Category Archives: Business News
MN nickel mine developer gets major commitment from Tesla
The company that plans to develop a nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota has made a major supply deal with Tesla, the electric vehicle maker. Tesla has committed to purchasing 75,000 metric tons of n...
Jan 11, 2022
NPN partnership will dispose of ammonia plant's emissions
A pipeline operator that plans to transport carbon dioxide to North Dakota has announced plans to partner with an ammonia plant developer to pick up its emissions from a Grand Forks facility. Pipeline...
Jan 11, 2022
GF/EGF home sales increase in 2021
Grand Forks and East Grand Forks saw a healthy jump in home sales during 2021. According to numbers compiled by the Grand Forks Board of Realtors over one-thousand homes (1,009)...townhomes...and cond...
Jan 11, 2022
GFK adds flights in January
Passengers looking to hop a flight out of the Grand Forks Airport now have a few more options to choose from. Delta this week added a fourth round-trip daily connection between the GFK and MSP. The mo...
Jan 11, 2022
Business News: New GFK flights...jobs...MPO changes
U.S. employers added a modest 199,000 jobs last month while the unemployment rate fell sharply, at a time when businesses are struggling to fill jobs with many Americans remaining reluctant to return ...
Jan 09, 2022
Scotty's Deli announces closure
Scotty's Deli and Catering of Grand Forks has closed its doors. The business at 1113 South Washington Street announced the closing via a social media post on Friday: "We've been struggling with writin...
Jan 07, 2022
Coal Creek sale to Rainbow Energy clears final regulatory hurdle
The sale of North Dakota's largest coal-fired power plant to Bismarck's Rainbow Energy has cleared its final regulatory hurdle. The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission today (Thu) unanimously approv...
Jan 06, 2022
Final West School development plans head to council
A proposed replat and zoning of the former West School site advanced at last night's Grand Forks Planning and Zoning Commission meeting. Developers hope to transform the shuttered school property on t...
Jan 06, 2022
Mpls., St. Paul restore mask mandates as virus spreads
Minnesota's two largest cities moved today (Wed) to reimpose mask requirements in businesses and public places as the omicron variant of coronavirus spreads rapidly. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and S...
Jan 05, 2022
EGF advances 1.25% sales tax plan
East Grand Forks (MN) voters are one step closer to deciding the fate of a 1.25% sales tax to help fund Park and Rec projects. The city council endorsed the 30-year tax plan last night (Tuesday) and w...
Jan 05, 2022