Category Archives: Business News

GF continues to vet proposed Fufeng project
It wasn't until near the end of a marathon six hour long meeting that the Grand Forks council gave preliminary approval to annexing land for the proposed Fufeng project. During last night's (Monday) s...
Doug Barrett Apr 19, 2022

GF & EGF still wrestling with fourth bridge location
A joint meeting of Grand Forks and East Grand Forks council members may be called to try and build consensus on the location for a fourth intercity bridge. The option was floated at last night's (Mond...
Doug Barrett Apr 19, 2022

Tax deadline day has arrived...maybe
Millions of Americans wait right up to the deadline to file their taxes and this year will be no exception. The executive director of the National Society of Tax Professionals, Nina Tross, says if peo...
Doug Barrett Apr 18, 2022

Business News: GF pillars...jobs & Lucky Charms
The number of people seeking unemployment benefits ticked up last week but remained at a historically low level, reflecting a robust U.S. labor market with near record-high job openings and few layoff...
Doug Barrett Apr 17, 2022

EGF P & Z advances proposed asphalt plant
The East Grand Forks Planning and Zoning Commission has helped pave the way for an asphalt plant on the edge of town. R.J. Zavoral & Sons is eyeing a site near County Road 17 and west of Highway 2...
Doug Barrett Apr 15, 2022

Kroshus: ND state income tax deadline moved to April 25
North Dakota Tax Commissioner Brian Kroshus has announced that income tax filers have until April 25, 2022 to file their state income tax return and pay the tax. Kroshus has put in place a waiver of i...
Pat Sweeney Apr 14, 2022

EGF still moving towards neighborhood bridge project
East Grand Forks is readying an RFP to hire a consultant to help move a proposed intercity bridge at 32nd Avenue South forward. East Grand Forks Administrator David Murphy told council members last ni...
Doug Barrett Apr 13, 2022

Fufeng advisory vote in GF still a possibility
After talking about last week's rejection of petitions seeking a vote on the proposed Fufeng project the council last night (Monday) opted to end the conversation - for now. Council member Jeannie Moc...
Doug Barrett Apr 12, 2022

GF schools to interview business candidates
After reopening the search for a new Business Manager the Grand Forks School District has five candidate interviews scheduled for today (Tuesday). The first round of ads produced only one applicant - ...
Doug Barrett Apr 12, 2022

West School development taking shape
Developers of the former West School site are readying the parcel for construction of about a dozen single family homes. The Grand Forks council gave preliminary approval last night (Monday) to plans ...
Doug Barrett Apr 12, 2022