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Rick Jost: Biz Whispers

Rick Jost is a freelance journalist in Des Moines. He was a longtime reporter and editor at The Des Moines Register, including 10 years as the business editor. Later, he was a senior editor at Meredith Corp., and the editor of Our Iowa magazine.

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Sep 30, 2026
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Latest issues

  1. Issue · Sep 30, 2026

    October Surprise: Steel Town, Iowa (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="332" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WX_W!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F051b3026-9fe1-4bf1-b818-faa333230d26_497x332.jpeg"

  2. Issue · Sep 27, 2026

    Bits & Pieces (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="363" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WcT3!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb62cb882-5d5c-449f-8471-6b42ba6b9803_441x363.jpeg"

  3. Issue · Sep 20, 2026

    I Played the Prediction Markets So You Don’t Have To (opens the original)

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    <img alt="person holding black android smartphone" class="sizing-normal" height="4024" src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1620808335012-0db31a306eb0?crop=entropy&cs=tinysrgb&fit=max&fm=jpg&ixid=M3wzMDAzMz

  4. Issue · Sep 6, 2026

    Bits & Pieces (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="512" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!w63U!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5678dee3-7e9f-4226-a52f-0a4

  5. Issue · Aug 30, 2026

    Dead Ball: What Deflated Des Moines’ Soccer Plans? (opens the original)

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