Category Archives: Business News
Leader of Planned Parenthood in upper Midwest stepping down
The president of Planned Parenthood's affiliate in the upper Midwest says she is stepping down from her position next year. Sarah Stoesz oversaw the organization for nearly 20 years and grew it into o...
Dec 18, 2021
EGF woman wins Alerus Center's Big Ticket Giveaway
A pre-school paraprofessional from East Grand Forks will not have to buy tickets - or pay for parking -- at Alerus Center events next year. Kendra Jacobson was announced today (Fri) as the winner in t...
Dec 17, 2021
High court urged not to take pipeline developers' appeal
The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reject an appeal by developers of the Dakota Access oil pipeline who are seeking to reinstate a federal permit for the line's Missouri...
Dec 17, 2021
Alerus Center unveils Transystems Box Office
The Alerus Center box office has a new look with a new corporate sponsor. It is now known as the Transystems Box Office. Signage for the bulk commodities transportation company is prominently featured...
Dec 17, 2021
GF still keeping watch over NPN project
It's been on the drawing board since 2013 but supporters of the proposed Northern Plains Nitrogen plant in Grand Forks say the timing may never be better. The company has been working to secure needed...
Dec 17, 2021
UND petroleum engineering program wins achievement award
The petroleum engineering program at the University of North Dakota has received the outstanding achievement award from the Williston Basin chapter of the American Petroleum Institute. The award, one ...
Dec 16, 2021 Members of the North Dakota Industrial Commission visited UND College of Engineering research facilities. These were the Drilling and Completions Lab and a pilot plant to extract rare earth elements from lignite coal.
GF/EGF bridge impact study nearing completion
Consultants are putting the final touches on a report that looks at the idea of a new neighborhood bridge linking Grand Forks and East Grand Forks. The analysis looks at bridge locations at Elks Drive...
Dec 16, 2021
DOD awards contract to Northrup Grumman
The Department of Defense has inked a contract with Northrup Grumman to convert four Global Hawk Block 20's at Grand Sky with sensors to be used for hypersonic missile testing. U.S. Senator John Hoeve...
Dec 15, 2021
Leak reported by company fined for ND's largest oil spill
The company responsible for the largest oil field spill in North Dakota history has reported a leak from a pipeline within two miles of the record discharge in 2015. The latest spill from a Summit Mid...
Dec 14, 2021
Olive Ann project in downtown GF moves forward
The Grand Forks council has advanced a plan for a boutique hotel in the downtown by recommending the Local Government Advisory Committee review the project. The Olive Ann project is centered around tw...
Dec 14, 2021