Category Archives: Business News

ND CTE application deadline date moved
North Dakota's Board of Career and Technical Education has extended the deadline until Dec. 31st for applications to receive a portion of federal coronavirus relief money set aside for new career acad...
Doug Barrett Dec 06, 2021

GF Business News: jobs...ND Mill & wages
America's employers slowed the pace of their hiring in November, adding a still-solid 210,000 jobs, the fewest in nearly a year. Friday's report from the Labor Department also showed that the unemploy...
Doug Barrett Dec 05, 2021

Snow turns Red River Valley white
Doug Barrett Dec 05, 2021

GF P&Z OK's West School housing plans
Developers passed the first test last night (Wednesday) on plans to redevelop the former West school site into nearly a dozen single family homes. The Grand Forks Planning and Zoning Commission approv...
Doug Barrett Dec 02, 2021

Altru Health still eyeing expanded service in Devils Lake
Altru Health has signed a letter of intent to purchase 50 acres of land for a future hospital facility in Devils Lake. In July Altru officials announced a series of listening sessions in Devils Lake t...
Doug Barrett Dec 01, 2021

GF seeks water permit from ND for pending project
Grand Forks leaders are readying an application to the North Dakota Water Commission to draw 6.6 million gallons of additional raw water from the Red River each day. The request is expected to be subm...
Doug Barrett Dec 01, 2021

ND clinic leader: Court case 'grave threat' to abortion rights
The head of North Dakota's sole abortion clinic says the stakes have never been higher in the debate over a woman's right to an abortion. Red River Valley Women's Clinic Director Tammi Kromenaker is h...
Pat Sweeney Nov 30, 2021

Forum Communications to buy Fox affiliates in Fargo, Duluth
Fargo-based Forum Communications is buying two additional TV stations, including Fox affiliate KVRR in Fargo. The other station is KQDS, the Fox affiliate in Duluth (MN). Both stations are owned by Re...
Pat Sweeney Nov 30, 2021

ND Mill posts profitable first quarter
The North Dakota Mill and Elevator reports its first quarter profits at $3,335,889. Mill manager Vance Taylor says that's up 2.2 percent from the previous year where profits were $3,282,775. Taylor sa...
Doug Barrett Nov 30, 2021

ND natural gas grant program drawing interest
The North Dakota Industrial Commission has approved the timelines and guidelines for a proposed natural gas pipeline to bring Bakken gas to the Red River Valley. The Legislature has approved using $15...
Doug Barrett Nov 30, 2021