims to connect Missouri researchers to business resources.Door Missouri Business Alert
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Navigating the complex ethics of business AI
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The latest episode of the Business Brief podcast feature a conversation about the complicated ethics of artificial intelligence in business. Then, Black artists from across Missouri share stories of their creative ventures.Door Missouri Business Alert
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Serving the growth of women's sports in Kansas City
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Business Brief returns to talk about Kansas City becoming a hub for women's professional sports. This week's podcast also features the story of a new nonprofit center for youth in mid-Missouri.Door Missouri Business Alert
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What's the shelf life of KC's Swift era?
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The latest episode of the Business Brief podcast looks at how long Kansas City businesses' love story with Taylor Swift might continue.Then, the show examines efforts to help companies reduce waste in southern Missouri.Door Missouri Business Alert
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It's beginning to look a lot like Thriftmas
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This week’s episode of the Business Brief podcast features the entrepreneur behind a new Kansas City store tapping into the growing demand for romance novels. Plus, the show looks at how upcycling and regifting are reshaping holiday shopping.Door Missouri Business Alert
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Brewing up a beer company
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This week on Business Brief, hear from a Kansas City entrepreneur who is building the first Latinx-owned beer company in the metro area.Then, learn about a new farming practice gaining popularity across the state.Door Missouri Business Alert
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Taking stock of the corn crop
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This week's episode of the Business Brief podcast checks on what Missouri’s ongoing drought meant to one of the state’s most important cash crops — corn. Then, the show features a conversation about the challenges and opportunities for military veterans interested in entrepreneurship.Door Missouri Business Alert
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From Startup Weekend to a multibillion-dollar business
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This week's Business Brief podcast features a conversation with Zapier founder Wade Foster, a Missouri entrepreneur who has built a multibillion-dollar software company and is now integrating artificial intelligence into the business.Then, the show examines some challenges cannabis microbusinesses are facing after being selected for state licenses.…
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Navigating the holiday retail rush
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On this week's Business Brief, a small business adviser discusses how shops are navigating the the holiday retail rush.Then, hear from different Missourians about their experiences with student debt after student loan repayments resumed.Door Missouri Business Alert
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Sustainability for Small Businesses
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In this week's Business Brief, the podcast looks at how small businesses can adopt more sustainable practices. Then, hear from some of the youngest exhibitors in one of the country’s oldest livestock shows.Door Missouri Business Alert
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Fighting homelessness with 3D-printed houses
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This week's episode of the Business Brief podcast looks at using 3D printing technology to help fight homelessness. Then, the show deciphers the details of new utility billing Missouri consumers are starting to see.Door Missouri Business Alert
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The gradual recovery of restaurant jobs
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This week's episode of the Business Brief podcast checks in on how Missouri restaurant owners are feeling about worker gaps as employment numbers return to pre-pandemic levels.Then, the show looks at how recent drought conditions have caused some pumpkin farmers to adjust their planting methods.Door Missouri Business Alert
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Checking up on pharmacy protests
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This week's episode of the Business Brief podcast examines the protests Missouri pharmacists have been staging.Then, the show looks at what it takes to start and grow a business for rural entrepreneurs.Door Missouri Business Alert
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Winning the business license lottery
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This week's episode of the Business Brief podcast features the story of a veteran who just became one of the first recipients of a license to operate a marijuana microbusiness in Missouri.Then, the show looks at federal funding opportunities some local entrepreneurs have tapped into when other growth capital wasn’t available.…
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The economics of a shutdown
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The latest episode of the Business Brief podcast examines the economic impact a potential government shutdown could have on Missouri.The show also looks at one of the biggest challenges facing the state's manufacturing sector — workforce development.Door Missouri Business Alert
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The legal push for cannabis lounges
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The latest episode of the Business Brief podcast looks at efforts underway in Missouri to legalize cannabis lounges, or businesses where customers can consume marijuana.Then, the show features a discussion about historically Black colleges and universities' initiatives to provide resources for entrepreneurs.…
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How to communicate a corporate crisis
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The latest episode of the Business Brief podcast features a conversation with Southwest Airlines' chief communications officer about the airline's approach to communicating in a corporate crisis. Then, the show introduces Missouri Made, a special new project focused on the state’s manufacturing sector.…
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Music festival finance, from performer fees to porta-potties
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This week's Business Brief episode looks at the process of putting on a music festival and the challenges that come with it. Then, it takes a look at what it’s like to find employment after being incarcerated.Door Missouri Business Alert
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High crypto fees in low-income communities
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This week's episode of the Business Brief podcast looks at the rise of cryptocurrency ATMs in Missouri, and some of the issues they present. The show also features a story of how refugee communities navigate the challenges of transportation in a new home — and what that can mean for economic opportunity.…
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Entrepreneurship after incarceration
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This week’s episode of the Business Brief podcast features a conversation with Kansas City entrepreneur Chuck Doyle about how people can start their own business after incarceration. The show also looks at pet overcrowding happening in animal shelters across the state.Door Missouri Business Alert
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Marijuana microbusiness hopes and hurdles
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This week’s episode of the Business Brief podcast hears from three farmers about how mental health affects the agriculture industry. Then, the show looks at marijuana microbusiness licenses and the barriers applicants face.Door Missouri Business Alert
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A prehistoric startup roars to life
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This week’s episode of the Business Brief podcast looks at the prehistoric event industry with Show-Me Dinosaurs and its larger-than-life costumes. Then, the show features a conversation with Lainie Strange, a web accessibility expert, about what companies should consider when building an online presence.…
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