Category Archives: Business News

Arctic Cat to permanently lay off 385 employees in May in Thief River Falls
(KNOX) - Hundreds of Arctic Cat employees at the Thief River Falls plant will soon be unemployed after the company announced widespread layoffs. In a letter to the Department of Employment and Economi...
Jim Johnson Feb 28, 2025

Grand Forks Airport continues to urge Delta Airlines for a fourth daily GFK flight
(KNOX) - The Grand Forks Airport Authority continues to push the need for a fourth Delta Airlines flight. Vice Chairman Steve Kuhlman says he's heard complaints that the 5 a.m. flight out of GFK is co...
Jim Johnson Feb 27, 2025

March is 'Pride of Dakota Month' in North Dakota
(KNOX) - Gov. Kelly Armstrong has proclaimed March 2025 as Pride of Dakota Month in North Dakota, and businesses will celebrate with Pride of Dakota Day at the Capitol on Thursday, March 6. "More than...
Jim Johnson Feb 26, 2025

With deeper federal integration, commercial drone prospects appear unlimited
(Michael Standaert - North Dakota News Cooperative) - A freshly approved $11 million legislative appropriation to integrate North Dakota's unmanned aerial system into Federal Aviation Administration a...
Michael Standaert/North Dakota News Cooperative Feb 25, 2025

A record January for airline boardings in North Dakota
(KNOX) - 8,633 passenger boardings at Grand Forks International Airport contributed to the busiest January in state history. North Dakota's commercial service airports recorded 105,587 passenger board...
Jim Johnson Feb 23, 2025

Altru Clinic launches Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
(KNOX) - Altru is offering Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBO) at Altru Clinic, located at 1300 South Columbia Road in Grand Forks. "We are very excited to offer medical grade hyperbaric oxygen treatments...
Jim Johnson Feb 20, 2025

Grant pays for new ultrasound equipment at Altru
(KNOX) - The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust has granted $4.2 million to Altru Health System in Grand Forks to purchase new state-of-the-art ultrasound equipment as part of a $27.4 mil...
Jim Johnson Feb 18, 2025

Dr. Bjorgaard awarded Altru Physician of the Quarter
(news@altru.org) - Altru is pleased to announce Barry Bjorgaard, MD, has been awarded Physician of the Quarter. Dr. Bjorgaard is a cardiovascular, thoracic, and vascular surgeon at Altru specializing ...
Jim Johnson Feb 18, 2025

Les Schwab Tires For Purpose
(KNOX) - Les Schwab Tires opened its first Grand Forks store just last year, and it has been committed to investing in its communities from the very start. One of the ways it has done that is with "Le...
Jim Johnson Feb 18, 2025

Billions of dollars at stake for farmers hit by Trump funding freeze
(Allison Winter - States Newsroom) - Farmers across the United States are finding themselves in precarious economic positions, as they attempt to navigate a strained farm economy and a barrage of exec...
Allison Winter/States Newsroom/North Dakota Monitor Feb 17, 2025