Category Archives: Business News

Drones to target birds at GF lagoon system
Grand Forks will once again utilize drones to chase gulls...geese...and coots away from lagoon ponds this spring and summer to help reduce potential bird strikes at the nearby GFK. The City of Grand F...
Doug Barrett Mar 07, 2022

Gas prices inch towards historic highs
The average price of regular gasoline across the U.S. has risen above $4 per gallon for the first time since 2008. The AAA motor club said the price of regular gas went up by almost 41 cents during th...
Doug Barrett Mar 07, 2022

Business News: GF tax breaks...Green Mill & whiskey
U.S. employers added 678,000 jobs in February, another solid gain that underscored the economy's robust health as the omicron wave fades and more Americans venture out to spend at restaurants, shops a...
Doug Barrett Mar 06, 2022

ND Investment Board to divest Russian investments
A North Dakota board has signaled it would cut all investments in Russia in the wake of that country's invasion of Ukraine. North Dakota's 12-member State Investment Board discussed its future investm...
Pat Sweeney Mar 03, 2022

More construction slated for Belmont Road in GF
Another chunk of Belmont Road in south Grand Forks is slated for reconstruction in 2022. The council this week approved plans and specs for the work from 47th Avenue South to Rivers Edge Drive. The pr...
Doug Barrett Mar 03, 2022

Oil driller invests in carbon-capture pipeline for Midwest
North Dakota's biggest oil driller says it will commit $250 million to help fund a proposed pipeline that would gather carbon dioxide produced by ethanol plants across the Midwest and pump it undergro...
Pat Sweeney Mar 02, 2022 Continental Resources Logo. (PRNewsFoto/Continental Resources)

Target to invest up to $5B to fuel more growth
Minnesota-based Target will invest up to $5 billion this year in physical stores, new brands and expanding its online fulfilment as the discounter continues to drive sales growth and differentiate its...
Pat Sweeney Mar 01, 2022

Riverside Pool may be treading water on time
Riverside Pool in north Grand Forks may be getting to the end of its life span. Public Works Director Melanie Parvey says they ran some concrete testing of the basin and walls after pipes were found l...
Doug Barrett Mar 01, 2022

GF council eyes beekeeping ordinance
Grand Forks is looking at an ordinance regulating beekeeping in town. A proposed draft by the health department was given preliminary approval by the city council last night (Monday). The department s...
Doug Barrett Mar 01, 2022

Business News: New GF retail...GFK & GF sales tax
An inflation gauge that is closely monitored by the Federal Reserve jumped 6.1% in January compared with a year ago, the latest evidence that Americans are enduring sharp price increases that will lik...
Doug Barrett Feb 28, 2022