Category Archives: Business News
ND marijuana legalization group aims for November election
A group hoping to legalize recreational marijuana in North Dakota filed an initiative petition with the Secretary of State's office today (Monday). Supporters will need to gather 15,582 valid signatur...
Apr 11, 2022
Gas prices down...slightly
The average U.S. price of a gallon of regular-grade gasoline dropped 10 cents over the past two weeks to $4.27 per gallon. Oil industry analyst Trilby Lundberg says the latest pump price is $1.32 high...
Apr 11, 2022
Business News: GF home sales...biorefinery plant shutdown & Acme Tools
Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as layoffs remain at historically low levels. Jobless claims fell by 5,000 to 166,000for the week ending April 2. The Labor Department revis...
Apr 10, 2022
GF City Auditor rejects Fufeng petitions
Despite having a legal number of signatures, the Grand Forks Auditor's office has deemed the petition on the Fufeng project to be insufficient. Maureen Storstad sent a letter to the committee behind t...
Apr 08, 2022
Valley Middle School planning ready to take next step
The Grand Forks School District could release a Request for Qualifications as soon as next week for architectural and engineering services to help develop a new Valley Middle School campus. The projec...
Apr 08, 2022
MN Legislature approves emergency $1M for bird flu
The Minnesota Legislature has rushed through $1 million in emergency funding to bolster the fight against bird flu. The highly contagious disease has cost the state's turkey farmers more than 1 millio...
Apr 07, 2022
City Attorney issues legal opinion on Fufeng petitions
The City Attorney for Grand Forks recommends the Petition seeking a vote on the proposed Fufeng project be ruled insufficient for several reasons. In a memo date April 5th Dan Gaustad says the conclus...
Apr 07, 2022
Grand Forks P & Z reviews Fufeng annexation
A move to annex a portion of Falconer Township to help pave way for the proposed Fufeng project was approved by the Grand Forks Planning and Zoning Commission last night (Wednesday). The P-and-Z recom...
Apr 07, 2022
Fufeng petition decision getting closer
Grand Forks voters could learn the fate of referral petitions on the proposed Fufeng project by the end of the week. City Attorney Dan Gaustad told the council last night (Monday) he expects to comple...
Apr 05, 2022
More Minnesota poultry flocks infected with bird flu
The Minnesota Board of Animal Health says the bird flu is spreading to additional poultry flocks in the state. The latest outbreak of avian influenza has now affected 13 flocks in the state, up from s...
Apr 05, 2022