Category Archives: Business News
Landlords ordered to pay $736,000 in sexual harassment case
A judge has ordered two Twin Cities rental companies and their officers to pay $736,000 to nearly two dozen women over allegations that one landlord pressured the tenants for sex to avoid eviction. Th...
Oct 26, 2021
MN egg producer accused of price gouging reaches settlement
A Minnesota-based egg producer will donate more than 1 million eggs to non-profit organizations to fight hunger and food insecurity throughout the state. It's part of a settlement reached with ...
Oct 25, 2021
Supporters of GF kids museum to add playground
Armed with a $100,000 dollar tourism grant supporters of an effort to bring a children's museum to Grand Forks say the funding will help launch the project beyond the conceptual stage. As KNOX News re...
Oct 25, 2021
GF school officials to launch budget exercise
The Grand Forks School Board will get a crash course on budget planning during a work session following tonight's (Monday) regular meeting. Members will be tasked with crafting a so-called Guiding Cha...
Oct 25, 2021
Aromatherapy spray linked to US deaths faces recall
U.S. health officials may have solved the mystery of how four people in different states came down with a serious tropical disease, even though none had traveled internationally. The four people may h...
Oct 25, 2021
Business News: GF sales tax...restaurant moves & stamps
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week to a new low point since the pandemic erupted, evidence that layoffs are declining as companies hold onto workers. Unemploymen...
Oct 24, 2021
ND AG subpoenas shuttered Bismarck photo firm
The North Dakota Attorney General's office has subpoenaed a Bismarck photography firm that suddenly closed, leaving customers with no way to get their money back. Parrell Grossman, the director of the...
Oct 22, 2021
UND Homecoming features event filled week
It's been a busy week on the UND campus with Homecoming activities. The events have ranged from a 5-K run and a blood drive to the dedication of an oil drilling simulator and honoring six alumni at th...
Oct 22, 2021
GF Xcel gas customers to see rate changes
North Dakota's Public Service Commission has approved a plan to spread out the costs for Xcel Energy natural gas customers incurred because of price spikes due to a February cold spell in Texas. Xcel ...
Oct 22, 2021
PSC approves Xcel natural gas interim rate increase
- Xcel Energy natural gas customers will see their monthly bills go up by an average of $5.60, as the Public Service Commission has granted the utility an interim rate increase. The utility does not s...
Oct 20, 2021