Category Archives: Business News
Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign coming up short
With the clock ticking on the Red Kettle campaign, the Grand Forks Salvation Army is well short of its goal. According to Maj. Paul Ferguson close to $88,000 had been raised as of Wednesday afternoon....
Dec 23, 2021
ND PSC sets hearing dates on Xcel rate case
The North Dakota Public Service Commission has scheduled two public input sessions on Xcel Energy's request for increased rates for its natural gas service. Xcel file for a $7.1 million increase, or 1...
Dec 23, 2021
Groups to combine to build new Casselton soybean plant
Project developers say a deal has been finalized for construction of a soybean processing plant in eastern North Dakota that has been in the works for two years. Louisiana-based CGB Enterprises, Inc. ...
Dec 22, 2021
Structure work on new Altru Hospital to resume soon
Altru Health System says site planning and preparation for the new hospital are nearing completion... and work on the steel structure will resume soon. The new hospital design includes seven floors......
Dec 22, 2021
Industrial Commission awards money for clean energy
The North Dakota Industrial Commission has awarded funding from the Clean Sustainable Energy Fund in the amount of $28 million in grants and $135 million in loans for six projects. Among the groups sl...
Dec 21, 2021
Alerus Center planning for future capital needs
The Grand Forks council is ready to diversify the Alerus Center investment portfolio in an effort to gain higher returns for future capital needs. The current three-quarter city sales tax used to fund...
Dec 21, 2021
West Fargo studying sales tax option
West Fargo voters could see a one-half cent sales tax on the ballot in 2022. The city is considering the tax as a way to help fund public safety - fire and police. Supporters point to rising demands f...
Dec 21, 2021
ND & MN work place deaths decline
A total of 67 fatal work-injuries were recorded in Minnesota in 2020 during the annual Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI), a decrease from the 80 fatal work-injuries in 2019. Minnesota's 202...
Dec 20, 2021
GF Business News: GFK...Econ Survey & Target Sales
US industrial production increased 0.5% in November as output at the nation's factories reached the highest level since January 2019. The November gain followed an even larger 1.7% increase in October...
Dec 19, 2021
Recoverable oil in western North Dakota revised downward
A federal report shows that untapped recoverable oil in western North Dakota has dropped significantly in the last eight years due to the number of new wells. The U.S Geological Survey estimates that ...
Dec 19, 2021