Category Archives: Business News

Regulators told a Minnesota-based utility that they need more information before signing off on a permit transfer necessary for the sale of a financially troubled coal-fired power plant in North Dakot...

UND graduate B. John Barry recently received The UND Presidents' Medal, the highest honor that the University president can award.   UND calls Barry "one of North Dakota's most generous philanthr...

A plan to expand the Grand Forks County Jail took a step forward this week with approval of a revised RFQ and the naming of a selection committee to review potential construction managers. A similar r...

South Dakota-based Sanford Health says it is giving $350 million to a clinical initiative that aims to create a virtual care center to treat people in rural and underserved areas of the Midwest. The c...

Grand Forks may use incentives to get more young people to roll up their sleeves. The 19 to 29 year crowd is the lowest age group for COVID-19 vaccinations. In fact health officials say 12 to 18 year ...

The Grand Forks council approved a 2022 operating budget last night that keeps property taxes flat and raises utility rates less than 1%. Before approving the $216 million dollar plan members rejected...

The East Grand Forks council gave final approval last night (Tuesday) to an ordinance that gives the city greater enforcement ability in the Greenway. The law sets hours of operation from 5 a.m. to 11...

The Minnesota State Fair returned this year after a one-year absence due to COVID-19... but the continuing pandemic caused a big drop in attendance. This year's Fair attracted a total of 1,301,584 vis...

America's employers added just 235,000 jobs in August, a modest gain after two months of robust hiring at a time when the delta variant's spread has discouraged some people from flying, shopping and e...

A utility company in western Minnesota plans to end its investment in a coal-fired plant it operates in North Dakota as part of its push to add more sources of renewable energy. Otter Tail Power Co., ...