Category Archives: Business News

Weather announcements...schools & business
Doug Barrett Jan 04, 2022

ND judge rules DAPL documents are public
A state judge has ruled that thousands of documents related to security during the construction in North Dakota of the heavily protested Dakota Access Pipeline are public and subject to the state's op...
Pat Sweeney Jan 04, 2022

Forkel named Altru Health System CEO
Altru Health System says Todd Forkel will be its new Chief Executive Officer, effective Feb. 28th. Forkel has spent the last 10 years as regional president and CEO of Avera St. Luke's in Aberdeen (SD)...
Pat Sweeney Jan 04, 2022

Altru sees live births climb in 2021
Altru didn't have to wait very long for the first baby born in 2022. A New Year's Day birth was recorded at 11:09 a.m. Altru officials say the top boy name recorded at the Grand Forks hospital 2021 wa...
Doug Barrett Jan 04, 2022

GF sees price spike on chemical bids for water
The cost to treat the stuff that comes out of your tap and goes down the drain is going up. The Grand Forks council approved bids last night (Monday) for treating water and wastewater. Water Treatment...
Doug Barrett Jan 04, 2022

GF Business News: Gambling...new restaurant & GF addiction facility
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell below 200,000, more evidence that the job market remains strong in the aftermath of last year's coronavirus recession. Jobless claims dr...
Doug Barrett Jan 02, 2022

ND PSC approves wind farm decommission plan
Public Service Commissioners have approved a new decommissioning plan for the Tatanka Wind Farm in Dickey County. The North Dakota PSC had earlier approved a plan for the turbines to be removed, using...
Doug Barrett Dec 30, 2021

EGF eyes sales tax ballot issue in 2022
East Grand Forks residents could find out next week what level of a tax "ask" could be on the ballot come fall. The city council is looking at a local sales tax to fund a series of Park and Rec projec...
Doug Barrett Dec 29, 2021

Business news: GF tax...unemployment & grants
U.S. consumer prices rose 5.7% over the past year, the fastest pace in 39 years as a surge in inflation battered Americans as the holiday shopping season was getting under way. The November increase, ...
Doug Barrett Dec 27, 2021

Weather related announcements
KNOX NEWS: Weather Announcements The North Dakota Highway Patrol is urging motorists to stay off secondary roads and be patient for reopening of I-29 and I-94. Several motorists are using secondary ro...
Doug Barrett Dec 26, 2021