A new analysis pegs the local economic impact of the Minot Air Force Base at nearly $607 million in the past fiscal year.
The 2021 fiscal year economic impact is lower than fiscal year 2020, when the base contributed $622 million to the local area. The analysis says annual construction, services and other expenditures were down about $11 million in fiscal year 2021 compared to the previous fiscal year. Yearly payroll also was down slightly from approximately $420 million in fiscal year 2020 to nearly $413 in fiscal year 2021.
A 2019 report indicated the Grand Forks Air Force Base had a $270 million dollar impact on the region.
Grain Elevator Fire in Minnesota
(Photo submitted) (KNOX) - Crews battled a large fire at a grain elevator in northwestern Minnesota. Several fire departments responded to the CHS grain elevator in Warren. The Marshall County Sheriff's Office said that Highway 75 was shut down from ...
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North Dakota National Guard Being Sent to D.C.
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(File image) (KNOX) - Tuesday afternoon officers from the Grand Forks Police Department were dispatched to the intersection of 32nd Avenue South and South 31st Street for the report of a three vehicle accident involving injuries. An investigation rev...
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Grand Forks Spitfires Sign Their First Player Making Franchise History
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