Category Archives: Business News

GF Park Board reviewing RFP's on sports / aquatics complex
Five consulting firms have responded to the Park District's RFP to study a proposed indoor sports and indoor aquatics facility in Grand Forks. A selection committee of the Park District started going ...
Doug Barrett Feb 17, 2022

MN lawmakers take another shot at sports betting bill
Another push for sports betting legislation appears to be gaining momentum as Minnesota lawmakers on Wednesday announced a bipartisan legalization effort. Past attempts have failed to get much support...
Pat Sweeney Feb 16, 2022

GF County reviews Fufeng project
Another step forward in landing the proposed Fufeng corn milling project in north Grand Forks. The county commission on Tuesday approved a "PILOT" or tax incentives needed to secure the deal. As has b...
Doug Barrett Feb 16, 2022

Oil company leaders describe Bakken oil patch as 'mature'
The Bakken's oil boom appears to be in the rear view mirror. North Dakota Mineral Resources Director Lynn Helms say a word he heard many times when he met in Texas with executives from 10 oil companie...
Doug Barrett Feb 16, 2022

GF County Commission OKs Olive Ann tax incentives
The Grand Forks County Commission today (Tue) unanimously approved the revised tax incentives for the downtown Olive Ann boutique hotel project. In the original funding formula, improvements to the Ed...
Pat Sweeney Feb 15, 2022

MN agency stops work on mine near Boundary Waters
Minnesota regulators have told the company behind the stalled copper-nickel mine project near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness that it's stopping work on the state's environmental review. The...
Pat Sweeney Feb 15, 2022

Celebration of Life scheduled for EGF theater owner
Family members have scheduled a celebration of life for local theater owner Bob Moore, who died last week at a Milwaukee hospital. Moore was 72. Moore owned and operated the River Cinema and Riverwalk...
Pat Sweeney Feb 15, 2022

GF council advances Fufeng project
After a lengthy discussion the city council gave preliminary approval last night (Monday) to a development agreement to bring a corn milling facility to north Grand Forks. The legal package wit...
Doug Barrett Feb 15, 2022

GF School Board approves "PILOT" for Olive Ann
After weeks of debate and negotiations the Grand Forks School Board endorsed a series of revised tax incentives for the downtown Olive Ann boutique hotel project. Under the original funding formula im...
Doug Barrett Feb 15, 2022

Average US gas price spikes 15 cents
The average U.S. price of a gallon of regular-grade gasoline spiked 15 cents over the past three weeks to $3.55 per gallon. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg says the price jump comes after a rise in c...
Doug Barrett Feb 14, 2022